October’s Safety Webinar
Oh My Aching Back:
The Effects of Overexertion
“I don’t know how it happened.
I only bent down to pick up a screwdriver!”
Have you ever heard that? Moreover, have you ever experienced that? Thousands of back injuries are reported as work comp claims every year. However, many happen when a worker bends down to pick up a small, light item such as a screwdriver or even a piece of paper. Back injuries decrease a person’s quality of life, and they add millions in health care (including workers comp) costs every year.
Join us for this informative Safety Webinar, where we will answer these questions:
- What’s the reason behind overexertion injuries?
- How do they occur?
- How can we protect workers from such injuries?
Okay gang, new Safety Resources are here and we are test driving them in October’s Safety Webinar! We are also using a new webinar host that provides more functionality, including the use of video.
To join the webinar is easier than ever! Just click the “Register Now” button below. We’ll provide a link that will enable you to join us at the scheduled date and time. We’re even conducting this webinar in VoIP…so you won’t even need to call into a conference call number. You’ll hear audio straight through your computer’s speakers! (If your computer does not have speakers and a sound card, you can still call into a conference call. Instructions will be provided upon registration.)
Join us for:
Oh My Aching Back
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
10:00 am AZ time (currently, Pacific)
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Suppose you walk out on your lawn every morning to pick up the newspaper. On your way in the house, you stop to pet the dog. Before scurrying off to work you spend your last precious seconds stooping down to hug your toddler good bye. Over the course of 10 years, you would have placed over 15 million pounds of additional stress on your lower back as a result of those seemingly innocuous movements! Most back injuries are the result of cumulative effect rather than an acute incident. Is it any wonder that low back pain is the most common cause of decreases in work capacity for workers between the ages of 25-44? 
