Dec. 22, 2004: Ergonomics Committee Offers Recommendations To OSHA
WASHINGTON - Identification of 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 made by the National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE) to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during its recent final meeting in Washington.
The committee's work groups - 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 begun 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.