Hotel Chain Disputes OSHA Warnings Of Ergo Hazards, Lodges Complaint With Solis

Hyatt Hotels Corp. is confronting OSHA over a letter in which the agency warns of numerous alleged ergonomic hazards potentially faced by hotel room housekeepers, furthering a dispute for which the outcome could signal how OSHA tries to tackle ergonomics even though it lacks a specific standard on the hotly contested issue. Hyatt and its legal counsel are sending the Labor Department two response letters, obtained by Inside OSHA Online, copied to key Republicans on OSHA issues on Capitol Hill -- some of whom voiced concerns last year that OSHA coordinated safety inspection efforts along with t