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New Rumblings and Grumblings Emerging From Congress, Lobbyists, and
OSHA
March 15, 2002
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Ma, chairman of the Senate
labor committee, and two other Senate Democrats, Tom Harkin of Iowa,
and Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, have asked the Department of Labor
for details on who, exactly, is helping develop a plan to reduce
workplace injuries. They are also asking for copies of all the
administration's correspondence on the issue of workplace ergonomics.
Included in this list are requests for all relevant memorandums and
letters, including e-mail messages, prepared or received by department
employees, on the new workplace ergonomics plan.
The New York Times reports that Baruch A. Fellner, a lawyer who
represented the industry coalition that worked to repeal the rules,
said he thought that the department could assert "deliberative
privilege" for much of the senators' request.
"To intrude in this process while it is ongoing," Mr. Fellner said,
"is at the very least premature. The kinds of resources that will have
to be devoted to scurrying around to reply could be devoted to
developing the comprehensive ergonomics approach."
Patrick Cleary, representing the National Association of
Manufacturers, said Congress had the power to receive the information,
although he called the request unwise.
A spokeswoman for Secretary Chao and the Department of Labor said:
"The secretary indicated that we would develop a comprehensive plan on
ergonomics. We intend to do that soon."
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
notified about 13,000 employers nationwide that "employees in your
business are being injured at a higher rate than in most other
businesses in the country." While the letters impose no fines, they do
warn the company that they may be targeted for a follow-up visit from
OSHA. Many of the workplaces targeted have high rates of
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), signaling potential action in the
area of occupational ergonomics. Industries targeted for later
inspection include airlines, freight handlers, and nursing homes.
Speaking this week at the Applied Ergonomics conference in Baltimore,
Maryland, Assistant Secretary John Henshaw stated that OSHA has taken
notice of the high incidence of back and shoulder MSDs in nursing
homes, and the industry has been identified for Site Specific
Targeting by the agency. As has been the case since the first deadline
for OSHA to unveil its comprehensive approach to ergonomics passed
last September, Henshaw could only say that the announcement would be
made soon.
Patient handling in hospitals and nursing homes has become a
hot-button issue for regulators, and may well define the direction and
methods OSHA takes in other industries. Patient handling will be the
focus of the feature article in Aprils [33]Ergonomics Report .
-- R. Michael and Peter Budnick
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