title: A legacy of struggle: the OSHA ergonomics standard and beyond, Part II.
abstract: The OSHA ergonomics standard issued in 2000 was repealed within four months through a Congressional resolution that limits future ergonomics rulemaking. This section continues the conversation initiated in Part I, documenting a legacy of struggle for an ergonomics standard through the voices of eight labor, academic, and government key informants. Part I summarized important components of the standard; described the convergence of labor activism, research, and government action that laid the foundation for a standard; and highlighted the debates that characterized the rulemaking process. Part II explores the anti-regulatory political landscape of the 1990s, as well as the key opponents, power dynamics, and legal maneuvers that led to repeal of the standard. This section also describes the impact of the ergonomics struggle beyond the standard itself and ends with a discussion of creative state-level policy initiatives and coalition approaches to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in today's sociopolitical context.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Labor Occupational Safety & Health Program (UCLA-LOSH).
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delp
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mojtahedi
authors.affiliation: Civil Rights Project at UCLA.
authors.forename: Hina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.affiliation: Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemus
mesh_terms: D006804:Ergonomics / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
keywords: public health history; science policy; worker health and safety