Avoid putting your back into it
April 1st 2008 With one in four workers
suffering from back pain in
2005, it is clear that
musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs) are one of the chief
causes of the annual 175m
working days lost through
absence.
Safety Media's DVD,
'Watch your Back', is
designed to teach manual
handling staff in a range of
workplaces, from
offices to warehouses,
effective techniques
to avoid such injuries.
Dramatic scenarios
for different industries
show an injury
occurring in each
location, then
training sections can
be selected,
depending on the
needs of the
workforce. Sections
cover injury
prevention, manual
handling task
assessment, affecting
factors, correct positioning,
lifting and lowering and
pushing and pulling. The
DVD comes with 10 training
booklets and 50 manual
handling assessment forms.
Safety Media says it should
enable training without the
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