Back Safety and Safe Lifting

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

An alarming 80% of back injuries come from Lifting, carrying, Holding, Lowering and Placing objects. Whether you work in a production type environment or in an office, following some simple prevention methods can help you prevent back & neck injuries.

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Module 1	Completion Mandatory Before Work	-
Unit 1	A Tradition of Excellence
Unit 2	Harassment Training for ALL Employees
Module 2	Mandatory Periodic Training - Managers and Supervisors	-
Unit 1	Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisors - Hour One
Unit 2	Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisors - Hour Two

Module 1	Safety Observation System	-
Unit 1	SOS Card Entry
Unit 2	SOS Hazard Escalation Process
Module 2	Accident Investigation	-
Unit 1	Accident Investigation
Module 3	Hazard Recognition and Control	-
Unit 1	Hazard Recognition & Control
Unit 2	How to set Priority for Unsafe Condition Corrections
Unit 3	PPE Assessment & Resources
Module 4	Root Cause Analysis	-
Unit 1	Root Cause Analysis - 5 Why

Module 1	January - Growing a Culture of Safety (IIPP)	-
Unit 1	IIPP Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Module 2	February - Electrical Hazards, LOTO	-
Unit 1	LOTO and Safety Instructions for Equipment
Module 3	March - Personal Protective Equipment and Hearing Conservation	-
Unit 1	PPE and ME
Unit 2	Voluntary Respirator Use Form
Module 4	March - Required for Geer, Virtus, Organiq and West Main Facilities	-
Unit 1	Noise and Hearing Conservation
Module 5	April - Elevated Work, Fall Protection, Slip and Trip Hazards	-
Unit 1	Fall Protection and Prevention
Unit 2	Supplemental Material
Module 6	May - Heat Illness	-
Unit 1	Heat Illness
Module 7	June - First Aid	-
Unit 1	First Aid and CPR Safety Training
Unit 2	LifePak CR Plus Defibrillator
Module 8	July - Emergency Action Plan	-
Unit 1	Emergency Action Plan
Module 9	August - Confined Spaces	-
Unit 1	Confined Spaces - Eliminate Hazards or STAY OUT
Module 10	September - Forklifts, Loaders, Tractors, Manlifts	-
Unit 1	Industrial Vehicle Hazards
Module 11	October - Material Handling - Back Safety - Ergonomics	-
Unit 1	Back Safety and Safe Lifting
Module 12	November - Combustible Dust, Housekeeping, Fire Prevention, Hot Work	-
Unit 1	Combustible Dust and the Importance of Good Housekeeping
Unit 2	Grain Bin Collapse and Flash Fire
Module 13	December - Hazard Communication	-
Unit 1	HAZCOM 2019
Unit 2	How to Use the New SDS Database

Module 1	Safety Orientation - Office Environment	-
Unit 1	Welcome to the Swanson Family of Companies!
Unit 2	New Employee Safety Training
Unit 3	Texting and Driving - It Can Wait (Video only)
Unit 4	Avoiding Sprains and Strains
Unit 5	Slips, Trips, Falls
Module 2	Safety Orientatioun - Manufacturing Environment	-
Unit 1	Cardinal Rules for Safety - Boot Camp
Unit 2	Your Safety Matters
Unit 3	Pinch Points and Other Hazards of Feed Milling Equipment
Unit 4	Electricity - The Silent and Invisible Killer
Unit 5	Wheel Loader and Portable Mixer Hazards
Unit 6	Forklift Classroom Training
Module 3	Safety Orientation - Job Hazards	-
Unit 1	Grain Flaker/Roller Top Hazards
Unit 2	Pellet Mill Hazards
Unit 3	Boiler Attendant Training
Module 4	Safety Orientation - Vehicle Maintenance	-
Unit 1	Fleet Shop Safety
Unit 2	Tires and Wheels, Tire Cage and Shop Hazards
Unit 3	Truck Under-Carriage Feed Combustion
Module 5	Temporary and Contract Workers	-
Unit 1	Temporary Worker Hazards

Module 1	Operator Training	-
Unit 1	Top Forklift Hazards (Print and Sign)
Unit 2	Initial Forklift Driver Test and Triennial Evaluation (For Print Only - DO NOT Click "Mark as Completed")

