A draft ergonomics standard released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Adminsitration is being reviewed for its impact on small business.
A draft ergonomics standard released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is being reviewed for its impact on small business. Initial efforts are being focused on general industry where ergonomic problems can be severe and where solutions are known.
For example, manufacturing and manual handling operations, such as wholesaling, attribute about 60% of lost workdays to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.