In this edition of Ask the Back School our long time collaborator and author of our online course Safety 101: An Introduction and Overview, Melissa Black, answers this question from a former student:

What are the most effective interventions to prevent back injury at work?  A paper by Dawson et al (2007) looked at 51 papers to determine this.  Of the papers reviewed, only 20 met their selection criteria.  The study cohorts consisted of nurses, nursing aides, student nurses, and at times a combination of nurse categories. InterventionsContinue reading