Help yourself to a better back

Australia, 1999

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This tape offers a brief but fairly comprehensive introduction to safe workplace practice and back care in both office and industrial settings. For office workers the main cause of back injury is sitting for long periods, without breaks and without varying the pose of the body. This video suggests a series of simple exercises that take just a couple of minutes, and can be performed at the desk or in a restricted area. For workers in industry the main risk is lifting. The video provides a simple and easy to follow checklist of things to remember when lifting. It also provides details of good lifting and carrying techniques.

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Credits

production company

Campbell Howie Productions

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1999

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

309209

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Offices - Safety measures

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Back - Care and hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Backache - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Employees - Health programs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Safety

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-care - Health

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS, Text; Access Print (Section 1)

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