Identifying research gaps, improving ergonomics success story collections and distribution processes, and ensuring that ergonomics is part of an overall safety and health program are some of the recommendations the National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) made during its final meeting November 17 in Washington.
The committee's work groups, which consist of guidelines, research, and outreach and assistance, proposed their final recommendations to the full committee for further presentation to OSHA. The two-day meeting culminated a process that started two years ago when NACE was chartered by the Secretary of Labor to provide advice and recommendations to help OSHA accelerate the decline of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace.