State by State Guide to Workplace Safety Regulation, 2004

This reference is intended to help human resources professionals and Safety officers to comply with state workplace safety laws and regulations. Topics include, for example, record keeping requirements, workplace violence prevention strategies, occupational restrictions for minors, and statutory prohibitions of retaliation against whistle-blowers. A wealth of charts enable the reader to locate information on a state's treatment of a particular issue and compare it with the requirements of other states. A selection of state ergonomics guidelines is found in the appendix. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)