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
February 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has issued a report on regulatory impediments to job creation. The report lists five OSHA proposals that business groups say would inhibit job growth.
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Tags: combustible dust, i2p2, musculoskeletal disorders, noise standard, on-site consultation
January 26, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Just hours before President Obama’s State of the Union speech in which he focused on job creation, OSHA withdrew its second major proposal in a week and said it would seek more input from small businesses on a change to injury logs.
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Tags: business friendly, David Michaels, ergonomics, injury logs, musculoskeletal disorders
December 23, 2010 by Fred Hosier
December 14, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
November 4, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
January 30, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
