Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ERGONOMIC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were required to perform repetitive motions resulting in stressors likely to cause cumulative trauma disorders, an effective Ergonomics Program was not implemented. a) Shell Department - Including the Packaging Areas. b) Mexico Department - Including the Packaging Areas. While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the employer, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard include, but are not limited to the following: Step 1 1) Identification of all current employees who experience symptoms generally associated with cumulative trauma disorders. 2) Perform an ergonomic assessment of each operation to identify mechanical stressors which may be produced by the environment and/or work methods. Step 2 1) Develop a training and awareness program for employees, supervisors, engineers and managers. 2) Develop a pre-placement job program. 3) Develop a work hardening program. 4) Develop a light-duty program. 5) Develop a medical surveillance system for tracking cumulative trauma disorders. ABATEMENT SCHEDULE The abatement methods: Step 2 shall include an interim progress report ninety (90) days prior to the final abatement date.