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Lawsuits challenging OSHA’s ergonomics standard filed by business, labor and insurance groups across the country have been consolidated and will be heard by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

OSHA’s ergonomics standard goes into effect January 16, 2001.

OSHA, Ford Motor Company, and the United Auto Workers have agreed to an 11-point set of guidelines to provide shorter inspections and diminish the chances of wall-to-wall inspections in 25 Ford facilities nationwide.

Workplace injury and illness rates declined in 1999 to 6.3 cases per 100 full-time workers.

Negotiators for 122 nations have agreed on a global ban on the so-called “dirty dozen” pollutants.

The AFL-CIO and other unions are challenging OSHA’s ergonomics standard in court.

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has dropped its support of OSHA’s ergonomics standard.

After a two-year review of the standard, OSHA is calling for comments on a new amendment.