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USA-2001-R-57954
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ergonomics Program. Final Rules (29 CFR Part 1910).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-01-16
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
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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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1970 (USA-1970-R-96856)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labour Regulations (29 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter XVII, §1900-1999).
Serial region
Serial title
Federal Register
Date
2000-11-14
Volume
Vol. 65
Number
No. 220
Page range
pp. 68261-68870