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==Overview== | |||
==Primary Prevention== | |||
Identifying high risk groups for trauma and disk herniation and educating them about adequate safety and preventive measures such as | |||
*Teaching proper lifting techniques of heavy machinery | |||
*Preplacement strength testing and physical examination as a screening method | |||
*Reducing the physical demands of work through the systemic work design at the workplace. | |||
*The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a lifting equation which was revised in 1991 in an attempt to determine recommended weight limits for workers | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
Identifying high risk groups for trauma and disk herniation and educating them about adequate safety and preventive measures such as
- Teaching proper lifting techniques of heavy machinery
- Preplacement strength testing and physical examination as a screening method
- Reducing the physical demands of work through the systemic work design at the workplace.
- The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a lifting equation which was revised in 1991 in an attempt to determine recommended weight limits for workers