Ergonomics Dominates Busy October Standards Board Meeting

SACRAMENTO -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board authorized a "working group" at its Oct. 17 meeting in the state capital to explore the need for a revised ergonomics standard. The 12-person working group will meet Nov. 15 in Oakland and is open to the public. The ergonomics issue dominated the four-hour Sacramento meeting. The board also adopted three sets of revised safety orders, sent one proposed revision to an advisory committee base