You can find out about the how President Bush signed a joint resolution
of Congress disapproving OSHA's ergonomics standard on March 20. at
www.OSHA.gov.  Type Ergonomics under search and all the information you
need is there.  The direct link is
http://www.osha-slc.gov/ergonomics-standard/index.html.

Best regards,

Alex Molinich
Biology Production Manager
Ward's Natural Science
5100 West Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14692
Phone 716-359-2945 ext 320
Fax 716-321-0372
www.wardsci.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Weems, Joyce [mailto:JWEEMS@sjha.org]
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:46 AM
To: 'Raiford, Betty'; 'Gayle Callis'; tflore@lsuhsc.edu;
histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: Ergonomics program becomes final Rule


Wonder how we could find out for sure?
Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Raiford, Betty [SMTP:BRaiford@nctr.fda.gov]
	Sent:	Thursday, April 26, 2001 2:55 PM
	To:	'Gayle Callis'; tflore@lsuhsc.edu;
histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
	Subject:	RE: Ergonomics program becomes final Rule

	I agree - last I heard this was recalled and weould be revise
and
later
	re-issued.

	> -----Original Message-----
	> From:	Gayle Callis [SMTP:uvsgc@montana.edu]
	> Sent:	Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:55 AM
	> To:	tflore@lsuhsc.edu; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
	> Subject:	Re: Ergonomics program becomes final Rule
	> 
	> Has this really gone into effect, written and then recalled?
Something
	> about huge expense to employers, but I may be incorrect.
Seems
when Bush
	> got into office and administration was not going to be put
into
effect,
	> not
	> sure on how the laws work here. 
	> 
	> Enlighten me please.
	> 
	> 
	> 
	> At 09:07 AM 4/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
	> >>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:14:43 -0500 (EST)
	> >>From: Gervaip@aol.com
	> >>Subject: Ergonomics program becomes final Rule
	> >>To: Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
	> >>MIME-version: 1.0
	> >>
	> >>OSHA has issued a final Ergonomics Program standard (29  CFR
1910.900)
	> >>effective January 16, 2001.   More information can be
obtained
by going
	> to
	> >>the OSHA site...
	> >>http://www.osha.gov/ergo-temp/FED20001114.html
	> >>
	> >
	> >
	> >
	> >
	> >
	> Gayle Callis
	> Histopathology Supervisor
	> Veterinary Molecular Biology
	> Montana State University - Bozeman
	> Bozeman MT 59717-3610
	> 
	> 406 994-6367
	> 404 994-4303 (FAX)
	>