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How does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) encourage organizations to adopt ergonomic job design?

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OSHA helps to encourage this by regulating ergonomics in the workplace. OSHA has an extensive section of their website dedicated to ergonomics, and even breaks it down by industry in many cases. For example, there is an extensive page for ergonomics in meatpacking plants. When it is broken down, the site includes information for each part of the job including job ...

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