OSHA Changes Its Mind - Again
LeAnn Mynatt - Baker Donelson
February 12, 2010
On January 29, 2010, OSHA published a proposed rule to revise its 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. The proposed revision would restore a column dedicated to tracking musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). OSHA announced that it will hold a public meeting on the proposal on March 9, 2010. If finalized, the new regulation would take effect beginning January 1, 2011. What remains unknown at this point is what OSHA will do with the new data, and whether it would – or could or should – promulgate a new ergonomics standard.
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