This online Back Safety course covers safe lifting practices as well as important information that all individuals should know about the most common back injuries.

Using the innovative Whole Life/Health Cycle safety training approach, this Back Safety course explores habits that can keep employees safe, healthy and productive.

Successful completion of this course enables one to:

• Describe how the human back works
• Discuss various types of back pain and identify what causes it
• Demonstrate how to properly perform everyday tasks to prevent back pain
• Recognize steps you can take to prevent back injuries

1. Anatomy of the back
2. The Whole Life/Health cycle
3. Lifting safety
4. Back exercises

Approximately 60 minutes

Testing conducted in this online Back Safety course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved on the first attempt.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.