OSHA Denies Petition For Meatpacking Rule, But Signals Tough Stance On Ergo Enforcement

OSHA has rejected a petition from a large group of worker advocacy organizations for the agency to begin crafting a new rule to address hazards associated with line speeds in meatpacking and poultry plants, but is strongly signaling that it could ramp up enforcement on alleged ergonomic dangers by exercising the OSH Act general duty clause.