June 5, 2002—During a recent speech addressing small businesses, US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao explained the Department of Labor’s increasing emphasis on ergonomics compliance, and its approach to ergonomics that will, “first and foremost, help workers quickly. The plan we released in April doesn’t just order small businesses like yours what to do; it proposes safety guidelines that will be worked out cooperatively with businesses and workers.”
Chao also reported that the DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working on a Memorandum of Understanding with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide helpful information to small businesses about worker safety – with a particular emphasis on ergonomics. For more information, contact OSHA.
