Back Injury Prevention

(14 min.) If you work with heavy loads or repeatedly twist to move materials from one location to another, you may be at a greater risk of back injury. Back injuries are suffered by more than one million workers every year, account for twenty percent of all workplace injuries, and cost companies billions of dollars. This course will help prevent back injuries at your workplace by raising awareness about the common causes of acute and cumulative back injuries, signs and symptoms of back injuries, and the engineering and administrative controls that can be implemented to prevent back injuries.

Topics Covered in This Course:

• Functions of the spine
• Risk factors for back injuries
• Common causes of acute and cumulative back injuries
• Signs and symptoms of back injuries
• Back injury prevention controls
• Proper lifting technique

Program comes with a printable test, answer guide, and completion certificate.