The repealed OSHA Ergonomics Program Standard included a section naming some of the analysis tools and methods available for the evaluation of workplace musculoskeletal (MSD) risk factors. Included in this list were proposed Threshold Limit Values (TLV) for hand activity.

New research brings good news to employers concerned with costly workers' compensation claims, lost productivity, and potential ergonomic regulations as a result of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), one of the most common repetitive stress injuries.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent letters to 14,000 sites, notifying them that their injury and illness rates exceed those of most workplaces...

Liberty Mutual Group announced findings from their first-annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, listing the 10 leading causes of injuries and illness...

OSHA's Ergonomics program standard is scrapped, and even though congressional members and the Secretary of Labor have promised new rules, there is nothing on the books yet. Do workers have protection from workplace risk factors? The answer is YES.