That hurts! : contact stress at work

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Contact stress happens when force is concentrated on a small area of the body, pinching or crushing tissue and causing discomfort and often pain. You experience contact stress, for example, when the edge of a work surface digs into your forearm or wrist. This brief fact sheet provides tips for avoiding injury from contact stress in the workplace.

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That hurts! : contact stress at work

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Title and publication information

Type

Fact Sheet

Series Title

Workplace health and safety bulletin

Extent

3 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011) Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Publisher

Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic

Employment and Labour

Resource Dates

Date Created

2004-07-01

Date Added

2017-03-23T17:46:00.274160

Date Modified

2010-09-01

Date Issued

2004-07-01

Date Archived

2021-06-11

Audience information

Employees Employers General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Local Identifier

ERG032

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Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Labour

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