title: Building better backs. Back safety programs and the roles and responsibilities of employers and employees.
abstract: Back injuries are among the most common and expensive problems in the work setting today. Not only that, the healthcare setting is one of high risk for the possibility of back problems. How do employers and employees avoid costly back injuries? This article seeks to answer this question.
authors.affiliation: Parrish Medical Center, Titusville, FL.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: DelGuercio
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019567:Back Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D016272:Occupational Health; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D011187:Posture; D012380:Role; D014481:United States