Back Saftey Resources

• Back Exercises (Univ. of Maryland)
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Departments/EnvirSafety/os/erg/back.html
  
  
• Back Injuries - the Nation's #1 Safety Program (OSHA)
  http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/training/oshaback.htm
  
  
• Back/Lifting Safety (Operations Safe Site)
  http://www.opsafesite.com/ToolBoxTalks/backlift.htm
  
  
• Back Safety Course (online) (Free-Safety.com)
  http://www.free-training.com/osha/back/Backmenu.htm
  
  
• Back Safety Training Module (online) (Oklahoma State Univ.)
  http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/modules3/back/back-a.htm
  
  
• Backs: Avoiding a Painful Back (Univ. of Virginia)
  http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/
  
  
• Having a Healthy Back (Univ. of Maryland)
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Departments/EnvirSafety/os/erg/health.html
  
  
• Lifting Basics (Univ. of Maryland)
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Departments/EnvirSafety/os/erg/lift.html
  
  
• Lifting Safely - Tips to Help Prevent Back Injury (AAFPK)
  http://familydoctor.org/handouts/174.html
  
  
• Low Back Pain - a Modern Epidemic (Univ. of Maryland)
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Departments/EnvirSafety/os/erg/low.html
  
  
• How to Prevent Lower Back Pain ( American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)
  http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/
  
  
• Proper Lifting Techniques (Lab Safety Supply)
  http://www.labsafety.com/refinfo/ezfacts/ezf221.htm?c=False
  
  
• What is your Back? (Univ. of Maryland)
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/Departments/EnvirSafety/os/erg/what.html
  
  
• OSHA Online Back Safety Course (Free-training.com)
  http://www.free-training.com/osha/back/Backmenu.htm
  
  
• Washington State Lifting Hazard Assessment Worksheet
  http://www.lni.wa.gov/IPUB/417-129-000.pdf page 26
  
  
• Lifting Safety: Fitting the Job to the Worker Flowchart
  http://www.lni.wa.gov/wisha/ergo/veg/appe.htm
  
  
• Lessons for Moving and Lifting Materials (L&I, Washington)
  http://www.lni.wa.gov/wisha/ergo/lifting/lessons.htm
  
  
• Back Safety Links (National Library of Medicine)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/backpain.html
  
  
• Common Back Problems (Mayoclinic.com)
  http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00030