WASHINGTON, DC — On March 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a repeal of the ergonomics standard that would have put more requirements on workplace safety programs.
Many industry associations and their members fought against the standard. Larry Taylor, president of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) and Air Rite Air Conditioning in Ft. Worth, TX, said, “It’s not that we don’t want safe workplaces, especially in this era of labor shortages, but this standard has too many flaws and uncertainties to accomplish the intended goals.”