Work hours petition rejected. (Policy & Practice).

Imposing a limitation on resident work hours isn't necessary, the federal government says. Rejecting a petition by Public Citizen and two medical-student associations to restrict work hours, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration instead supports the voluntary standards adopted by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. The new standards include a limit of 80 duty hours per week, with a minimum of 10 hours of ...