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Ergonomics

• ERGOWEB: The Place for Ergonomics
• OSHA Ergonomics Home Page
• Centers for Disease Control: Ergonomics
• NIOSH: Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• MEDLINEPlus: Ergonomics
• BNA's Web Watch: Ergonomics — Bureau of National Affairs
• Cornell University Ergonomics Web
• AFSCME Health and Safety Fact Sheet: Preventing Back Injuries Among Health Care Workers
• Preventing Back Pain at Home and at Work — American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers — American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes — OSHA
• The Keys to Healthy Computing: An AFSCME Health and Safety Handbook
• Stop the Pain, Collective Bargaining Reporter (1999/2)
• AFL-CIO Stop the Pain Campaign
• CTDNews Online
• HealthyComputing.com — good resource for creating ergonomically correct workstations
• Typing Injury FAQ
• Office Ergonomics
• Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome — Mayo Clinic
• ErgoLib — ergonomic issues for library workers
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome — info on workers compensation process for CTS
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet — National Institutes of Health
• Usernomics: Workplace Ergonomics Page
• TCO Development Ergonomics Database — the Swedish white-collar union, TCO, tests and rates monitors and other computer-related products

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