Human Resources

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04078671esnimw.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFF99" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Government and Architectural"><U>Government and Architectural</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Transportation"><U>Transportation</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Real Estate and Land Title "><U>Real Estate and Land Title </U></A>   |   <B>Human Resources</B>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schools"><U>Schools</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="041c83b3.png"> <div> What Our Customers are Saying About Our Services:</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#CCFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Human Resources</I></div> <div>       </div> <div>       "I recently developed a terrible pain that ran from my right wrist through</div> <div>       my elbow and up into my shoulder.  I spoke with you, and you explained the</div> <div>       mechanisms that were probably involved in causing my condition.   You also</div> <div>       suggested that I be sure to maintain a bend in my elbow when using the</div> <div>       mouse on my computer.  I employed your tip and the pain in my arm abated</div> <div>       shortly thereafter."  </div> <bR> <div>   <I>     Lynne Darling</I></div> <div> <I>       Austin, Texas</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</I></div> <div>       "Your presentation to the Texas Recruiters' Association, February 19th</div> <div>       meeting was informative, topical, educational and lively.  I recommend</div> <div>       that everyone take an opportunity to hear your Workplace</div> <div>       Ergonomic Presentation." </div> <bR> <div>       Ric Boyd</div> <div>       Goodwill Industries</div> <div>       Austin, Texas</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT> <A HREF="http://www.austingoodwill.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.austingoodwill.org"><U>www.austingoodwill.org</U></A></div> <bR> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div>      "Who is minding the fort related to work while your at home?  Your laminated </div> <div>       cards for putting on the keyboards are effective.   Immediately pertinent to </div> <div>       those employees who are encouraged to work at home, there may be </div> <div>       unsuspected and hidden hazard in the home, and at computer workstations.   </div> <div>       The way I look at it, why not send each employee home with a $7 investment </div> <div>        now and have a better chance to avoid thousands in Workers' Comp Costs </div> <div>        for each employee later?  </div> <bR> <div>       I do not want high visibility, but I encourage you to encourage others to see the </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT> <B>"SAFE  FROM  OSHA"</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > notice from Copley News.  I've included a copy </FONT></div> <div>       here (<B>below</B>), and it answers the question about </div> <div>       "<I>Who is liable for the home offices of telecommuters?</I>" </div> <bR> <div>     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>       Annonymous     </div> <div>       Austin, Texas</div> <div>                             </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="395" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="385"><div> <B>Safe from OSHA </B></div> <div> Copley News Service<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="398" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 362 WIDTH="388"><div> “Your home office is safe. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has backed off from applying workplace safety rules to home offices, which it had floated as a proposal early this year.</div> <div> Faced with a storm of protest after its proposed rule became public in January, OSHA now says it will not inspect telecommuter home offices for violations of health and safety rules, and it does not expect employers to conduct inspections.</div> <div> A Feb. 25, 2002 directive also states that employers generally will not be considered liable for an employee's home office.</div> <div> `While respecting the privacy of the home, it should be kept in mind that certain types of work at home can be dangerous or hazardous,' the OSHA directive said.</div> <div> OSHA went on to say (<B>however</B>) that <U>employers are responsible for home work-site hazards that are caused by</U>: `materials, equipment or work processes that they provide or require to be used in an employee's home.'</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>   </div> <div> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div>       "I would like to thank you for the valuable health related information</div> <div>       that you supplied ...We would have a lot less injuries in the work place</div> <div>       and our homes if we would practice simple safety measures like the</div> <div>       ones you discuss during your presentation.  I think the information and    </div> <div>       demonstrations that you provide are brief but very educational."</div> <bR> <div>      Jacques Campbell</div> <div>      Texas Department of Public Safety</div> <div>       <A HREF="http://www.txdps.state.tx.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.txdps.state.tx.us"><U>www.txdps.state.tx.us</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>© Copyright 1996, ERGOMAN, </B></div> <div> <B>All Rights reserved</B></div> <div> <B>Austin, Texas</B></div> <div> <B>Call (512) 973-8677</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                 </div> <div>      </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Page Updated September 17, 2003  1:34 PM CST</div> <bR> <div>   </div> <div>  </div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>