Back injuries account for 1 in 5 workplace injuries every
year!
What can you do to help your employees maintain back health, and reduce the potential
for
back injuries and absenteeism? Give them the practical back safety training they need
to protect themselves ... with J. J. Keller's Back Safety: A User's
Guide.
This high-energy back-safety training program covers proper lifting procedures and
workplace scenarios. Plus, it addresses how lifestyle choices and everyday activities
can
contribute to back injuries and problems. Using an innovative safety training approach
called the "Whole Life/Health Cycle," Back Safety: A User's Guide helps
your employees build good habits that can help them stay healthier and be more
productive.
In just 30 minutes, your employees will learn ...
- the surprising truth about the most "back-breaking" jobs
- everyday behaviors that can lead to nagging back injuries and problems
- how movement and posture affect back health
- simple stretches and exercises your employees can do to help preserve back
health ...
on the job and off.
J. J. Keller’s Back Safety: A User's Guide is also available in Interactive Online/CD-ROM formats.
With the Back Safety: A User's
Guide DVD, you’ll get a variety of added features.
DVD Main Menu
- Play Program
- Plays entire main
program.
- Chapter Selections
– (access to chapters by topic)
- Introduction
- Talks about how common back problems are.
- Stresses that most back problems result from poor habits, not a
single trauma.
- Introduces the concept of the Whole Life/Health Cycle.
- The Back in Action
- Discusses the biology of the back; its parts and functions.
- Shows what a healthy back looks like, as well as an unhealthy back.
- Explains how knowing more about how the back works will help you take care of it
which contributes to an allover healthy lifestyle.
- The Whole Life/Health Cycle
- Explains the concept: how good back health contributes to your
quality of life today and for the rest of your life.
- Goes over the everyday steps to keep the back healthy: posture, seating positions,
standing straight, sleep positions, eliminating “fat wallets,” good nutrition,
exercising wisely, avoiding stress.
- Lifting How-To's
- Talks about how proper lifting techniques can help you avoid
back injuries.
- Reveals that the profession with the most back injuries are
heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers.
- Discusses the importance of warm-up exercises before you lift,
and demonstrates the steps of five warm-up exercises.
- Goes through the steps of good lifting techniques.
- Talks about the dangers of repetitive lifting.
- Addresses the controversy behind using back belts and supports.
- Summing it Up
- Reviews the key points to back health and safety in the video and emphasizes how
taking care of your back now can have positive effects for a long time.
- Exercises to Improve Back Health
- Goes over the steps to nine basic strength and flexibility
exercises.
- Exercises - Demonstrates back
stretching exercises so viewers can learn
to care for their backs.
- Review - Provides a quick way to
refresh memory on key points of the program
to better aid retention.
- Commentary – Offers additional
interviews by industry professionals.
- Quiz – 10 interactive questions; offers
correct/incorrect remediation to reinforce
effectiveness of training.
- Message for Management – Gives
introduction to the training program and
topic for trainers/management.
The Basic System Requirements are: - A 400 Mhz or faster Intel-
compatible CPU
- A video card with AGP architecture and at least 4 MB of onboard RAM
- At least 128 MB of system RAM (Windows 2000, XP and Vista users - 256 MB or more is
recommended)
- Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP or
Windows Vista (most software DVD decoders have either reduced function or no support
under Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0)
- The latest ver
Back Safety: A User's Guide includes:
- (1) Video - includes 30-minutes of instruction plus a 5-minute bonus
segment with back stretches and exercises. Closed-captioned. DVD format.
- (1) Instructor's Guide -Provides you with background information and training
tips to make the most out of each back safety training session. Includes training
log pages to help track participation.
- (11) Back User's Handbooks -These employee handbooks reinforce important
information from the video. Handbooks also include a receipt page for documentation and
removable "Action Card" pages for employees' quick reference.
- (1) Awareness Poster
- Hang this visual reminder on the Whole Life/Health Cycle and proper lifting
techniques in a high-traffic area.
To purchase individual components, please click here.
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J. J. Keller's training programs are available in three formats: DVD, Interactive Online, and Interactive CD-ROM. Each format offers compelling, high-quality training on required topics, best practices, and general safety and wellness issues.
Below is a comparison chart of the features, benefits, and system requirements each training format has to offer. Look it over to find out exactly which one is right for you and your employees! |
| Feature/Benefit |
DVD |
Interactive
CD-ROM* |
Interactive
Online |
High quality video |
X |
X |
X |
| Professional narration (w/ audio on/off for CD and Online) |
X |
X |
X |
| Sound bites from industry professionals |
X |
X |
X |
| Message for Management |
X |
|
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| Animations |
X |
X |
X |
| Interactive animations |
|
X |
X |
| Content Resources (PDFs of in-depth course material, form examples, and worksheets) |
|
X |
X |
| Pre-test/Post-test |
X |
X |
X |
| Interactive Check on Learning (drag and drop, matching, multiple choice) |
|
X |
X |
| Lesson test(s) |
|
X |
X |
| Final exam |
|
X |
X |
| Downloadable course transcript |
|
X |
X |
| Drop-down menu structure |
|
X |
X |
| Closed-captioned video |
X |
|
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| Trainer's/Instructor's Guide |
X |
|
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| Employee/Driver Handbooks (with quiz) |
X |
|
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| Awareness Poster(s) |
X |
|
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| Training Log |
|
X |
X |
| Trainer Tools CD-ROM (supplemental topic info, quiz questions, answer key, clip art, posters, training log) |
X |
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| Additional features (Review, Commentary, Quiz, etc.) |
X |
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| System Requirements |
DVD |
Interactive
CD-ROM* |
Interactive
Online |
| Intel®/AMD compatible multimedia computer |
|
X |
X |
| Windows® 2000/XP or higher* |
|
X |
X |
| Pentium® 350 MHz processor |
|
X |
X |
| 128 MB of RAM |
|
X |
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| 60 MB of hard disc space |
|
X |
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| 16X CD-ROM drive or higher |
|
X |
X |
| Flash Player 8 plugin or higher |
|
X |
X |
| JavaScript enabled |
|
|
X |
| Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher |
|
|
X |
| Broadband connection 256 kbps or higher |
|
|
X |
| Speakers / Headphones |
|
X |
X |
*CD-ROMs are currently not compatible with Windows Vista™ operating system. |
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