Back injuries are painful, expensive to treat and can last a lifetime. Year after year, they are one of the leading causes of injuries on the job. Protecting your back is why you need to understand the basics of how it...
Designed specifically for home care workers, this program explains how to lift and move patients safely. It also describes how employees can protect their backs with good posture, diet and exercise. This program can easily...
Help prevent back injuries through proper lifting techniques. Show employees correct posture, positioning, and lifting motion. Distance from load Shoulder and feet positioning Squatting and bending Back alignment Gripping...
Workstations have evolved, but there’s one common injury that has stayed consistent—they cause a great deal of pain and discomfort, from our legs to our neck and backs. Affecting our muscles, tendons, nerves, joints, and...
Strains and sprains are minor injuries, but they can reduce productivity. Minimize employees’ risk of strains and sprains through safe work practices. What are strains and sprains? Common treatment Follow safe work...
Remind employees to take time before doing any job to consider how to do it safely. Help them follow proper procedures and safe work practices to avoid back injuries. Protecting their backs from injury is a huge step toward...
Most people will experience strains and sprains at one point or another. Avoiding risky behavior and engaging in safe work practices are ways to actively sidestep the pain from these all too common injuries. Safety...
Sprains and strains may not be considered serious workplace injuries, but they absolutely cause lost time, reduce wages and disrupt employee health and productivity. Reduce the risk of these injuries occurring in your...
Your employees had better watch their backs, lest they suffer from back pain later in life. Get prevention techniques now before the pain sets in and hurts operations and profits. This program shows how you can 'head off'...
Repetitive motion and back injuries plague more than one million U.S. workers every year. But most could be prevented if workers practice good body mechanics to avoid stress and strain and take special care to protect their...
Every year nearly two million American workers suffer musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). From pinched nerves and strained muscles to inflamed tendons and sore necks, these mild injuries occur when our bodies take a beating...
Your employees' hands, arms and wrists can take a beating with continuous, non-stop work. But it doesn't have to be this uncomfortable. Give them a hand to help ease their load with this simple yet effective ergonomics...
A sound work environment means healthy employees and a more efficient workflow. This program explains how to integrate ergonomic principles into your workplace so that you can reduce injuries, workers??T compensation costs...
Since your employees "wear" their bodies 24-hours a day, they need to take care of them not only at work but also at home. Get the latest information on body safety with these ergonomic principles. With a more healthful...
Change it up a bit at work. You do not want your employees' jobs to be tedious, and more importantly, you want to keep them fit and healthy. This program helps you comply with California OSHA Ergonomics Standard (Article...
A healthy back is the basis of your employees' activities at work or home. This program illustrates simple steps to make sure that this vital foundation is in perfect shape and free from any injury and damage. It discusses...
The potential for back injury is very real, whether your employees have a physically demanding job, one with lifting or bending over, or have a less active one, such as sitting behind a desk. But through this fresh and...
While your EMTs, firefighters and law enforcement officers take care of others, you have to take care of them. To keep them healthy, lean on these solid safety techniques and exercises to keep their back muscles strong and...
Injuries strike more than one million workers every year, resulting in lost time, wages and productivity. And nowhere is this danger more pronounced than in your material handlers. Show them the proper back safety...
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