Metals industries applaud overturn of ergonomics regs.
Congressional Republicans provided a sweet victory for corporate America Wednesday when the House of Representatives voted to repeal Clinton-era workplace ergonomics regulations. Nobody wants muscular injuries, but all the regulations did is put unbelievably burdensome rules on us. Safety is better addressed on the shop floor, not in Washington. The vote in both chambers was split largely along party lines, although moderate Democrats in both chambers provided the swing votes needed to achieve passage. He added that the steel industry, through its own efforts, had reduced injuries by 40 percent over the past 10 years.