AIHA, ASSE take different approaches to OSHA's ergo action
It’s interesting to compare reactions to OSHA’s ergonomics standard from two of the leading safety and health professional organizations — the 13,000-member American Industrial Hygiene Association and the 33,000-member American Society of Safety Engineers.
AIHA’s initial response was more cautious: “AIHA and its members will carefully review the final OSHA ergonomics standards and will continue to offer comments and suggestions as needed,” the group said in a statement. AIHA said it supported the need for an ergonomics standard, and for more ergo-related research. The group’s strongest statement so far — “AIHA believes that claims to delay this proposal because of a lack of data are unfounded” — refutes one of the key protest points of business groups.