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
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
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
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
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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Tags: David Michaels, ergonomics, Jordan Barab, OSHA administrator
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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