Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

A Review of the Evidence

National Research Council author Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education author Board on Human-Systems Integration author Committee on Human Factors author Steering Committee for the Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: The Research Base author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:15th Nov '98

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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.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 State of Evidence
  • 3 Seven Questions Posed by Congressman Robert Livingston
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix A: Invitees and Participants, Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Examining the Research Base
  • Appendix B: Agenda, Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Examining the Research Base
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ISBN: 9780309063272

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42 pages