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California Hotel Industry Pushes Back Against Housekeeper Ergo Rules, Cites Scientific Study


April 4, 2013 at 09:13 PM
California's hotel industry is pushing back strongly against a union-led effort to persuade Cal/OSHA to promulgate an ergonomics standard that would specifically apply to hotel room housekeepers, citing an extensive scientific study that business officials say demonstrates there are no risk factors triggered by housekeeper activities or tasks.

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