"Later this fall." That was the vague deadline set by OSHA regarding its long-awaited plan of action on ergonomics in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11. Department of Labor and OSHA personnel were preoccupied in rescue and recovery efforts in the weeks following, pushing ergonomics to the back burner.
What happens now? Anything but another stab at a federal standard, according to Washington sources contacted by Industrial Safety & Hygiene News.