An overview of NIOSH research activities to reduce low back injuries.

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• Personal Author:
  McGlothlin, James D. ; Pizzatella, Timothy J. ; Putz-Anderson, Vernon
• Description:
  NIOSH research activities for reducing the incidence of low back injuries were discussed. The rationale for attempting to reduce the incidence of work related back injuries was presented. Back injury is the most frequent and costly type of musculoskeletal disorder. Back injuries accounted for 630,000 disabling work related injuries in 1979. The NIOSH low back injury program was described. The low back injury program was part of the NIOSH national strategy for preventing or reducing the number of musculoskeletal system injuries in the workplace. The national program involved four broad areas: refining surveillance systems, evaluating cause and effect relationships, controlling occupational risk factors, and increasing awareness and stimulating interventions to prevent back injuries. Activities within each area were summarized. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Epidemiology Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries; Epidemiology; Accident-statistics; Accident-prevention; Safety-research; Industrial-safety; Surveillance-programs
• Publisher:
  Akron
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  103-108
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00204584
• Citation:
  Manual Material Handling: Understanding and Preventing Back Trauma (Conference Proceedings), San Francisco, California, May 17, 1988. 1989 Jan; :103-108
• Editor(s):
  Kroemer KH; McGlothlin JD; Bobick TG
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Manual Material Handling: Understanding and Preventing Back Trauma (Conference Proceedings), San Francisco, California, May 17, 1988
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243100/cdc_243100_DS1.pdf
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