Tag: OSHA

News Notes: New Ergonomics Rules Close To Adoption

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Apr 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Revised workplace ergonomics rules may be adopted as early as the April 17, 1997 meeting of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. We reported in February that California’s ergonomics rules had to be scrapped and rewritten to be less confusing. The reworded regulations have now been prepared. They aim to clarify these main […]

News Notes: Ergonomics Developments

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 1, 1997 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

In a victory for ergonomics advocates, Digital Equipment Corporation was recently ordered to pay almost $6 million to three computer users who claimed that Digital’s keyboards caused arm, wrist and hand injuries. Other keyboard makers, including IBM and Compaq, have successfully defended themselves against similar claims-though they now issue warnings to their employees and users. […]