Advice for Issuing Special Orders for Ergonomic Hazards

By: Cal-OSHA

LOS ANGELES - Fine tuning of the Policy & Procedures Manual, Cal-OSHA's advice for compliance officers, continues. Of particular interest is new Attachment C for P&P C-3. It provides guidance on the issuance of special orders covering ergonomic hazards.Special orders are issued sparingly, after careful review, to correct a hazard for which there is no Title 8 safety order. Special orders to correct ergonomic hazards are often challenged. In 1993, 13 were issued; in 1994, another 13. To date in 1995,

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