Record-Based (“Passive”) Surveillance for Cumulative Trauma Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Tanaka, Shiro
• Description:
  Surveillance means different things to different people. A formal definition of surveillance for cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) may be stated as "the ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of exposure and health data necessary for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs for prevention and control of CTDs" (From Ref. I, with slight modification). Surveillance is a noun derived from the verb "survey," which means "to take a general or comprehensive view of a situation" and "to view in detail in order to ascertain a condition, value, etc." Further, the word surveillance implies the attitude of preparedness to make appropriate responses to the surveyed situation. Therefore, in a very broad sense, surveillance is a basic survival function of any living organism. Even a small creature performs surveillance of its surroundings and responds by flight from an attacker or a dash toward food. In our current context, business organizations, both small companies and large corporations, must maintain surveillance of production, customer's needs, market trends, and employee health status to survive and maintain a healthy existence. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Epidemiology Ergonomics Lead Lead Poisoning Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cumulative-trauma Cumulative-trauma-disorders Injuries Lead-poisoning Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries
• ISBN:
  9780824794194
• Publisher:
  Marcel Dekker
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; 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:
  477-488
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037113
• Citation:
  Occupational ergonomics: theory and applications. Bhattacharya A, McGlothlin JD, eds. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1996 Apr; :477-488
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Bhattacharya A; McGlothlin JD
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational ergonomics: theory and applications
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188265/cdc_188265_DS1.pdf
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