Ergonomics in the Workplace: Is It Time for an OSHA Standard?

Rappaport, Edward B

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Medicine;    Occupational Safety and Health Administration;    Government regulation;    Human engineering;    Executive departments;   

RP-ID  :  97-724 E
RP-ID  :  97-724 E 2003-01-23

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Improper ergonomic design of jobs is one of the leading causes of work-related illness, accounting for perhaps a third of employers’ costs under state workers’ compensation laws. Due to the wide variety of circumstances, however, any comprehensive standard would probably have to be complex and costly, while scientific understanding of the problem is not complete.