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Backs: Safe Lifting Training
This safe lifting training provides a step-by-step formula that also encourages learners to development safe lifting habits. Most people don`t give much thought to their back until it`s injured. About half of us have had a back injury that was serious enough to cause us to cancel plans or change activities. Back injuries caused by improper lifting are the most common disabling injuries in the workplace. This course demonstrates proper lifting techniques, including preparing and planning the lift. Learners are given tips to correct bad lifting habits.
A wide variety of situations both on and off the job illustrate how frequently we are faced with the opportunity timprove our lifting skills and attitude.
- Rich multimedia presentation with interactions and quiz
- Print certificate and wallet card
- You have 60 days tcomplete the course
Audience
- All workers.
Topics
The course presents the following topical areas:
- Introduction
- Most common workplace injury
- Basics
- Roles of our legs and backs when lifting
- Techniques for avoiding lifting
- Planning the Lift
- Steps for planning a safe lift
- Precautions for stairways
- Performing the Lift
- Preparing tlift
- Procedures tsafely perform a lift
- Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Twisting and turning when lifting
- Over reaching when lifting
- Exercise and weight management
- Conclusion
- Importance of safe lifting
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course you will be better prepared to:
- Practice three key actions that prevent back injuries.
- Explain roles of the back and legs tlifting safely.
- Describe the importance of getting help tlift.
- Properly plan tlift safely and carry a load.
- Explain how tsize up a load.
- Identify hazards before carrying a load.
- Describe precautions for carrying things on stairways.
- Explain the need for a safe place tput down your load.
- Practice safe lifting techniques.
- Describe proper footing and balance tlift safely.
- Explain four steps tproperly lift a load.
- Avoid factors that contribute tlifting injuries.
- Explain how tavoid twisting and turning while lifting.
- Describe steps tavoid over reaching when lifting.
- Recognize that exercise and weight control can help prevent lifting.