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
February 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
The press release said, “Feel like you’re getting old simply because you squint to see the small print on your computer screen?” Yep, that’s me, I said to myself.
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Tags: ergonomics, eyestrain, ISO, Mayo Clinic, squinting
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 7, 2010 by Fred Hosier
September 22, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Researchers at OMB Watch have released their take on the first 20 months of rulemaking under the Obama administration, including a status check on OSHA.
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Tags: ergonomics, injury and illness prevention programs, Obama's OSHA, OMB Watch
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
December 9, 2009 by Fred Hosier
David Michaels is expected to start work as the head of OSHA later this week.
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Tags: David Michaels, ergonomics, Jordan Barab, OSHA administrator
November 19, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Can an employee get injured by just sitting in a vehicle and driving?
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Tags: back pain, driving, truck drivers
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
October 6, 2009 by Fred Hosier
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is questioning President Obama’s choice to head OSHA.
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Tags: David Michaels, OSHA nominee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
July 30, 2009 by Jim Burger
Does OSHA work for working people? No way, says David Michaels — the man President Obama will nominate to run the agency.
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Tags: agenda, David Michaels, OSHA
July 15, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
July 8, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Are computer injuries restricted to carpal tunnel syndrome and eye strain? A new study documents a number of injuries you might not expect.
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Tags: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, carpal tunnel syndrome, computer injuries
June 4, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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
January 15, 2009 by Fred Hosier
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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