Manual Material Handling and Back Safety

Back injuries are all-too-common in the workplace – and often avoidable. This course reviews how the back functions and offers valuable tips for preventing injuries to save your back. You will learn to identify and assess the risks involved in different tasks so you can approach the work with due caution. Discover how to approach a manual task with proper posture, safety gear, and sufficient knowledge of the task to prevent injuries.

This course also reviews various environmental factors that can contribute to back accidents and injury, and how control them. This course features audio narration, visual aids, and quizzes for an engaging and complete learning experience. Take the final exam at the end to receive a Certificate of Completion.