Beware: hocus-pocus ergonomics

Article Abstract:

Companies should avoid implementing short-term solutions to ergonomic problems. These ineffective solutions include exercise programs, vitamin B-6 doses, job rotation programs and surgery. San Francisco, CA, has passed a law to reduce video-display-terminal (VDT) risks. At the same time, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have been trying to improve standards on cumulative trauma disorders (CTD). In following the ergonomics laws and standards, companies can have a better understanding of employee problems and can improve their productivity.

Cover Story, American National Standards Institute, Ergonomics, San Francisco, California, Video monitors

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What's the state of state OSHA plans? OSHA and Congress take a closer look at state plans

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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) allowed states to establish their own safety-and-health plans in 1970, provided they would be comparable to OSHA standards. The 23 state-plan states were evaluated on 36 performance measures, in line with clamors for OSHA reforms and issues raised regarding state plans, and each was found to have at least one defect. State officials contested the validity of the study and argued that while OSHA imposes more severe penalties on violators, state-plan states conduct more inspections.

Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health

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Regulations get a red light

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Pres George Bush imposed a three-month moratorium on new federal regulations on Jan 21, 1992 to allow government to identify and abolish regulations inimical to economic development. The government argued the decision would result in savings of $10-$20 billion for businesses in 1992. However, the moratorium caused the derailment of significant safety-and-health regulations that would have prevented hundred of deaths and injuries.

Business associations, Health aspects, Analysis, Political activity, Industrial policy, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, National Association of Manufacturers

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