Advisory Committee Report – Ergonomics Citations Steadily Growing

SACRAMENTO -- The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) issued 33 percent more citations to 50 percent more employers in 1999 vs. 1998, according to information released to an ergonomics specialist for the California Labor Federation (CFL). DOSH handed out 20 citations last year to 12 employers, vs. 15 citations to six employers the previous year, Cal/OSHA Chief John Howard told Maggie Robbins, CLF's Ergonomics Training Pro