Back Care

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Back Care

• Safety Risk Management Services
• UW-Stout

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Back Care Facts/Tips
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Todays discussion

• Back facts
• Lifting Demonstration
• Stickers
• Exercise Handouts
• Video

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FACTS

• 90 of all accidents are preventable
• 80 of all employees will suffer from a back
  injury at some time in their lifetime
• Great majority of all back injuries are caused
  from cumulative trauma.
• What is cumulative trauma?
• Most worker comp dollars are spent on back
  related injuries

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FACTS

• FY02 the 1 result of UW-Stout Worker
  Compensation injuries was Sprain/Strain.
• of claims 38
• Incurred cost 112,949
• Total WC cost 124,670
• 90.6 of UW-Stout WC cost are Strain/Sprain
• 42.4 of System WC cost are Sprain/Strain

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FACTS

• FY02 the 1 cause of UW-Stout Worker Compensation
  injuries was from lifting other load.
• of claims 15
• Incurred cost 52,604

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FACTS

• FY02 2 cause of UW-Stout Worker Compensation
  injuries resulted from Slippery surface, water,
  ice, grease.
• Incurred cost 28,100

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FACTS

• Next to correct lifting techniques the most
  important thing you can do to protect your back
  is what?
• Once you have a serious back injury you can
  suffer from it for the rest of your life!
• Only you can protect your back.

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Basic rules of good lifting

• Stretch!
• Size up the load before you lift
• Bend your knees
• Center yourself over the load

1a
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Basic rules of good lifting

• Lift straight up - let your legs do the work
• Keep back straightLook up!
• Dont twist or turn
• Point feet in
• direction of lift

1b
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Basic rules of good lifting

• Have a clear path
• Set the load down properly
• Always push a cart or dolly. Dont Pull

1c
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Basic rules of good lifting

• Get help for long loads
• Split up heavy loads when you can
• Never twist or turn when lifting
• Dont twist and turn or juggle load to regain
  grip

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Question

• If you have a hole in the roof in your home how
  many of you would find it important to get a
  bucket to catch the water leak?
• How many of you would find it more important to
  fix the hole in your roof causing the leak?

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Important

• The same applies to Back Care.
• It is more important and smarter to stop or
  prevent a back injury before it occurs. Once you
  have an injury (leaky roof) damage has already
  occurred! Be proactive! Its your back!