Posted: March 7th, 2017

Explain how your citation meets the four elements listed in the FOM as necessary to prove such a violation.

Using the requirements for General Duty violations in Chapter 4 of the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM) and any additional information you can find in OSHA compliance directives or standards interpretations, describe a situation involving ergonomics that could be cited as a violation of the General Duty Clause. Explain how your citation meets the four elements listed in the FOM as necessary to prove such a violation.