Critics, including myself, think the proposed safeguards went too far. To demonstrate the hardship that one provision would have created for supermarkets and grocers, the OSHA rules would have banned grocery baggers from loading bags weighing more than 15 pounds. Other OSHA safeguards could have made everyday activities illegal, such as mothers across America who have 15-pound babies they pick up and put down everyday. In 1999 the mining industry logged a 4.4 incident rate, construction had a higher rate of 8.6. The average for the manufacturing industry was 9.2 making it the highest.
Back belts prevent injuries.
Ergonomic injuries are on the rise. The evidence suggests the opposite. Workplace violence is increasing. Workplace homicides get the headlines, but they don't get top billing as a leading cause of death on the job. Standard 30, Flammable and Combustibles Code.