2002 mid-term elections: historic but still close

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Article examines the potential impact of the U.S. 2002 mid-term elections on occupational safety and health. Three areas that could be affected include: the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, ergonomics; and compliance vs. regulation.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Elections, Market trend/market analysis

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Safety and health legislation moving through Congress - again

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The safety reforms bill of Rep. Charlie Norwood has once again failed to get to an approval from Congress. The bill intends to bring alterations to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that would be less burdensome on small businesses.

General services, Government domestic functions, Small Business, Occupational Safety Regulation, Interpretation and construction, Safety and security measures, Safety regulations, Health policy, SOHO, Norwood, Charles

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MSD recordkeeping ruling painful for labor

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The decision by OSHA not to include musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) on the forms employers use to record workplace injuries and illnesses, is a setback to the efforts of Labor over the last decade.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Services information, Occupational Safety & Health Adm, Labor organizations, Labor Unions, Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations, Standards, Services, United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labour unions, Musculoskeletal diseases

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