Safe Lifting Basics – Supermarket

SSS-6.2



Back injuries are one of the most common workplace injuries. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, estimates back injuries make up almost twenty percent of all workplace injuries and costs as much as fifty billion dollars a year. This course is designed to give supermarket employees the knowledge and skills they need to avoid back injuries while lifting and moving products and equipment on the job. When this course is over, the learner should be able to identify the causes and consequences of back injuries, as well as proper lifting technique. This course is designed for supermarket workers and contains scenarios and examples unique to that setting. This course is presented in English and Spanish.