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In the April BEEA+ Bulletin, we discussed how the work postures of sitting and forward bending contribute to low back injuries. As mentioned, most back injuries are rarely the result of single event incidents. They are typically the culmination of minor, repeated stress over time. Let’s look at how low back injuries are affected by lifting behaviors:
Read InjuryFree’s latest published article, Sound Ergonomics Prevent Injuries While Handling Heavy, Awkward Materials, as published in the April issue of Facility Safety Management Magazine.
Most back injuries are rarely the result of single event incidents. They are more typically the culmination of minor, repeated stress over time. Sitting can certainly be considered a low level, repeated stress to the low back. With that said there are great opportunities to prevent these injuries by employing simple strategies…
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