‘Have Your Employees’ Backs’ on Back Safety Training

Preventing back injuries in your workplace is one of the most effective cost-control and productivity-enhancing efforts you can undertake. Training workers in back safety is an important part of that effort.

Preventing back injuries

To avoid injuring your back in the first place, use these back safety techniques:

• Adjust your workstation to fit. If your workstation and chair are at the proper height, you are less likely to be injured.
• Use mechanical aids. Mechanical aids, such as pallet jacks or conveyor belts, minimize the need to reach, lift, or move heavy items.
• Change your position. Don’t sit or stand in one position for long periods of time without alternating your position.
• Take your breaks. Breaks allow your soft tissues, such as muscles and tendons, to rest, which is important for preventing injury.
• Watch your posture. Keep your back straight. When lifting, both keep your back straight and lift with your legs.
• Lighten your load. Any time you can break a heavy load into lighter ones, do so. Don’t lift heavier loads by yourself—use a mechanical aid or team lift the item with a coworker.
• Minimize back stressors. When you must lift something, try to avoid bending at the waist, twisting your back, or reaching to lift an object or put it down.

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Recognizing back injuries

It’s important to catch a back injury early and treat it quickly. You must know how to recognize when you’ve overdone it—because if you keep overdoing it, you could end up with a serious injury. If you notice any of these symptoms, see a doctor:

• Pain when attempting to assume normal posture
• Decreased mobility
• Pain when standing or rising from a seated position

The pain may feel like an ache, a sharp pain, a dull pain, or a pain that comes and goes. You might notice that your back feels hot or inflamed, unusually tight, unusually weak or fatigued, or tingly. These can all be signs of a problem that will only get worse if it is not treated.

Conclusion

Back injuries don’t have to be disabling. Protecting your back to prevent injury—and recognizing an injury before it becomes serious—can minimize the time you spend in pain and off the job.

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