Back Safety: Keep Your Back In Action - DVD Training

Overview

• Helps your employees understand the basic principles of back health and the most common prevention practices to avoiding a back injury
• Covers proper techniques that should be used when lifting/lowering, sitting, standing, pushing, pulling, climbing, twisting, reaching and overreaching
• Explores real-world scenarios of routine tasks common in most workplaces, as well as how they can be done correctly and safely
• Offers essential back injury prevention tips featuring various stretches and exercises aimed at improving flexibility, stamina and overall back health
• Ready-to-use training program includes several components
• Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
• 2014 Bronze Telly Award Winner

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Program Components

• (1) Training DVD - Combines engaging video and editing technology with expertise from industry professionals.
• (1) Trainer Guide (not sold separately) - Includes a detailed reference to the video, a reprint of the Employee Handbook, quiz questions and answers, plus tips to help you develop and present effective back safety training sessions.
• (10) Employee Handbooks - Product Code: 38238 (756-H) - Provides an overview of the key concepts presented on the DVD and includes a 10-question quiz and a receipt page.
• (1) Trainer Tools USB - (not sold separately)
  • Main Video Program
  • Trainer Guide PDF
  • Learning Activities
  • Customizable PowerPoint® presentation
  • Quizzes & Answer Keys
  • Handouts
  • Images
  • Posters
• (1) Awareness Poster - Product Code: 38239 (503-K -P) - Serves as an educational aid and a daily post-training reminder about the most common causes of back pain and injuries and how they can be prevented.
• (1) Back Stretches Poster - Product Code: 38240 (504-K -P) - Provides employees 6 stretching exercises that can be performed daily that will help keep muscles loose and flexible and essentially help to prevent back pain and injuries.

DVD Main Menu

• Play Program - Plays entire main program (running time: approx. 30 minutes)
• Chapter Selections - Allows easy access to specific subtopics for more focused training.
  • Introduction
  • How Your Back Works
    • Anatomy of the spine
    • Three main jobs of the spine
    • How the spine and core muscles (back and abdomen) work together
    • Characteristics of a healthy spine
  • Types of Back Pain
    • Persistent aching or stiffness
    • Sharp, localized pain
    • Chronic ache
    • Radiating pain
    • Muscle spasms
  • Causes of Back Pain
    • Poor posture
    • Weak back or abdominal muscles
    • Awkward Sleeping positions
    • Poor diet
    • Stress
    • Lack of exercise
  • Everyday Tasks
    • Lifting and lowering
    • Pushing
    • Sitting
    • Standing
    • Twisting/Reaching/Overreaching
    • Climbing
  • Prevention
    • Use good posture (both sitting and standing)
    • Follow company safety procedures and weight lifting restrictions
    • Use mechanical aids
    • Wear proper shoes
    • Stretch before work and during breaks
    • Change positions frequently
    • Exercise regularly
    • Eat a well-balanced diet and drink plenty of water
    • Minimize stress
    • Cut down on caffeine
    • Practice good sleeping habits
    • See your doctor if pain doesn’t go away
• Bonus Materials - Total running time: approximately 30 minutes
  • Quiz (running time: approx. 10 minutes)
  • Note to Trainer (running time: approx. 5 minutes)
  • Pre-Shift Warm-up Exercises video (running time: 5 minutes)
  • Back Strength & Flexibility Exercises (running time: 6 minutes)
  • Previews (running time: approx. 7 minutes)
    • Workplace Safety 101: A Guide for New Employees (running time: 4 minutes)
    • Personal Protective Equipment: Safe at Work (running time: 3 minutes)

Basic System Requirements

• 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 version of Microsoft DirectX
• A DVD-ROM drive (DVD discs cannot be read by CD-ROM equipment)