1. An employer to send a worker to health-care provider for examination, if the worker has symptoms of ergonomics injury stemming from repetitive motion. 2. And proponents of the OSHA standard say that the experience in industries where workers are most at risk from repetitive motion injuries shows that enforcement is necessary. 3. Another nettlesome issue revolved around rules proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect workers from sustaining injuries from repetitive motion work activities. 4. Another woman who worked as a library technician encountered problems once she developed a repetitive motion injury. 5. At least two employees performing the same tasks must be diagnosed with repetitive motion injuries within a one-year period for the rules to be triggered. 6. At computer work stations, for example, proper posture, seating and frequent rest breaks can reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries. 7. According to OSHA, most of those workers are not protected against repetitive motion injuries. 8. But relatively little thought has gone into preventing repetitive strain injury, the name for a range of conditions caused by repetitive motion. 9. But that deal fell apart over an unrelated issue involving requirements that employers act to protect workers from illness and injury from lifting heavy objects and repetitive motion. 10. California will become the first state in the nation tomorrow to implement safety standards intended to protect workers from carpal tunnel syndrome and other kinds of repetitive motion injuries. |