While none of the four are friendly to OSHA, they have been particularly hostile to the ergonomics standard. In 1999, they all insisted that an ergonomics standard was premature and called on OSHA to delay action while the National Academy of Sciences redid a study supporting a job design standard. The new study confirmed that an ergonomics standard would prevent musculoskeletal injuries caused by poor job design. By voting to kill the standard, they ignored the results of the study. The NH AFL-CIO will hold a grievance handling class on Saturday, May 5.
Space is limited, so sign up early.