OSHA announces new ergo plan: Guidelines favored over rules
OSHA today unveiled its long-delayed plan for attacking ergonomics-related problems in the workplace, describing a four-prong strategy:
1) Guidelines - OSHA will start work immediately on voluntary guidelines targeted at specific industries and specific tasks. Officials will study injury and illness rates for various industries, including construction, agriculture and maritime, to decide which ones could benefit from such guidelines. You can expect to see these documents begin to come out of the agency by the end of the year.