WASHINGTON, DC — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a plan which it says will reduce ergonomic injuries through a combination of industry-targeted guidelines, tough enforcement measures, workplace outreach, advanced research, and dedicated efforts to protect Hispanic and other immigrant workers.
“Our goal is to help workers by reducing ergonomic injuries in the shortest possible timeframe,” said Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor. “This plan is a major improvement over the rejected old rule because it will prevent ergonomic injuries before they occur and reach a much larger number of at-risk workers.”