As reported in Crains Detroit Business comes this story of Michigan's continual attempt to drive every business out of Michigan, this time by putting in place petty 'ergonomic standards':
Michigan businesses aim to prevent a long-discussed state ergonomics standard from taking a key step forward this week.
A Wednesday joint meeting of the General Industry Safety Standards Commission and the Occupational Health Standards Commission could move ahead development of rules governing how employers must identify and address conditions that could put workers at risk for job-related injuries caused by repetitive motion, force and other factors.
Here, businesses argue that: There is no proven need for the mandatory standard; ergonomics-related workplace injuries have been dropping; Michigan's workers' comp system gives incentive for employers to have safe workplaces; and compliance would be costly. “Employers that don't have a single injury on their books would possibly have to reconfigure workplaces, work stations, to address this.”
Those supporting a rule say employers can reduce injuries and costs by instituting ergonomics programs that can lead to more productive and healthy employees... organized labor groups support the rule.
Michigan should be fighting tooth and nail to keep every job here, and to make it easier on every employer to do business here. Having an uncomfortable desk or back pain from picking up a paycheck is probably preferable to not working and losing your house, car, and food, and it is silly actions like this BY government that cause businesses to leave our state. Government is not the solution to the problem- it is the problem.
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