The 2018 California OSHA Hotel Housekeeper Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program (MIPP) Standard

Introduction In January 2012, the hotel worker union UNITE HERE filed a petition with Cal/OSHA and requested a specific safety standard to protect hotel housekeepers. The request included a maximum requirement of cleaning 5,000 square feet of room space per eight-hour work shift, the use of fitted bottom sheets as a requirement, and the prohibition of working…

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Transportation Industry Ergonomics–Caring for Essential Workers

Dan Baker has an amazing keynote speech at the Protective Insurance Claims & Safety 2020 virtual seminar. Drivers have to pick goods up on time, transport them without damage, and deliver them on time. As Dan says, they are the key to your success, even though transportation and distribution employees are in an occupational group…