Hazard Alert: Back Injuries: You Are At Risk

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Does your back hurt? Back injuries are the most common injury in construction. To prevent back injuries: 1) Let tools do the work. If materials weigh more than 50 pounds, do not lift them by yourself. 2) Change your work routine. Re-position your body so that you are not contorted or repeating a motion. Raise your work to waist level. 3) Think before you move. Lifting while bending and twisting will cause injury. You can prevent a serious back injury if you step instead of twist. Back injuries have consequences: Work with your employer and union representative to prevent back injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back Injuries Back Pain Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Injuries Injury Prevention Musculoskeletal System Safety-education Safety-practices Worker Safety Work Practices

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Alerts
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049640
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2013 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3535e270a64fe4eb3233eaf2d5e273ebc05a09bc54eab03bf87bc5d99c36fabcd921f13cd02de999208e665c35112200a471a6b76b481be4d15d9173ff8a0a78
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212895/cdc_212895_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB ]