Back Safety: Step Back for Safety

This back safety training, a course in the Step Back for Safety series, presents workers with methods for preventing back injuries. Bad posture and improper lifting techniques lead to back injuries, which can be painful and debilitating. Adapting the techniques shown in this video will help protect you from back problems.

The course covers the basics of how our backs function, how common injuries happen, injury prevention through stretching and posture relief and lifting methods. Changing the way you lift, bend and reach could dramatically improve back function. The video shows a variety of settings and the techniques are applicable to any work setting. Use this online training video to encourage workers to assume safe work practices for the prevention of back injuries.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Any worker

• Introduction
• You Need To Know
• Prevention Through Stretching And Posture Relief
• Safe Lifting
• It is Your Responsibility

• Back Safety In Industrial Environments
• Back Safety
• PowerLift: Lifting Techniques For A Healthy Back