Back Safety in Construction Environments

$19.95

MARCOM’s Back Safety in Construction Environments course helps workers prevent back injuries by recognizing jobsite risks and practicing proper lifting and movement techniques. Construction work often involves heavy lifting and awkward postures that can lead to pain, lost time, and reduced productivity but most injuries are preventable. The course covers back structure and function, common causes of injury, proper lifting methods, posture, and healthy habits for long-term back care. Engaging audio, video, and graphics make the training clear, practical, and easy to retain.

Description

MARCOM’s interactive course on Back Safety in Construction Environments discusses situations that can lead to back injuries and what employees can do to avoid them both at work and at home. More than one million back injuries occur in the workplace every year. They not only cause employees significant back pain, but also result in days missed from work, lost wages and reduced productivity. But back injuries can be avoided. Areas covered in the course include information on the structure of the back, the sources of back pain and injuries, the importance of good posture, how to lift objects without injuring your back, developing healthy habits to keep your back pain-free, and more. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.