After months of speculation, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao named 15 individuals to form OSHA's National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics.
The committee is chartered initially for two years and is expected to meet two to four times annually beginning in 2003. It will advise the agency on issues related to OSHA's four-pronged approach to reducing ergonomic-related injuries in the workplace - guidelines, research, outreach and assistance, and enforcement.