Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- FRAMEWORK OF CONTRIBUTORS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS -- 2 State of the Evidence -- CRITERIA TO DETERMINE CAUSALITY -- SOFT TISSUE RESPONSES TO PHYSICAL STRESSORS -- WORK FACTORS AND BIOMECHANICS -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE THAT PHYSICAL FACTORS CAN CAUSE MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE THAT NON-BIOMECHANICAL FACTORS CAN CAUSE MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS -- INDIVIDUAL FACTORS -- ORGANIZATIONAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS -- INTERVENTIONS -- FUTURE RESEARCH -- 3 Seven Questions Posed by Congressman Robert Livingston -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A Invitees and Participants, Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Examining The Research Base -- PARTICIPANTS -- INVITEES WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND -- STAFF -- Appendix B Agenda, Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: Examining the Research Base -- AGENDA -- Thursday, August 20 -- Friday, August 21.