Mood is mixed at the fourth annual Applied Ergonomics Conference held in Orlando March 12-15.

From his office in Raleigh, N.C., where he has set up shop as a health and safety consultant, former OSHA chief Charles Jeffress told ISHN that he wasn’t “terribly surprised” that Congress acted so quickly after his departure to kill the ergo rules that preoccupied his time in Washington.

It took OSHA ten years to develop ergonomics requirements for industry — and two days for Congress to kill them.

Forget about those October, 2001, compliance dates for informing employees about ergo risks and setting up a system for handling complaints.

After the ergonomics standard goes into effect this coming October, your priorities will be determined by employee reports of injuries.

As you work to comply with OSHA’s new ergonomics standard (get yourself a copy if you already haven’t), there are ways to hopefully keep confusion to a minimum.

OSHA’s new workplace ergonomics standard (1910.900) goes into effect this month — Jan. 16, 2001.

Medical details help employees make decisions.

Actions you can implement now to get ready for new ergonomic rules.

Here’s what you need to know about OSHA’s final ergonomics program standard, announced November, 13, 2000.