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ERGONOMICS UPDATE ____________________
Business Update: Hang on to Your Wallet: Ergonomics is coming!
Both the US House & Senate have refused to fund the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) ergonomics initiative that might impact every company with a PC. The White House has threatened to veto the overall spending bill, which undermines many of the administration's domestic policy priorities. The scope of the rules is huge - 27 million workers - and the cost is in dispute. The Small Business Administration estimates an implementation cost of $18 billion. Food wholesalers alone say they face an initial cost of $26 billion to retrofit facilities with recurring annual costs of $6 billion. The Employment Policy Foundation found the cost to implement OSHA's proposed ergonomics rule could be as much as $100 billion!
Learn more about these proposed regulations from our February, 2000 Exec Report
Legislative Bill Tracking
US Library of Congress/Thomas: H.R. 4577: Full Text of FY 2001 Appropriation Bill for the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and related agencies.
Thomas: H.R. 4577: Bill Status & Summary
Thomas: H.R. 4577/Amendment 4 (Rep. Traficant) Prohibits any funding to promulgate, issue, or implement OSHA ergonomics protection.
US Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) Federal Register: Regulatory Text Federal Register: Regulatory Text and Supporting Document Working Draft of Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions Commentaries on Proposed Ergonomics Standards
Senate Blocks Ergonomic Safety Standards
Protect Your Company: What is Ergonomics?
US Chamber of Commerce: Labor and Workplace Ergonomics
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