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Alternative Title:
Proposed national strategies for the prevention of leading work-related diseases and injuries, musculoskeletal injuries
Corporate Authors:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; Association of Schools of Public Health
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Description:
"Four elements have been identified which contribute to death and disease through musculoskeletal injuries. These factors include environmental hazards, human biologic factors, behavioral factors or unhealthy lifestyles, and inadequacies in the existing health care and ancillary systems. Hazards to the musculoskeletal system associated with work are described as workplace traumatogens, a source of biomechanical stress stemming from job demands that exceed the worker's strength or endurance such as heavy lifting, or repetitive forceful manual twisting. Human biologic factors include the anthropometric or innate attributes that influence a worker's capacity for safely performing the job. Behavioral factors or unhealthy lifestyles refer to acquired behaviors or personal habits that increase the worker's risk of incurring musculoskeletal strain or injury. Inadequacies of the existing health care and ancillary systems include a lack of medical knowledge and appropriate training for health care personnel on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal problems that result from biomechanical strain. Topics considered in this report include the musculoskeletal conditions to be addressed, the scope of the national problem, the potential for prevention and control, the tactical areas of a national strategy for prevention, and the action plan." - NIOSHTIC-2
Content Notes:
Cover title: Proposed national strategies for the prevention of leading work-related diseases and injuries, musculoskeletal injuries.

Developed in 1985 at a conference sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Association of Schools of Public Health.

Originally published as part of the two v. set: Proposed national strategies for the prevention of leading work-related diseases and injuries, part 1 and part 2.


Subjects:
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Bone Diseases/prevention & Control Health Policy Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Diseases Wounds And Injuries
Series:
DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 89-129
Document Type:
Report
Genre:
Conference Publications
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5400/cdc_5400_DS1.pdf
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