Open AccessValidation of the ACGIH TLV for hand activity level in the OCTOPUS cohort: a two-year longitudinal study of carpal tunnel syndrome
Author(s) -
Roberta Bonfiglioli,
Stefano Mattioli,
Thomas J. Armstrong,
Francesca Graziosi,
Francesco Marinelli,
Andrea Farioli,
Francesco Saverio Violante
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3312
Subject(s) - medicine , carpal tunnel syndrome , confidence interval , poisson regression , cohort , body mass index , wrist , rate ratio , median nerve , physical therapy , surgery , population , environmental health
This study aimed to evaluate the risk of musculoskeletal disorders to the hand-wrist system. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) proposed threshold limit values (TLV©) based on hand activity level (HAL) and normalized peak force (PF). We validated ACGIH TLV© in OCTOPUS, a large cohort study on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).