Osha's New Ergonomic Standard: A Cost-Effective Guide to Complying With the November 2000 Final Rule

OSHA's new ergonomic standard affects nearly 6 million workplaces and over 100 million workers. Safety and human-resource managers in nearly every industry must be prepared to meet the October 2001 deadline for compliance. This new book is your step-by-step guide to compliance. It will help you prevent repetitive-stress injuries in the most cost-effective way.Using this book, you will learn how to comply with the 400+ pages of ergonomics-related information found in the November 14, 2000, Federal Register. You will discover how to identify, prevent, and control health-related risks, and you'll find guidelines for training employees under the new ergonomics standard.In addition, you will master keys to planning an organization's compliance with OSHA, practical techniques of workstation analysis, and steps to performing a job safety analysis. The author -- an internationally recognized expert on ergonomics -- also shows you how to develop an ergonomics plan and assess threats to both your workers' safety and your company's compliance.Special features of this unique book include a sample worksite analysis, worksite assessment, and work plan; example VDT ergonomic and ergonomic safety policies; personal protective equipment and workstation deficiencies/solutions checklists; and numerous tables and figures.Deborah Kearney is the author of 'Osha's New Ergonomic Standard: A Cost-Effective Guide to Complying With the November 2000 Final Rule' with ISBN 9780865877184 and ISBN 0865877181.