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Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ergonomics Program. Final Rules (29 CFR Part 1910).

Main Region

First Region

United States of America
Occupational safety and health
2001-01-16
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

Addresses employee exposure to ergonomic risk factors in jobs in general industry workplaces. Contains "action trigger" which identifies jobs with risk factors of significant magnitude, duration, or intensity to warrant further examination by the employer. If an employee reports a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) incident and the risk factors of that employee's job meet the action trigger, the employer must establish an ergonomics programme for that job. Specifies the content of this programme.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    2001-01-16
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Serial region

    Serial title
    Federal Register
    Date
    2000-11-14
    Volume
    Vol. 65
    Number
    No. 220
    Page range
    pp. 68261-68870