Ergonomic Technologies Corporation
Certified Minority-and Women-Owned Business
| Ergonomic Technologies Corporation provides ergonomics consulting services to companies in the United States and throughout the world. Our ergonomic assessments are conducted using advanced tools for quantifying ergonomic stressors. These methods make ETC a leader in the successful application of ergonomics to industrial, service and office environments as well as consumer and industrial products.
ETC'S services include: ergonomics consulting, laboratory research, corporate ergonomics programs, workplace assessments, ergonomics training and occupational risk managements.
ETC Safety, Inc offers a full array of occupational safety services, please visit www.etcsafety.com
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Ergonomics and Safety Courses
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ETC will be offering five new courses at it's Syosset, NY offices this Spring.
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Cindy Roth has been elected to the ASSE’s (CoPA). The Council on Professional Affairs . The CoPA is focusing on developing an outward focus in order to advance the profession and forge a path to the future. CoPA provides the Society with the visionary guidance and management in the development and implementation of programs to place the Society in a leadership position in the management of the Safety Profession.
ASSE is a global member-driven association providing representation, promotion and support for those engaged in the profession and/or the practice of safety, health and environment in their efforts to protect people, property and the environment.
6.14.2010 at ASSE PDC in Baltimore
“We want you to hear from us first that OSHA is back and we are a strong regulatory agency first and foremost,” Michaels told ASSE attendees. He explained that the agency is working “to make fundamental changes to secure safe workplaces” and stressed that OSHA’s goal is not to punish or react, but to encourage employers to plan, prevent and protect. OSHA’s priorities and actions over the past months, including: moving more personnel into enforcement; hiring additional standards writers and inspectors; developing a Severe Violator Enforcement Program; conducting expanded evaluations of all state plans and enforcement programs; making the agency more accessible; taking the time to listen to stakeholders; and sitting squarely at the top of Michaels’ priority list for the future is the Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard. This standard, he said, would require employers to identify and remediate hazards and then fix them. He added that such a standard “could change workplace health and safety on level we haven’t seen since [the 1970] OSH Act.”
Ergonomics
OSHA earlier announced that it is proposing to revise its recordkeeping regulation by restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The agency has said that the proposal was not a prelude to proposing a new standard on ergonomics. A previous attempt to create such a standard failed early in the Bush administration.
But Michaels said Monday, "In addition to adding an MSDS column to the 300 log, OSHA will be increasing its enforcement of ergonomic hazards under its General Duty Clause. We are continuing to consider additional approaches to addressing ergonomic hazards."
On April 22, David Michaels sent a letter to OSHA's 10 regional administrators and the subject was administrative enhancements to OSHA's penalties. The penalty changes look like they will become effective in the next several months.
OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations for 2009 are:
Scaffolding, General – 9,093 violations
Fall Protection – 6,771 violations
Hazard Communication – 6,378 violations
Respiratory Protection – 3,803 violations
Lockout/Tagout – 3,321 violations
Electrical, Wiring – 3,079 violations
Ladders – 3,072 violations
Powered Industrial Trucks – 2,993 violations
Electrical, General – 2,556 violations
Machine Guarding – 2,364 violations
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ETC News - September
GSA: ETC has been approved by GSA for PES (Professional Engineering Services). We are looking forward to assisting new clients through this contract.
ETC is selected as a resource for American Express Ergonomics through Sedgwick
ETC and Cascade Disabilities, a division of Liberty Mutual, reach agreement for service provision
ETC is proud to serve the US Government through the CAP Program
USPS Ergonomics Process is ongoing, strong and successful
ETC presents Webinar to Willis personnel on ergonomics for clients
Drive Safely, Children are Back to School
Dangers of texting while driving
Just how distracting is it to send text messages while driving? Try your skills online. The New York Times developed a game to show what happens when typical driving distractions are combined with trying to send text messages. Click here to try it out. When you’re done, you’ll see how much slower your reaction time was while texting compared to the average driver. Note: Regardless of your results, don’t attempt to text while driving.
Cindy has been chosen for this honor
100 Women—Making a Difference in Safety ASSE will celebrate its 100th anniversary on October 14, 2011. But Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) is working now to commemorate this momentous occasion. We will honor 100 women who have, or are currently, making a difference through their work and dedication to protecting people, property and the environment.
Ergonomics – Ergonomics – Ergonomics. Get used to it because I’m afraid we are in for a lot of talk in the next three years. Here’s the rub! AIHA and many others have long supported an ergonomics standard. But AIHA and many others had some concern about the proposal overthrown by Congress back in 2001. Now, the administration says they will address this issue in the next three years and industry says it is gearing up for a fight on the issue.
AIHA's Aaron Tippler from the Hill
Who is the Older Worker?
DOL FY 2010 Budget Includes Increased OSHA Funding
*Try the New Cost Benefit Calculator: the interactive tool that helps quantify the impact ergonomic implementation can have on your business
Ergo awareness helps Constellation Energy reduce MSDs
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RTW programs critical to reining in injury costs
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ETC awarded unprecedented, multi-year contract for major ergonomic initiative with the United States Postal Service. The initial results are in. |
