Protecting Your Back

Back injuries hurt a lot! They hurt your employees, your staffing levels, your efficiency, your morale, your workers' compensation claims and your insurance premiums. This program includes instruction on proper body mechanics, patient transfer techniques and exercises which will help you avoid what OSHA has called "the nation's number one workplace safety problem."

Key Learning Points:

• How to avoid injury through proper body mechanics
• Safe lifting techniques
• Back strengthening exercises
• Bonus segment on avoiding injury during patient transfer