11. Business groups insist there is no need for a large federal mandate to reduce repetitive stress injuries. 12. Business groups and congressional Republicans vowed Tuesday to block new rules issued by the Clinton administration requiring that workplaces be redesigned to prevent repetitive stress injuries. 13. But because repetitive stress injury is a cumulative problem, the court devised a rule for these plaintiffs to indicate when their clock can start. 14. But do they really help prevent repetitive stress injury, known as RSI? 15. Coming court cases are expected to define the nature of repetitive stress disorders. 16. Earlier, the administration and the Republican majority in Congress torpedoed new ergonomics rules designed to protect workers from repetitive stress injury. 17. Finally, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration may consider setting workplace standards to prevent repetitive stress injuries. 18. First it was keyboards, then mice that were blamed for the hand and arm pain of repetitive stress injuries in computer users. 19. For instance, what if an employee sustains a repetitive stress injury while working on a company-provided computer? 20. Given such claims, some ailing keyboard athletes may believe that recovery from repetitive stress injuries is simply a matter of buying a new mouse or trackball. |
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