Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - A Review of the Evidence

In May 1998 the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to assemble a group of experts to examine the scientific literature relevant to work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the lower back, neck, and upper extremities. A steering committee was convened to design a workshop, to identify leading researchers on the topic to participate, and to prepare a report based on the workshop discussions and their own expertise. In addition, the steering committee was asked to address, to the extent possible, a set of seven questions posed by Congressman Robert Livingston on the topic of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The steering committee includes experts in orthopedic surgery, occupational medicine, epidemiology, ergonomics, human factors, statistics, and risk analysis.
This document is based on the evidence presented and discussed at the two-day Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Examining the Research Base, which was held on August 21 and 22, 1998, and on follow-up deliberations of the steering committee, reflecting its own expertise.

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• Authors: Board on Human-Systems Integration, Committee on Human Factors, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Steering Committee for the Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries the Research Base
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.1998
• EAN: 9780309063272
• ISBN: 978-0-309-06327-2
• No. of pages: 42
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Compass Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics