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...employers have so far done a poor job of shouldering this responsibility. Chairs, desks, lighting are chosen more on the basis of price or decorating schemes than ergonomics. "We're just not doing as much as we could," says Michael Smith, professor of industrial engineering at the University of Wisconisin. Several other countries are further along in protecting workers. Sweden, for example, has had a strict ergonomic standard since 1979, and in Germany insurance companies scale back benefits to companies that do not adequately guard against...
Like his secretary, Magidoff had switched allegiance. Born in Kiev, he was graduated from the University of Wisconisin, became a U.S. citizen and returned to Russia 13 years...
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