Abstract
Given that the forest industry has diversified from primarily manual extraction and processing of trees to include a wide variety of occupations and job functions, many of which require employees to make repetitive, high force motions of the hands and wrists, suggests that this group of workers may be at risk for developing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). To raise awareness, this paper provides an indication of the CTS risks associated with four classes of forestry occupations and gives some avoidance guidelines for the prevention of this disorder.
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