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Lifting injury prevention?
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I'm trying to better understand how companies, that are engaged in significant amounts of manual material handling, deal with back injury prevention. What are the core components to their safdety…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Gingrave Mar 23, 2011.
Occupational Back Injuries
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Are occupational back injuries a big problem? If so, the only way to truly reduce the risks is to change the individuals behavior. This helps make training and ergonomic solutions more effective, and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Gingrave Nov 29, 2010.
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Mike Gingrave posted a discussionLifting injury prevention?
I'm trying to better understand how companies, that are engaged in significant amounts of manual material handling, deal with back injury prevention. What are the core components to their safdety program and which solutions have proven to be more effective?
Mike Gingrave posted a discussionOccupational Back Injuries
Are occupational back injuries a big problem? If so, the only way to truly reduce the risks is to change the individuals behavior. This helps make training and ergonomic solutions more effective, and reduce the chance of injury.
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