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1 CIS H 72114
TITLE: OSHA's
Proposed Ergonomics Standard: Its Impact on Small Business
CIS-NO:
2001-H721-14
SOURCE: Committee on Small Business. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Apr. 13, 2000
LENGTH:
iii+309 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-2
ITEM-NO: 1031-A; 1031-B
SUDOC: Y4.SM1:106-51
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SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-51. Hearing
before the Subcom on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction to examine the
anticipated impact on small businesses of OSHA proposed rulemaking to promulgate
a national ergonomics standard to address concerns about the relationship
between repetitive workplace tasks and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Supplementary material (p. 72-309) includes witnesses' written
statements and written replies to Subcom questions, submitted statements,
reports, correspondence, a press release, and an article.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Musculoskeletal disorders and
ergonomics in workplace, OSHA standard impact on small business
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON
REGULATORY REFORM AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION. HOUSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
REGULATION; STATISTICAL DATA: HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS; STATISTICAL DATA:
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; SMALL BUSINESS; ERGONOMICS
01-H721-14 TESTIMONY
NO: 1 Apr. 13, 2000 p. 4-28, 74-87, 266-309
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
JEFFRESS, CHARLES
N. (Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health, DOL)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Importance of OSHA proposed
national ergonomics standard rulemaking to reduce work-related MSDs; description
of OSHA ergonomics standard proposal; issues related to OSHA ergonomics standard
impact on small businesses (related correspondence, p. 266-277).
INSERTION:
-- BLS, MSDs involving days away from work,
1996, table (p. 286-309).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics in workplace,
OSHA standard impact on small business
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
01-H721-14 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Apr. 13, 2000 p.
29-52, 88-164
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
O'SHAUGHNESSY, LAURA J. (Corporate Secretary, Revere
Copper Products; also representing National Association of Manufacturers)
LANDON, BRIAN (Owner and Operator, Landon's Car Wash &
Laundry)
KREMP, CHARLES F., III (President, Kremp Florist;
representing Society of American Florists)
RUSS, LEONARD
(Administrator, Bayberry Care Center; also representing American Health Care
Association (AHCA))
SAXON, EDWARD (President and CEO,
Conco Systems; also representing National Small Business United)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Need for clarification in
OSHA proposed ergonomics standard to preclude illegitimate injury claims;
anticipated negative impact of OSHA proposed ergonomics standard rulemaking on
represented small businesses.
Criticism of various aspects
of OSHA ergonomics standard proposal, citing undue burden on small businesses;
elaboration on work-related MSDs and OSHA proposed ergonomics standard
rulemaking.
INSERTION:
-- AHCA,
"Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Proposed Ergonomic Standard:
Assessment of the Cost Impact on the Long Term Care Community" Feb. 29, 2000,
with tables, charts, and graphs (p. 136-155).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics in workplace,
OSHA standard impact on small business
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS; MEDICAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
01-H721-14 TESTIMONY NO: 3
Apr. 13, 2000 p. 52-71, 165-262
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
WOODBURY, JENNIFER S. (attorney)
NOWELL, JACQUELINE (Director, Occupational Safety and
Health Office, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union)
HALPRIN, LAWRENCE P. (attorney)
MIRER, FRANKLIN E. (Director, Health and Safety
Department, International Union, United Automobile Workers)
CHEFFER, JOHN H. (Chairman, National Governmental Affairs
Committee, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE))
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Deficiencies of OSHA
ergonomics standard proposal, with recommendations; differing views on need for
ergonomics standard rulemaking; perspectives on ability of small businesses to
comply with OSHA proposed ergonomics standard; issues related to OSHA ergonomics
standard impact on small businesses (related materials, p. 210-230).
INSERTIONS:
a. ASSE, OSHA proposed ergonomics
regulation, comments, June 4, 1999 (p. 231-240).
b. ASSE, counterproposal to OSHA proposed ergonomics
standard, working draft, with charts (p. 241-262).
CONTENT
NOTATION:
Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics in
workplace, OSHA standard impact on small business
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION
LOAD-DATE: June 7, 2001
