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. Indeed, this area
was focused on in February
during The European Week
for Safety and Health.
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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