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  • Back Talk – An Owner’s Manual for Backs (PDF)
    http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/back_talk.pdf (WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
    >  The information and advice in this booklet will help you understand how the back works, provide tips for avoiding injury, and show you how to care for your back during recovery.

  • Back Safety Tips
    http://www.yorku.ca/dohs/ergonomics/backtips.htm (York University)
    >  Work may cause a back injury or it may aggravate a pre-existing back problem. In either case, the resultant low back pain can be extremely disabling. This document contains tips on how to prevent low back pain and what to do if you already have it.

  • Back Injury Prevention (English/Spanish) (PDF)
    http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/pubs/videoresource/essibackinj.pdf (TWCC)
    >  This program provides information on proper care of the back to help reduce the potential for back injuries in the workplace and at home.

  • Back Injury Prevention
    http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/inj_prev.html (CCOHS)
    >  OSH Answers includes answers to questions about manual materials handling hazards, preventing back injury, job re-design and more.

  • Spine-health.com
    http://spine-health.com/ (Spine-health.com)
    >  Our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive, highly informative and useful resource for understanding, preventing, and seeking appropriate treatment for back and neck pain and related conditions. This site has been developed by a multi-specialty group of medical professionals.

  • Muscle, Bone, and Back Injuries
    http://www.nasdonline.org/document/1179/d001015/muscle-bone-and-back-injuries.html (NASD)

  • Links to Back Injury Information from MEDLINEplus
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/backinjuries.html (NLM)

     

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