Understand how safety awareness can reduce your risk of slips, trips, or falls. Identify, report, and correct unsafe conditions and behaviors. Learn tips for good balance. Develop a prevention plan. Injury Prevention A back injury in simple terms is damage to the spine or to its supporting structures that house and protect the spinal cord.
Back injuries can result in pain, lost income, emotional stress, and disability.
Understand the anatomy of the back and the causes of back pain. Identify and reduce risk factors for back injury. Learn how to perform simple exercises for stretching and strengthening neck and back muscles to help prevent back injury. Identify ways to change personal habits to avoid back injury. According to the United States Department of Justice, approximately two million assaults and threats of violence occur each year in the workplace.