Workers need training in how to lift and carry items correctly. "Watch Your Back" illustrates good working practices in a no nonsense, down to earth style. The wide variety of industries shown make this programme suitable for any business.

This video includes such subjects as: basic safe lifting techniques; importance of not twisting and overreaching; safety precautions to take before lifting a load.

• Updated for 2003
• Running time approximately 14 minutes.
• Includes booklet.
• Training Course Available.

"Watch Their Backs 2002"

This programme, for employers and managers, highlights the cost of injuries due to incorrect lifting, twisting and overreaching. It also offers practical advice on how to assess risks and what can be done to reduce them.

Manual handling injuries account for a large proportion of sickness absences. These injuries are not confined to industrial environments, or to lifting very heavy loads. Many injuries are caused through incorrect lifting of small loads, over a period of time, and service industries account for a high proportion of such injuries.

This video includes such subjects as: assessment of existing risks to health and safety; what can be done to reduce risks to a reasonable minimum; what training staff should receive; how to monitor the effectiveness of any measures taken.

• Updated for 2002
• Running time approximately 23 mins.
• Includes includes booklet (with sample assessment form)