The Australian RSI epidemic 30 years on

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The Australian RSI epidemic 30 years on

Many of today’s occupational health and safety professionals may not be aware of the unprecedented industrial epidemic that struck Australia in the mid-1980s, and those who were involved may prefer to forget it. Work-related claims for what became known as repetitive strain injuries (RSI) climbed dr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Merdith, Nick
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	CCH Australia Limited 2018
Subjects:	Repetitive strain injury musculoskeletal disorder lessons sociotechnological system negative communications nocebo
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76341

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