Which of the following is a strategy used by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)to increase ergonomic job design?
A) Issuing regulations rather than guidelines for industries
B) Penalizing companies that allow employee participation in ergonomic redesign
C) Enforcing violations of its requirement that employers have a general duty to protect workers from hazards, including ergonomic hazards
D) Levying fines on employers who issue computers with keyboards instead of touchscreen tablets
E) Working with organizations to design workspaces in such a manner that they meet the standards of ergonomics

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a "four-pronged" strategy for encouraging ergonomic job design. The first prong is to issue guidelines (rather than regulations) for specific industries. Second, OSHA enforces violations of its requirement that employers have a general duty to protect workers from hazards, including ergonomic hazards. Third, OSHA works with industry groups to advise employers in those industries. And finally, OSHA established a National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics to define needs for further research.

Which of the Following Is a Strategy Used by the Occupational