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Ergonomics
January 2003
BNA's Web Watch is prepared by Laura
Gordon-Murnane. E-mail suggestions for future weekly topics
always welcome.
Federal Government
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) -- Update 2001 (Pub. No. 2001-147)
Musculoskeletal
Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors: A Critical Review of Epidemiologic
Evidence for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck,
Upper Extremity, and Low Back NIOSH Publication 97-141 (1997)
"This publication is a comprehensive compilation and review
of epidemiologic research on the relation between work-related musculoskeletal
disorders of the neck, upper extremity, and low back and exposure
to physical factors at work. It includes a bibliography and tables
summarizing the literature."
Office of Management and Budget
Stimulating
Smarter Regulation: Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits
of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and
Tribal Entities
General Accounting Office
Workplace
Safety and Health OSHA Can Strengthen Enforcement
Worker
Protection: Private Sector Ergonomics Yield Positive Results
(141 pages; 2468K) GAO REPORT HEHS-97-163
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Grassroots
Workplace Protection: 2001 OSHSPA Report, State Plan Activities
Draft
Guidelines for Nursing Homes -- Ergonomics for the Prevention of
Musculoskeletal Disorders
1993
Ergonomics Program Management Guidelines for Meatpacking Plants
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Workplace
Injury and Illness Summary
State Occupational Safety and Health Programs
- Ergonomics
State Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Ergonomics
California
California
adopted an ergonomics standard on November 14, 1996.
Minnesota
The
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) established an
Ergonomics Task-Force to recommend approaches the state can take
to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
The task-force's final
report is now online. It summarizes all of the ergonomic recommendations
made by the members and reviews the work of the task-force.
Work-related
musculoskeletal disorder injuries in Minnesota (PDF) DLI Research
and Statistics, June 2002
Oregon
Oregon
injuries and illnesses. Includes the top five injured occupations,
the average costs per claim, and the most frequent nature, body
parts, and injury events.
Washington
Washington
adopted an ergonomics standard on May 26, 2000, with a phased-in
enforcement that begins on July 1, 2004.
Nongovernment Organizations
National Academy of Science
Musculoskeletal
Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities
Institute of Medicine (2001)
Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Report, Workshop Summary and Workshop
Papers (1999) National Research Council
Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review of the Evidence
Steering Committee for the Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal
Injuries: The Research Base, Committee on Human Factors, National
Research Council (1998)
Recently Published Research Reports
Public Health Reports 2002, Volume 117, 440-445
Research
and Dissemination Needs for Ergonomics in Agriculture
Cheryl Fairfield Estill, MS, PE, Sherry Baron, MD, MPH and Andrea
L. Steege, MPH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH (abstract
only)
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