Understand your back
Back injuries account for one-fifth of the injuries and illnesses in the workplace. Most of these are injuries to the lower back and are associated with lifting or moving materials.
One way to protect your back is to understand how it works:
Your back is composed of vertebrae, discs, nerves and muscles.
Protect your back, and all its parts, by using lifting equipment, lifting correctly and using good posture.
SafetyPoster.com workplace safety posters, poster subscriptions, and poster packs have been developed to communicate safe work habits:
More about InfoPics: Many of our Workplace Safety Posters have a professionally written article on the back that drives home your safety message with facts, tips and advice
If available for an individual poster, the InfoPics feature can be found by enlarging the poster preview image and looking for a text-based, second page InfoPics preview next to the poster image.