Back Safety and Injury Prevention (Update Available)


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Target Audience
Prerequisites
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Overview/Description
This course is designed to bring awareness into the work environment and help eliminate preventable back injuries. It will provide information regarding job-specific hazards, safe work practices, and ergonomics. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. This course covers job-specific hazards that contribute to preventable back injuries, ergonomic considerations that minimize back injuries in the workplace, and safe work practices that minimize back injuries. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

Target Audience
All employees

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Back Safety and Injury Prevention (Update Available)

  • identify job-specific hazards that contribute to preventable back injuries
  • select attributes of a proper posture
  • identify ways to minimize back injuries
  • identify the elements of an ergonomic workstation
  • cite examples of engineering controls
  • cite examples of administrative controls
  • cite examples of work practice controls
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