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Ergonomics – Industrial
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USC 654 (U.S. Code Title 29, Section 654) under
the General Duty Clause statue states that employers
must keep their workplace free from recognized serious
hazards. This includes ergonomics hazards.
OSHA
will conduct inspections for ergonomic hazards and
issue citations under the General Duty Clause.
OSHA
plans to focus ergonomic inspection resources on
industries with relatively high rates of injuries
that appear to be related to ergonomic hazards and
where there are feasible methods available to reduce
those hazards.
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