The Occupational Safety and Health Administration unveiled an initiative to reduce ergonomic injuries through a combination of voluntary guidelines, stronger enforcement of existing rules and ...

Since 2002, OSHA has sent approximately 440 ergonomic hazard alert letters to employers. According to an April 11 OSHA directive, the agency will be contacting those employers to see how much progress ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has unveiled a voluntary plan to reduce ergonomic injuries. The proposed plan immediately garnered praise from business groups and criticism from ...

It might have taken the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao a year to decide what to do about ergonomics, but now that they've made their announcement, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on April 5 announced an ergonomics plan centered on voluntary guidelines, rather than the controversial rules that the president and Congress ...

With new rules slated to take effect this week, several newspapers are reporting on the debate surrounding the new ergonomic standards. The Washington Times profiled businesses' uncertainty of the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a plan to reduce ergonomic injuries through a combination of industry-targeted guidelines, enforcement measures, workplace ...

In a private ceremony on March 20, President George W. Bush signed legislation to repeal what he termed “an unduly burdensome and overly broad regulation”—the Ergonomics Program adopted in late 2000 ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement with Amazon over allegations of hazardous ...

The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) wants Amazon corporate to do the heavy lifting on ergonomics reform. The e-commerce giant has reached a settlement with OSHA pertaining to ...

Injuries on jobsites aren’t just a result of major accidents. Oftentimes, they’re a gradual problem caused by poor ergonomics. Common conditions like strains and sprains, tendonitis, carpal tunnel ...