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title: "Back to Basics:  Proper Lifting Ergonomics and Back Safety Training"
description: Back safety training teaches proper lifting ergonomics to protect your back muscles from injury due to unsafe lifts.  A basic understanding of the spine and back muscles will assist in identifying risk factors that have the potential to cause injury to your back.
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# Back to Basics Ergonomics Training Course ℠

## Back Safety and Material Handing Techniques

![Back to Basics Ergonomics Training Course ℠ ](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/hubfs/training-back-to-basics-1260x630.jpg "Back to Basics Ergonomics Training Course ℠ ")

### Course Objective

Learn about proper lifting ergonomics to protect your back muscles from injury due to unsafe lifts.

### Details

Whether your business is primarily office or industrial, we all need to lift, pull, push and carry things! Back safety training provides your employees with a basic understanding of the spine and back muscles and how to protect them from injury. This course is perfect for employees who perform material handling as part of their essential functions or on a routine basis.

The training program is offered as a 60-75 minute live course and will soon be offered online. Attendees will learn proper lifting ergonomics by understanding how to:

- Identify potential risk factors
- Perform safe lifting techniques
- Protect their back from common injuries
- Manage mild discomfort with self-care

This back safety training course is designed for supervisors, managers, and employees who perform routine material handling tasks.

**Fill out the form to learn more and receive a personalized quote for the training course.**

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### About the Trainer

**Alison Heller-Ono, MSPT, CDA, CASp, CIE, CPE, and CMC**

![Alison Heller-Ono](https://www.worksiteinternational.com/hubfs/images/website/alison-heller-ono-portrait-5826-400x400px.jpg "Alison Heller-Ono")

Alison is President/CEO of Worksite International, Inc., and has been helping employers save millions through the Worksite International ergonomics process and injury prevention methods since 1993. She is a veteran physical therapist, possesses two board certifications in Ergonomics (CPE and CIE) and is a Certified Disability Analyst (CDA). Alison is also a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) through the Institute for Management Consultants (IMC) and a certified Chair Assessment Specialist (CASp) using the Worksite International Chair Assessment System (CAS).

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We guarantee complete satisfaction of our training and commitment to your training competence. If you are dissatisfied, we will promptly address your concerns at no additional cost.

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