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In the blog posted on February 8 entitled “Proposed Addition: MSDs to OSHA 300 Log ,” the author discussed the inclusion of an additional column on the federal survey – OSHA 300 log to track musculoskeletal injuries.
Since the blog was posted, business representatives including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are skeptic that this new regulation may essentially “open a can of worms” to ergonomic rules drafted by the Clinton administration. These regulations released by OSHA took more than 3 years to draft and totaled over 1,600 pages. Business are skeptic over the costs associated with these additions should they be adopted by Congress.
On the flip-side, proponents of the MSD column claim that this addition is simply a method to identify the quantity of musculoskeletal injury for recording purposes.
What do you think? Is the proposed MSD recording addition a step into taking a more aggressive policy on ergonomics in the workplace?
Update, January 2011
OSHA announced on 1/25/2011 that they have withdrawn the proposal to add the MSD column to the 300 logs. Click here for more information.
Tags: employee maintenance, injury data, Injury Prevention, msd column, MSDs, New Hires, OSHA, OSHA 300 logs, OSHA recording, OSHA regulation, repetitive injuries, safety program
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