Bill Text: IA SF69 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring a study on the feasibility and economic impact of establishing an ergonomics standard for workplaces.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF69 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF69-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
DANIELSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
a
study
on
the
feasibility
and
economic
impact
1
of
establishing
an
ergonomics
standard
for
workplaces.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
ERGONOMICS
STUDY.
The
labor
services
division
1
of
the
department
of
workforce
development,
in
consultation
2
with
stakeholder
groups
representing
employers
and
employees,
3
shall
conduct
a
study
on
the
feasibility
and
economic
4
impact
of
establishing
an
ergonomics
standard
in
this
state
5
for
workplaces
prone
to
repetitive
motion
injuries.
The
6
study
shall
include
the
feasibility
and
economic
impact
of
7
implementing
a
program
to
minimize
repetitive
motion
injuries
8
in
the
workplace,
which
would
include
workplace
evaluations,
9
control
of
exposures
which
cause
repetitive
motion
injuries,
10
and
employee
training.
The
division
shall
submit
a
report
on
11
the
findings
and
recommendations
of
the
study
to
the
general
12
assembly
by
December
20,
2013.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
requires
the
labor
services
division
of
the
15
department
of
workforce
development,
in
consultation
with
16
stakeholder
groups
representing
employers
and
employees,
17
to
conduct
a
study
on
the
feasibility
and
economic
impact
18
of
establishing
an
ergonomics
standard
in
this
state
for
19
workplaces
prone
to
repetitive
motion
injuries.
The
study
is
20
required
to
include
the
feasibility
and
economic
impact
of
21
implementing
a
program
to
minimize
repetitive
motion
injuries
22
in
the
workplace,
which
would
include
workplace
evaluations,
23
control
of
exposures
which
cause
repetitive
motion
injuries,
24
and
employee
training.
25
A
report
on
the
findings
and
recommendations
of
the
study
is
26
due
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
20,
2013.
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