Back Safety and Injury Prevention 2.0 - Canada

  • 9 topics | 19m 48s
  • Up to 30 languages
  • Transcripts
This course is designed to raise awareness of workplace hazards that can cause back injuries and to equip employees to protect themselves from preventable back injuries. It covers job-specific hazards that contribute to preventable back injuries, the characteristics of healthy posture, and specific ways to minimize the risk of back injuries. It also covers workplace controls, including engineering, administrative, and work practice controls, that can help minimize back injuries. The content in this course is designed with best workplace practices and to comply with the intent of any applicable regulatory requirements.This course was developed with subject matter support provided by the Pinchin Group of Companies, an environmental, health and safety consulting firm with offices across Canada. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Back Safety and Injury Prevention 2.0 - Canada
  • identify job-specific hazards that contribute to preventable back injuries
  • Knowledge Check: Job-specific Hazards
  • select attributes of a proper posture
  • Knowledge Check: Proper Posture
  • identify ways to minimize back injuries
  • Knowledge Check: Maintaining a Healthy Back
  • cite examples of controls for preventing back injuries
  • Knowledge Check: Control Methods

IN THIS COURSE

  • Back Safety and Injury Prevention 2.0 - Canada
    1m
  • Job-specific Hazards
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Job-specific Hazards
    1m
  • Proper Posture
    2m
  • Knowledge Check: Proper Posture
    1m
  • Maintaining a Healthy Back
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Maintaining a Healthy Back
    2m
  • Control Methods
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Control Methods
    2m