DOL Hears Testimony on MSD Statistics

President and CEO of the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI), D.W. 'Bill' Schrempf, testified 7/16/01 before a panel from the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the frequency and cause of many musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD) and ergonomic injuries. NCCI is offering the DOL data to assist in the development of new regulations to address MSD issues.Stating that back injuries and cumulative trauma injuries have different profiles, Mr. Schrempf cautioned the panel that ...