[Peace-discuss] health and safety action

[Ricky Baldwin]

Friends,
A Washington judge just upheld that state's ergonomics standard against a 
high-end business legal assault.  Only a handful of states have even 
attempted such legislation, though.  So a national standard is still 
desperately needed.  Apologies for cross-postings.

Ricky

Senate HELP Committee Passes Ergo Bill (S. 2184)

Moving one step closer to protecting workers from ergonomic hazards, on June 
19, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) 
voted 11-10, along party lines for the Breaux-Specter bill that requires the 
Labor Department to issue an ergonomics regulation within 2 years. True to 
form, the Administration opposes the bill and any regulatory efforts to 
protect workers from ergonomic hazards. S. 2184 is likely to come to the 
Senate floor in September, following the August Congressional recess.
Click on the link below to fax your Senators and urge them to support S. 
2184 when it comes to the Senate floor. Tell them to support protection from 
ergonomic injuries-like carpal tunnel syndrome and back injuries-the biggest 
job safety problem in America, by supporting this legislation. 
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/3dqgaOs1a1zD/ Click on the link below for more 
information on the Breaux-Specter ergonomics bill (S. 2184). 
http://www.aflcio.org/safety/Breaux-Specter.PDF

Click on the link below for the AFL-CIO's press release on the committee's 
action. http://www.aflcio.org/publ/press2002/pr0619a.htm




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