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OSHA Ergonomic Standards

Ted Mooney <mooney@finishing.com> Brick, NJ

May 27, 1999

Even as I type this, the tendons on the bottom of my wrists twinge just a bit because I learned about (and paid attention to) carpal tunnel syndrome a little late.

Our industry is on the wrong side of this issue and it baffles me why some of us insist on doing battle against common sense while making enemies of our employees, neighbors and families, for no reason but orneriness. Below is a letter to my newspaper, representing the common sense of millions of citizens. Take a moment out of your busy day and ask yourself what we are doing and why.

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