In February 2002, NIOSH organized a 2-day meeting involving researchers, contractors, and trades people representing the piping (or plumbing), heating and air-conditioning, electrical sectors of the U.S. construction industry. The following documents presentations describing work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk factors and injury or illness data for the mechanical and electrical trades, as well as ergonomics "best-practices" provided by stakeholders.

Entire Document	2006-119.pdf (12,197KB; 158 pgs)
Contents Foreword Meeting Summary Abbreviations Acknowledgments Background	2006-119a.pdf (1005KB; 31 pgs)
Session 1	2006-119b.pdf (1,718KB; 18 pgs)
Session 2	2006-119c.pdf (5048KB; 32 pgs)
Session 3	2006-119d.pdf (4035KB; 16 pgs)
Session 4	2006-119e.pdf (215KB; 38 pgs)
Reports From Breakout Sessions Final Session	2006-119f.pdf (474KB; 23 pgs)
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