ADVISORY/Bush Approves Workplace Ergonomics Repeal.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001 TOPIC: President Bush signed legislation to repeal federal regulations on workplace ergonomics, according to a MSNBC.com article. The Clinton administration issued the rules in an effort to prevent repetitive-motion injuries. Bush stated that the ergonomics rule would cost large and small employers billions of dollars, according to the article. The National Academy of Sciences released a report in January that stated musculoskeletal disorders affected approximately 1 million U.S. workers. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. Joshua A. Clifton is an expert on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's public hearings into the proposed National Ergonomics ergonomics, the engineering science concerned with the physical and psychological relationship between machines and the people who use them. The ergonomicist takes an empirical approach to the study of human-machine interactions. Standard. He is also editor of CTDNews - a leading source for information on workplace solutions for repetitive stress injuries repetitive stress injury or repetitive strain injury (RSI), injury caused by repeated movement of a particular part of the body. Often seen in workers whose physical routine is unvaried, RSI has become epidemic since computers have entered the . 561/622-6520, ext. 8708, jclifton@lrp.com; PR: Gary Bagin garybagin@lrp.com. Ms. Kathy Reilly Teel, president and founder of The Compliance Company L.L.C., is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Labor Committee. Teel, a certified See certification. Human Resource Specialist and employment law attorney, integrates law and business management for a cost-efficient, practical solution to employee management issues of all types, including OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. and ergonomics. Area of Expertise: Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , employment law, legal compliance PR: Deron Smith (deron@goodengroup.com; 405/715-3232). Professor Robert G. Radwin, of the University of Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee , is an expert on ergonomics, occupational safety and occupational health. 608/263-6596; 608/262-1234 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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