March 15, 2013 by Fred Hosier
The law says there must be a causal connection between an injury and work for an employee to receive workers’ comp benefits. In this case, an employee’s injury manifested itself at work. Is that enough for him to receive WC benefits?
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Tags: abscess, carpal tunnel syndrome, Workers' comp, wrist strain
February 27, 2013 by Fred Hosier
How would you like to be able to point your smart phone or digital camera at an employee and find out whether their motions at work could lead to ergonomic injuries? The day when you’ll be able to do that may not be that far away.
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Tags: analyzing video, carpal tunnel, ergonomic injuries, repetitive-motion injuries
August 7, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Cass Sunstein is leaving as head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Obama administration. What could that mean for OSHA regulations if Obama wins a second term?
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Tags: Cass Sunstein, David Michaels, new OSHA regulations, OIRA
April 2, 2012 by Fred Hosier
A federal court case regarding a $900 fine against a company for omitting an injury from its OSHA 300 log has resulted in sharp criticism of OSHA’s recordkeeping standard. See if you agree with the court:
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Tags: Caterpillar Logistics Services, contributed to work-related injury, musculoskeletal disorders, OSHA injury log
March 12, 2012 by Fred Hosier
When Congress eliminated OSHA’s ergonomics rule in 2001, it was also generally understood that the agency could not issue a new rule that was “substantially the same” as the old one. But what if a new ergonomics rule wasn’t substantially the same?
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Tags: Congressional Review Act, cost-benefit analysis, new ergonomics standard, University of Pennsylvania Law School
July 26, 2011 by Fred Hosier
A state workers’ compensation law requires employees to give proper notice of a workplace injury to employers to receive benefits. The question in this case: Did a series of communications between employee and employer add up to proper notice?
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Tags: carpal tunnel, lifting restriction, proper notification, Workers' comp
July 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
If an employee requests a reasonably priced piece of equipment to improve ergonomic performance on their job, would your company easily grant it? Here’s one of those stories that should encourage such ergonomic spending.
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Tags: ergonomic, keyboard, neck pain, permanent partial disability, phone headset, Workers' comp
June 6, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Sure, OSHA hasn’t yet enacted its proposal to include an ergonomic check box on its injury logs. But that doesn’t mean companies don’t have to report these injuries.
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Tags: ergonomic injury, musculoskeletal disorder, OSHA 300 log, tennis elbow
May 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Even though OSHA withdrew its proposed ergonomic recordkeeping rule from review by the Office of Management and Budget four months ago, work on the proposal hasn’t completely stopped.
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Tags: comments, ergonomic injuries, MSDs, small businesses, Workers' comp
March 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
As the debate over ergonomics regulations continues, one state has decided that such rules are too expensive for businesses.
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Tags: ergonomics, Governor Rick Snyder, Michigan, MIOSHA
