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...order to reduce the danger of RSI in offices, factories and retail outlets. Not only will the rules make it harder for employers to claim they didn't know about the problem, but they could be forced to change the way they do business. One of the measures OSHA plans to propose, for example, would require employers to redesign jobs associated with a high risk for RSI -- which could include any task that involves typing at a computer for four or more hours...
...Employees [on the fifth floor] are exposed to paint vapors and the possibility of fire due to round-the-clock spraying of paint to finish student projects," said the complaint filed with the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA...
...University responded to OSHA by noting that spray-painting is prohibited in the building. University officials also posted signs with a phone number for students to call if they see anyone spray-painting...
...tough asbestos rules released by OSHA tighten exposure levels to the cancerous insulation fibers and mandate rules to protect workers. The tab for private industry: about $360 million annually. Among the savings? An estimated 42 lives, according to OSHA...
...addition, the employees only saw changes in lab packaging--which included the use of occasionally leaky brown paper bags to handle blood and semen specimens--after OSHA threatened to investigate...