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software available, a PowerPoint viewer can be downloaded from the internet at no cost.
▪ Questions may be directed to the ESD 101 Risk Manager.
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Back Safety Goals
▪ Back injury and injury prevention ▪ Lifting techniques ▪ Quiz
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Back Statistics
▪ 80% of Americans will have a back injury that
requires medical attention
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Carrying the Load
▪ Make sure you can see ▪ Take small, stable steps ▪ Do not twist your back
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Proper Unloading
▪ Squat down with the load ▪ Do not bend your back over with the load ▪ Be careful of fingers
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Back Activities
▪ Reaching, bending over, sitting ▪ Skiing, hiking, bike riding ▪ Playing with your children and
grandchildren
▪ Working and feeling productive
powered carts, and electric pallet jacks
▪ Handtrucks, carts, pallet jacks ▪ Cranes and hoists ▪ Conveyors
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Back Safety Goals
▪ Back injury and injury prevention ▪ Lifting techniques ▪ Quiz
▪ Back injuries are the second most ct to the common cold
▪ Back injuries occur more often at home than
they do at work
Notice
▪ This presentation is provided to all Educational Service
District 101 (ESD 101) schools at no cost.
▪ This presentation contains copyrighted materials purchased
ligaments, tendons
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Potential Back Injury
▪ Strain or sprain ▪ Bulging disk ▪ Herniated disk
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Causes of Injury
▪ Years of abuse ▪ Poor posture ▪ Unconditioned back ▪ Excess weight and potbellies ▪ Bad lifting techniques
▪ Physical
conditioning
▪ Flexibility ▪ Excess weight
and potbellies
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Exercises
▪ Walking ▪ Stretching ▪ Sit-ups ▪ Leg lifts ▪ Squats
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Lifting Equipment
▪ Powered equipment such as forklifts,
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Lifting Plan
▪ Size up the load
• Weight • Shape and size
▪ Clear the path
• Objects • Tight doorways or
corners
▪ Unloading zone
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Proper Lift
▪ Stand close with a shoulder-width stance ▪ Squat by bending your knees and hips ▪ Pull the load close and grip it ▪ Tighten your stomach, lift your head ▪ Rise up with your legs
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Back Posture
▪ Maintain the back’s natural curves ▪ Standing ▪ Sitting ▪ Sleeping ▪ Changing posture and stretching ▪ Adaptive posture
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Conditioning Your Back
by ESD 101 for the exclusive use of training school personnel within ESD 101.
▪ This presentation may not be reproduced except to print
“handouts” or “notes pages” for use during training within ESD 101 school districts.
▪ Injured backs are often subject to reinjury ▪ In addition to missed work, there may be
a lifetime of pain
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Back Parts
▪ Vertebrae ▪ Spinal cord ▪ Disks ▪ Muscles,