When OSHA published its regulatory agenda this month, acting administrator Jordan Barab held a one-hour Web chat to answer questions about it. One of the most popular inquiries: ergonomic injuries and what OSHA plans to do about them.

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Tags: David Michaels, ergonomics, Jordan Barab, musculoskeletal disorders, Safety training

David Michaels is expected to start work as the head of OSHA later this week.

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As new labor and safety leaders in the Obama administration have shown they would like to require companies to address ergonomics for employees, support for government regulation comes from a safety and health organization.

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Tags: AIHA, ergonomics, Jordan Barab, musculoskeletal disorders

When Congress overturned OSHA’s ergonomics standard in 2001, the agency was also barred from issuing a similar rule in the future. However, that hasn’t stopped OSHA from handing out citations for ergonomic hazards.

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Tags: ergonomics, ergonomics citations, OSHA ergonomics standard

Employers in another state may soon be facing mandatory rules to reduce the number of employees’ ergonomic injuries.

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Tags: ergonomics, musculoskeletal disorders, risk factors

The Senate grilled President-elect Obama’s pick for Labor Secretary on a variety of issues at her confirmation hearing.

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Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, ergonomics, Hilda Solis, Obama, OSHA