New Regulation to Protect Hotel Housekeepers HISTORY - For the first time in history, a tailored regulation has been created to protect those who are exposed to the highest risk of work-related injuries in the hospitality industry: hotel housekeepers. The state of California is taking the plunge to set this new ergonomics standard nation-wide, which will be enforced with California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) . It requires all hotels and lodging establishments to create, implement, and sustainably maintain an effective  Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program (MIPP)  to address hazards specific to housekeeping. Finally – this is a great step forward in promoting employee well-being. Musculoskeletal injuries, which are defined in the  standard  as “ acute injury or cumulative trauma of a muscle, tendon, ligament, bursa, peripheral nerve, joint, bone, spinal disc or blood vessel ” are of high risk to housekeepers due to thei...