Effectiveness of New Guidelines to Prevent Workplace Hand-Wrist MSDs

摘要

A NIOSH Science Blog article, "Effectiveness of New Guidelines to Prevent Workplace Hand-Wrist MSDs," describes recent research that confirms the benefits of new guidelines to prevent hand, wrist and elbow musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in workers. In 2001, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists published a voluntary threshold limit value (TLV) for hand activity as a guideline to help prevent hand, wristand elbow injuries among workers with hand-intensive tasks. The TLV is a limit where workers can be repeatedly exposed without adverse health effects. The study, published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, summa-rizes the effect of applying the 2018 TLV versus the 2001 TLV. The study found that the newer TLV better protects workers from carpal tunnel syndrome.