
- 196 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Back Injury Prevention Handbook
About this book
Back injuries can be controlled and prevented! They are not and should not be accepted as a cost of doing business!Written in plain language for the industrial professional, this book presents back injury prevention methods that have proven effective for cost containment. Such techniques include the 5-year back attack, the Olympic weight lifting model applied to the industrial setting. Training styles, and concepts for a proper educational format are also emphasized.The author draws on literature from around the world and his own experience of over 20 years of treating and preventing back pain and neck pain in presenting information in this book. Several case studies prove that back injuries can be prevented, which can save hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless hours of lost work. This book will prove essential for helping trainers, safety specialists, ergonomists, industrial hygienists, and other industry personnel to implement the best cure for back pain-prevention!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Foreword
- About the Author
- Table of Contents
- A 56-Billion Dollar Problem
- Failures of Traditional Approaches to Back Injury
- Physical Therapy: An Untraditional Answer that Makes Sense
- Back Pain Is Not A Cost of Doing Business
- Companies That Care, Educate
- The Kiss Method
- Training The Trainers
- The Right Lifting Model
- The Right Commitment Gets Results
- Practical Ergonomics: Simple Workplace Changes That Make Sense
- Advanced Training
- Flex and Stretch
- Controlling Medical Costs
- Keeping Trainers and Supervisors Motivated
- Change is Constant
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index