F107: Ergonomics for Safe Lifting and Transferring

F107: Ergonomics for Safe Lifting and Transferring

1. Human Back - Wikipedia
This description of the anatomy of the back includes a detailed illustration of a human back from Gray's Anatomy.

2. Work Safe Alberta

• How Much Can I Lift? provides tips for avoiding injury when lifting objects.
• Preventing Lower Back Pain addresses the causes and prevention of lower back pain.

3.Work Safe BC

• Does Your Back Hurt is a guide to preventing low back pain.
• Back Talk - An Owner's Manual for Backs is a 36-page manual that includes strengthening and stretching excercises.

4. A Back Injury Prevention Guide for Health Care Providers, by California OSHA, is a 47-page booklet containing general guidance for employers and employees about how to prevent back injury as a result of lifting and moving patients and residents.

5. Resident Lifting and Repositioning from US Department of Labor identifies problems and recommends solutions for resident lifting and repositioning.