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Using an electrical drill with eye protection on. Drill may need to be supported to reduce musculoskeletal stress....

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Materials handling with a manual hoist, no hard hat or safety shoes....

ACCSH 1995-1, exh 10, Health and Safety of Women in Construction (HASWIC) Final Report

Study and recommendations based on the work of the ACCSH Health and Safety of Women in Construction. The focus is on the prevalence of a hostile workp...

ACCSH 1995-2, exh 15, Musculoskeletal Disorders in Construction

ACCSH MSD Workgroup report/presentation including an overview of the work they had undertaken – Iowa symptom survey, review of BLS data, a compariso...

ACCSH 1995 -1, exh 18, Musculoskeletal Disorders Working Group Report

ACCSH MSD Workgroup report on reactions to an earlier report submitted to ACCSH on musculoskeletal disorders. Part of a collection. Click on the 'coll...

ACCSH 1996-1, exh 5, Musculoskeletal Disorders Recommendations

ACCSH MSD Workgroup recommendations including referring the MSD matter back to OSHA....

NIOSH Press release: June 1, 2000 Working Women Face High Risks From Work Stress, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Other Disorders, NIOSH Finds

Report of NIOSH study finding that women face high risks from job-related stress, musculoskeletal injuries, violence, and other hazards of the modern...

A Checklist for the Ergonomic Evaluation of Non-Powered Hand Tools

A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. Using the checklist, 14 ergonomi...

CSAO Drywall Sanding: Dust exposure and ergonomics

Reporting results of a study comparing the use of an electric shrouded ventilated rotary sander (SVRS) to that of a pole sander, measuring ergonomic d...

CPWR, NIOSH Begin New 5-Year Program

CPWR is beginning a new 5-year program on construction safety and health with 20 projects on topics such as COPD, silica, electrical hazards and falls...