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OSHA’s plans for an ergonomics rule is a white-hot controversy, divisive enough to send Congress home for a cooling-off period after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a compromise that would allow the agency to publish final requirements.

A Washington-based consulting firm is calling for a post-election dialog on what needs to be done to revitalize and redirect OSHA.

Who becomes president is only one factor shaping OSHA’s future, according to sources.

Does it really matter to safety and health pros whether Vice President Al Gore or Governor George W. Bush wins the race for the White House next month?

Ergonomics is the defining OSHA issue in the Gore-Bush contest.

The American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Society of Safety Engineers will hold their first joint leadership training workshop.

Pursuing or maintaining professional certification is the most common career move reported by safety and health pros.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that it has found no asbestos or "transitional" fibers that may appear like asbestos in children's chalk.

Almost nine out of ten safety and health pros (86 percent) use email on the job, and 83 percent access Internet Web sites.

Dr. Lawrence J. Fine has been named acting director of NIOSH effective November 1, 2000.