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- OSHA Launches Ergonomics in the Printing Industry eTool. [More...]
- OSHA Adds Link to Industry-Developed Ergo Manual for Apparel and Footwear
Industries [3.9 MB
PDF]
- OSHA Adds Link to Industry-Developed Ergo Guidelines for Common Telecommunications Jobs
[4.14 MB
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OSHA provides assistance to businesses, particularly
small businesses, and helps them proactively address ergonomic issues in the
workplace.
OSHA Ergonomic eTools
OSHA recognizes the benefit of distributing, via the Internet, information
about ergonomics to help prevent MSDs in the workplace. The agency offers a series of
eTools that provide stand-alone, interactive,
web-based information to address ergonomic hazards. Some eTools address general
ergonomic hazards and others target specific industries.
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Industry-specific eTools:
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Success Stories
Success Stories: OSHA collects accounts from employers
that have implemented ergonomics programs or used best practices with successful
results. The success stories are grouped by SIC codes.
Case Studies
Case Studies:
OSHA collects accounts from employers that have implemented measures, programs
or effective practices that have helped reduce the risk of ergonomic injuries or
have otherwise produced positive outcomes.
Cooperative Programs
OSHA cooperative programs support ergonomic outreach and assistance
efforts. OSHA's consultation projects, partners, and allies serve as
ambassadors for OSHA, disseminating information and best practices on ergonomics
to employers. OSHA cooperative programs include: Alliances, Strategic Partnerships, Voluntary Protection
Programs, and Onsite Consultation Programs.
Alliances:
OSHA’s Alliance Program is an
ideal tool for employers, trade or professional organizations, employees, and labor organizations to collaborate with OSHA in spreading the
word on the usefulness and feasibility of their ergonomics programs within their
own sectors. By forming Alliances with key groups facing ergonomic hazards in
their workplaces, OSHA can reach as many employers as possible and maximize its outreach
efforts.
Onsite Consultation Program:
Small businesses, particularly those in high-hazard
industries or involved in hazardous operations, can use this free service to
improve their safety performance in a variety of areas, including ergonomics.
Safety and health consultants work with employers to identify workplace hazards,
provide advice on compliance with OSHA standards, and assist in establishing
safety and health programs.
Strategic Partnerships:
Organizations can enter into Strategic Partnerships with OSHA to address specific safety and
health issues, including ergonomics. In a partnership, OSHA enters into an
extended, voluntary, cooperative relationship with employers, employees,
employee representatives and, in some instances, other stakeholders to
encourage, assist, and recognize their efforts to eliminate serious hazards and
achieve a high level of worker safety and health.
Voluntary
Protection Programs:
VPP recognizes and promotes effective safety and health
management. VPP participants are facilities that have designed and implemented
outstanding health programs. Many VPP sites have been recognized for their
effective ergonomics programs, which can serve as models for other
organizations. In addition, such sites can serve as mentors for organizations
wishing to address ergonomic hazards.
Training and Education
OSHA's Office of Training and Education provides training in a wide variety of occupational
safety and health topics to federal and state OSHA personnel, state consultants,
other federal agency personnel, and private-sector employers and employees.
These training courses are delivered through the OSHA Training Institute (OTI)
and the OTI Education Centers, which are located throughout the country.
Our current offering is the 2250 Course-Principles of Ergonomics Applied to
Work-Related Musculoskeletal and Nerve Disorders. This course teaches how to
identify and control ergonomic hazards. A description of this course and
schedule can be found on OSHA's Ergonomics Training Page.
Speeches
Industry-Developed Guidelines
Trade and professional associations and
other related organizations, either through Cooperative Programs with OSHA or
independently, have developed industry-specific guidelines that explain basic
ergonomics principles and hazards and identify best practices that are
successful in protecting workers. Guidelines are available from the following
organizations:
- American Apparel and Footwear Association. 3.9 MB
PDF
- American Furniture Manufacturers Association. 3.9 MB PDF
- National Telecommunications Safety Panel. (2006,
March), 4.5 MB PDF.
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