Cass Ballenger: “my subcommittee had several hearings with specialists in these fields. This is what the experts said. For example, Dr.…”

“my subcommittee had several hearings with specialists in these fields. This is what the experts said. For example, Dr. Morton Kasden, a clinical professor of surgery at the University of Louisville, testified that ``There is a lack of scientific evidence that using our hands repetitively causes so-called cumulative trauma.'' A quote on the chart from Dr. Stanley Bigos, professor of orthopedics at the University of Washington: We cannot provide a universal mandate without knowing specific dimensions that might work. How high should the bench be? How tall is too tall and too short? What about differences in age? Who will all of a sudden determine, without data, what is right or wrong, legal or illegal, borderline or punishable? From whose pockets will the costs come? As usual, they will probably come from the employees take-home pay. Do not be confused by those who want to oversimplify the model of the human body. Usually the human body does not mean you wear it out. Discomfort from spring gardening and spring training is not caused by damage but deconditioning of the winter rest. Dr. Howard Sandler, a former medical officer with NIOSH and a consultant to OSHA, said Considerable interest and concern has been focused on the relationship between work and musculoskeletal disorders. At the present time, the risk factors, their interactions and their thresholds for causing effects have not been sufficiently identified.…”