Exposure-response relationships for the ACGIH threshold limit value for hand-activity level: results from a pooled data study of carpal tunnel syndrome

• Main Authors: Jay M Kapellusch (Author), Frederic E Gerr (Author), Elizabeth J Malloy (Author), Arun Garg (Author), Carisa Harris-Adamson (Author), Stephen S Bao (Author), Susan E Burt (Author), Ann Marie Dale (Author), Ellen A Eisen (Author), Bradley A Evanoff (Author), Kurt T Hegmann (Author), Barbara A Silverstein (Author), Matthew S Theise (Author), David M Rempel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: This paper aimed to quantify exposure-response relationships between the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists' (ACGIH) threshold limit value (TLV) for hand-activity level (HAL) and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS: Manufacturing and service wor...