Awkward Work Positions - Save Your Back Awkward work positions can place excessive stress on the back, muscles, joints, and soft tissues, increasing the risk of strains and other musculoskeletal injuries....
Safe Lifting – Lift It Twice Safe lifting begins before you ever pick up the load. Thinking through the lift first can help prevent back strains, sprains, and other material-handling injuries. The...
Shop Hazards - Preventing Typical Shop Incidents Shop hazards can lead to serious injuries when employees take shortcuts, bypass safeguards, misuse equipment, or fail to recognize unsafe conditions. Preventing shop incidents...
Back Injuries - What Is Your Back IQ? Back injuries can be painful, costly, and sometimes disabling. Many can be prevented by reducing manual handling, using mechanical lifting aids, improving work...
Back Care: You Can Make a Difference! Back injuries are among the most common workplace injuries. They can occur suddenly while lifting a heavy object or develop gradually from repetitive lifting,...
Ergonomics Ergonomics is the science of fitting the job to the worker rather than forcing the worker to adapt to poorly designed tasks, tools, equipment, or workstations. Applying ergonomic principles can...
Warehouse Safety Warehouses present a variety of hazards involving loading docks, material-handling equipment, conveyors, storage systems, and pedestrian traffic. Following established warehouse safety procedures can help prevent falls, struck-by and caught-between...
Back Injury Prevention Tips Back injuries often occur when workers lift too much, hold loads too far from the body, twist while lifting, or repeatedly work in awkward positions. Good lifting...
Safe Lifting Techniques - Preventing Back Injuries Safe lifting techniques help prevent back injuries, strains, sprains, and other musculoskeletal injuries caused by improper material handling. Lifting injuries often occur when workers...
Back Injuries - Get Your Workers Back in Control Back strains and sprains are common workplace injuries, but many can be prevented. Heavy or awkward lifting, repetitive handling, overreaching, twisting, and...