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Article: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was preparing to issue a revised draft of its controversial ergonomics rule.(Brief Article)
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- December 1, 2000
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Unless OSHA acted first, Congress was expected to intervene in the issue during its "lame duck" post-election session.
OSHA wants to issue the final rule, which would reduce repetitive motion injuries in American workplaces, so it would be effective before the Clinton Administration leaves office. The administration wants to count the rule as one of its major accomplishments.
Manufacturing industry groups have been fighting the regulations since they were proposed a year ago. They want the issue deferred until the next administration, hoping the government will reexamine the issue. They claim the 300-page ergonomics rule is based on bad science, fails to ...