Toolbox Talk: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (2013)

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a painful condition that results when an important nerve is regularly disturbed. CTS starts slowly with pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist. Eventually the pain moves up the arm to other parts. CTS syndrome is viewed as one type of repetitive motion injury. It frequently occurs in the hand and wrist area. For the updated version of this toolbox talk visit CPWR's website at https://www.cpwr.com/research/research-to-practice-r2p/r2p-library/toolbox-talks/. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Ergonomics
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Vibration
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Construction
  • Construction industry
  • Construction workers
  • Construction equipment
  • Safety education
  • Safety programs
  • Injury prevention
  • Work environment
  • Worker safety
  • Training
  More +
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044151
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Mar; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Toolbox talk: carpal tunnel syndrome
• End Date:
  20240831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213115/cdc_213115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 144.62 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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