OSHA Back Safety

BBM team,

No injuries here and very thankful.

However, I have been completing the OSHA-30 training and am currently going through the “Back Safety Course” and it is worrying.

Very definitive statements that make it seem as though NOT experiencing a “life altering” back injury is unlikely. Curious if there are professional organizations that work with agencies like OSHA to educate them on these matters, rather than just referencing statistics like “70% of American’s experience back pain that is life altering”

Thanks for all you guys do!

I do not know who works with OSHA to develop their guidance, but agree that most of these occupational safety/lifting courses have problematic/inaccurate content.