ADVISORY/Clinton Administration Issues Workplace Safety Standards.

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ADVISORY...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000

TOPIC: Standards issued by the Clinton administration reportedly will offer
workers new protection from job-related injuries, including musculoskeletal
disorders, according to a report by The Associated Press. The regulations may
force businesses to make changes in the workplace such as providing employees
with different work stations and furnishing new tools that do not result in
job-related injuries, the article says. However, some organizations such as the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers do not
agree with the standards and have filed petitions to review the new workplace
safety rules alleging the standards are costly and extreme. Businesses have
until October 2001 to comply with the standards, which are to take effect in
January. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to
comment on this story:

Professor Thomas J. Kniesner, of Indiana University Department of Economics, is an expert on labor economics and workplace safety. 812/857-3186; 812/855-4848 (University PR Phone)

Professor Robert G. Radwin, of the University of Wisconsin, is an expert in occupational safety, occupational health, ergonomics and human factors engineering. 608/263-4660; 608/262-1234 (University PR Phone)

Mr. Stephen Paskoff is the president of Employment Learning Innovations, Inc., an Atlanta based firm which specializes in providing training solutions on workplace and fair employment practice issues. Mr. Paskoff is a nationally recognized speaker on workplace legal issues. 800/497-7654, ext. 101, [e-mail]; PR: Dan McGrath, Hawthorne Associates 617/489-4084 ext.103, ([e-mail])

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