Superior Court Strikeout

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

SACRAMENTO -- Judge James Ford's October, 1997 decision excised several portions of California's ergonomics decision. Here's what he did:5110(a) Scope and application. This section shall apply to a job, process, operation where a repetitive motion injury (RMI) has occurred to more than one employee under the following conditions:(1) Work related causation. The repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) were [predominantly] caused [i.e. 50% or more] by a repetitive job, process or operation.[Exemption:

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