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

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

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