Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Preparing for the ergonomics standard : how will the standard apply to your workplace?

Notes: Workers at the John Deere plant in Dubuque, Iowa, do sometimes suffer from musculoskeletal injuries , but it's unlikely the company would face any citations if the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected the site. Hundreds of controls have been introduced into the workplace to minimize ergonomic hazards, and the company even altered one of its products to ease worker discomfort. The difference between this standard and other OSHA mandates is that it is job specific rather than industry specificRelated records: En: Safety & health. - Itasca. - nº 5. May 2000 ; p .62-66Materia / lugar / evento: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Ergonomía Programas de seguridad Empresas Casos prácticos Estados Unidos Other categories: 875