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Module 1	Federal Department of Transportation (DOT)	-
Unit 1	Reasonable Suspicion Training Knowledge
Unit 2	Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors - Hour One
Unit 3	Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors - Hour Two
Unit 4	Reasonable Suspicion Reporting Forms by Company
Module 2	Truck Driver Safety	-
Unit 1	TXTNG and DRIVNG.....IT CAN WAIT
Unit 2	Driver Safety Fundamentals
Module 3	FSMA Food Safety Procedures	-
Unit 1	Horse Feed Delivery

Module 1	Food Safety Training	-
Unit 1	QI (Qualified Individual) Training
Module 2	USDA Compliance	-
Unit 1	USDA Process Verification

Module 1	Rail Safety Orientation	-
Unit 1	Rail Operations - Safety is Everything
Unit 2	Rail Safety - Tegner Rd.
Unit 3	Sierra Employee Slip on Wet Concrete

Module 1	C.A.T. Training Briefs	-
Unit 1	When Angry Can Mean Unsafe
Unit 2	The Hidden Hazard of Complacency
Unit 3	It's Not My Fault!
Unit 4	The Zen of Safety

Module 1	Printed Tailgate Topics for 10 Minute Safety Meetings	-
Unit 1	Top Forklift Hazards

Module 1	Dairy Operations	-
Unit 1	Milker Safety
Unit 2	Dairy Safety - Spanish Part 2
Unit 3	General Cattle Handling Safety
Unit 4	Dairy Cattle Handling
Unit 5	Bobcat Skid-Steer Loader Safety
Unit 6	Agricultural Tractors
Unit 7	Safety Brief - Bull Hazards
Unit 8	Safety Brief - Tractor Hazards
Module 2	Tree Nut Operations	-
Unit 1	Orchard Safety
Unit 2	Pesticide Safety English Part 1
Unit 3	Pesticide Safety English Part 2
Unit 4	Pesticide Safety Spanish Part 1
Unit 5	Pesticide Safety Spanish Part 2
Unit 6	Orchard Safety (Spanish)
Unit 7	Heat Illness Prevention (Spanish)
Unit 8	Safety Brief - Tractor Hazards, Swanson Farms
Module 3	Cipponeri Family Farms	-
Unit 1	Chemical Handling-Pesticide Safety Brief
Unit 2	First Aid & CPR Safety Brief
Unit 3	Heat Illness Safety Brief
Unit 4	Ladder Safety Brief
Unit 5	Personal Protective Equipment Safety Brief
Unit 6	Safe-Lifting and Ergonomics Safety Brief
Unit 7	Tractor Safety Brief
Unit 8	Heat Illness Prevention

Module 1	Standard Operating Procedures	-
Unit 1	General Tractor Safety
Unit 2	Moving Rail Cars With a Tractor at Virtus

Module 1	Vehicle Maintenance	-
There are no units in this module.
Module 2	Machinery and Equipment Maintenance	-
There are no units in this module.

Module 1	Slips, Trips and Falls	-
Unit 1	Outside Employee Slips on Fat Spill
Module 2	Rail Incidents/Near Misses	-
Unit 1	Amtrak vs. Tomato Truck = Tomato Bomb!
Unit 2	Tractor Moves Railcar Moves Tractor
Unit 3	Fall From Rail Car Arrested
Unit 4	Rail Car Opener Flip
Module 3	Vehicle Incidents	-
Unit 1	Training Video Forklift v. Pedestrian Warehouse

Module 1	Clips	-
Unit 1	Is Safety Orientation Worth the Trouble?
Unit 2	Safety Management
Unit 3	Locomotive Action

Module 1	Electrical Qualified - Level 1	-
Unit 1	Electrical Level 1 - Power Verify / Fuse Change

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Unit 1	Assemble Unit With New Editor
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Unit 3	Adding a New Course to the Home Page
Module 2	Train Trac Tips and Tricks	-
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Unit 2	Adding an SDS to the DB
Unit 3	Adding a New Employee
Unit 4	Converting or Archiving a Temp and Terminating an Employee
Unit 5	Editing Incident Reports