Acme Industries manufacturies Microwaves oven with a production workforce of 450 full time worker. The process includes using pneumatic screwdrivers and drills and manually lifting boxes weighing up to 35 pounds from a height of 24″ to a height of 36. Over the past year,therehave been 35 cases of carpal tunnel sydrome and 15 cases of lower backstrainreported. There were 850,000 totalwork hours at the facilityfor the year. Calculate the combined incidence rate MDSs and CTDs for the facility fir each100 full time workersper year. Compare the rate totheindustry rate of 1.5/100workers / year.do you believe the incidence rate forAcme Indudtries isa problem ?Describe how you would conduct a worksite analysis of ergonmicissues related to the MDSs and CTDs present at the facility.Make sure youlist the risk factors that you belive are related to the injuries. Include a discussion ofhow you would determine if physicalstress is ariskcomponent in the injuries and illnesses. finally recommend some strategies that you believe could be used toaddress the MSDs and CTDs at this facility. Whichregulation, standard,or guideline would you use to address the issues ?
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