Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-92-0268-2477: Ohio Chapter, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

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• Personal Author:
  O'Neill, Virginia ; Petersen, Martin R. ; Sweeney, Marie H.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Ohio Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, an investigation was begun into the problem of musculoskeletal disorders among interpreters for the deaf (SIC-9999). A self-administered questionnaire and a medical examination were administered to interpreters attending a conference
  
  106 persons were included in the analysis of the symptom questionnaire data and 105 in the analysis of the examination data. About 86% of the participants were women. Over 92% of the participants reported symptoms occurring in at least one part of their body during the year prior to the study. About 23% of the study group had tenderness or pain in the hand/wrist area upon palpation or manipulation during the physical examinations. The authors conclude that the prevalence of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders based on positive symptoms and positive physical exam findings was low. The authors suggest that the symptoms reported may be related to the number of hours spent interpreting each week. The authors recommend that efforts be made to reduce biomechanical stresses during work as a sign language interpreter.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Arm-injuries Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cumulative-trauma-disorders Elbow Pain Hand-injuries Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-92-0268-2477 Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nonclassifiable Establishment OSHA Region 5 Repetitive-work Shoulder Pain Sign Language Interpreters

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9202682477
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  25 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Alderfer, Raymond ; Walpole, Bettie ; Gersic, Christine ; Van Gilder, Thomas ; Carroll, Mary ; Adams, Steven ; Laber, Patty ; Hoog, Jennifer ; Watkins, Kathy ; Haussler, B. J. ; Prenger, Cheryl ; Jenkins, Kim
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00225882
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB95-219465
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 92-0268-2477, 1994 Dec ; :1-80
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9999 - Nonclassifiable establishments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:50ab2b5e0e0a50098cebcb86d461fef82bb177344b9f44f0d1662311b9e545641be9b41f1b30e57b2a6472c8a78cc55862e5f95f416e91607a4cc85dc26eb456
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171296/cdc_171296_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 199.37 KB ]