Injury prevention programs. (Product Spotlight).The IMPACC Neck-Arm CTD CTD 1 Connective tissue disease, see there 2 Cumulative trauma disorder, see there School, Industrial Back School and ErgoTeam Training program packages on PowerPoint are structured musculoskeletal work-injury-prevention programs designed to identify and correct risks for back injury, tendonitis tendonitis /ten·do·ni·tis/ (ten?do-ni´tis) tendinitis. ten·do·ni·tis n. Variant of tendinitis. , carpal tunnel syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome: see repetitive stress injury. carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Painful condition caused by repetitive stress to the wrist over time. and other MSD (MicroSoft Diagnostics) A utility that accompanied Windows 3.1 and DOS 6 that reported on the internal configuration of the PC. A variety of information on disks, video, drivers, IRQs and port addresses was provided. claims. The IMPACC prevention programs, authored by Lauren Hebert, PT, OCS, are not traditional ergonomics programs. Although ergonomics is addressed, the program goes beyond workplace design to specifically target worker behaviors, fitness-for-work, self-care, supervisor attitudes and management policies as sources for runaway Worker's Compensation costs and claims. The IMPACC program includes a written database for performing an Ergonomic and Work Behavior Risk Analysis, followed by a manager-supervisor seminar, followed by employee WorkSmart training, concluded by training an in-house ErgoTeam. CIRCLE 230 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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