In Rare Move, OSHA Invokes FOM To Gather Ergo Complaint Data From All States, Regions

OSHA has invoked what sources call a rarely used provision of its Field Operations Manual (FOM) in a bid to collect data from all of its regional offices and state plans on ergonomics-related claims. The move follows a string of worker complaints against Hyatt hotels around the country, the agency response to which may be unprecedented, sources say. Following complaints in multiple states against Hyatt hotels alleging ergo hazards, OSHA's national office queried all 10 OSHA regional and all state plan states “to determine whether complaints raising similar claims against the same or related em