NIOSH Proposes Study on Musculoskeletal Disorders

NIOSH has proposed a study
on the effectiveness and cost-benefit of OSH interventions to prevent
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among workers in the manufacturing sector. The study will focus on two intervention strategies for reducing
MSD symptoms and pain:

      1. Articulating spring-tensioned tool support
device that unloads from the worker the weight of the tool that would