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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders A Review of the Evidence (1998) / Chapter Skim
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... In addition, the steering committee was asked to address, to the extent possible, a set of seven questions posed by Congressman Robert Livingston on the topic of workrelated musculoskeletal disorders. The steering committee includes experts in orthopedic surgery, occupational medicine, epidemiology, ergonomics, human factors, statistics, and risk analysis.
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... Framework of Contributors to Musculoskeletal Disorders Figure ~ outlines a broad conceptual framework, indicating the roles that various work and other factors may play in the development of muscuToskeletal disorders. This framework serves as a useful heuristic to examine the diverse literatures associated with musculoskeletal disorders, reflecting the role that various factors -- work procedures, equipment, and environment; organizational factors; physical and psychological factors of individuals; non-work-related activities; organizational factors; and social factors -- can play in their development.
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... To the left of the shaded area in Figure i, the framework shows environmental factors that might affect the development of musculoskeletal disorders, including work procedures, equipment, and environment; organizational factors; and social context. For example, physical work factors (reaching, close vision work, lifting heavy loads)
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... For example, the combination of a particular set of work procedures and organizational factors might produce an increase in disorders that neither would alone produce. Looking at the evidence as a whole provides a sounder basis for understanding the overall dimensions of the problem of work-related musculoskeletal disorders than restricting an examination to any one factor or kind of evidence.
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