New OSHA Ergo Bill Introduced

New OSHA ergonomic requirements have been introduced by a bipartisan group of Senate moderates. The bill would require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an ergonomics standard within two years. The legislation proposed by Sens. John Breaux, D-La., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa. Was submitted on Wednesday, and runs counter to the approach the Bush administration announced earlier this month. The Bush administration proposal relies on voluntary adherence to industry-specific guidelines, outreach, education and enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act's "ge...