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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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
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