Video Library: Lifting

Back at Work
Lifting & Stretching Back Owners Guide
Lifting Training That Works: Powerlift
On The Roadway: The Lighter Side of Lifting
Proper Lifting
Safe Lifting 1992
Safe Lifting and Carrying
Take Five for Health and Safety

• Back at Work
  #BA002 (16 min. 1994)
  Occupational
  Dramatized to emphasize importance of lifestyle.
  • Proper lifting procedures
  • Consequences of short cuts
  • Posture
  • Exercise
  • Physical fitness
• Lifting & Stretching Back Owners Guide
  #BA100 DVD (16 min. purchased 2011)
  Occupational
  In this program occupational therapist Michael Melnik introduces the viewer to 3 simple and memorable principles, "Keep it Close and Keep the Curves", "Build a Bridge" and "Feet First". Utilizing these three principles anyone can take a demanding lift and make it "better", "safer" and "less demanding" on the back.
• Lifting Training That Works: Powerlift
  #PO100 DVD (20 min. 2009)
  Occupational
  This program explains the five lifting techniques that have been derived from the powerlift position so viewers can move materials safely in practically every situation.
• On The Roadway: The Lighter Side of Lifting
  #ON002 (22 min. 1995)
  It's time to hit the road and lift BETTER! Follow Michael S. Melnik, MS, OTR as he takes the viewer on a trip to find out what works in the real world of lifting. A refreshing departure from traditional videos; this information effectively teaches safe body mechanics in reallife situations. The Lighter Side of Lifting teaches the audience how to choose the "right lift" and apply these principles in a variety of lifting situations.
• Proper Lifting
  #PR005 (4 min. 1986)
  Occupational
  Provides several helpful hints for preventing back injury. Demonstrates the proper way to lift objects.
• Safe Lifting
  #SA013 (5 min. 1992)
  Occupational
  This reviews back injury prevention, how the back works and how to lift properly.
• Safe Lifting and Carrying
  #SA008 (13 min. 1991)
  Occupational
  No matter who we are or what our particular jobs are, lifting is a major part of our everyday lives. Unfortunately, because it's something most of us take for granted, many of us lift incorrectly. The purpose of this video is to explain the steps to safe lifting and carrying to your employees and to ensure that they'll remember— and use them—every day.
• Take Five for Health and Safety
  #TA004 (1997)
  Occupational
  A series of videos addressing sitting, standing, stretching, ergonom-ics and lifting in a unique and entertaining fashion. The video takes place in a talk show format, with Michael S. Melnik, a leading expert in back education and injury prevention, as the featured guest. The creative commercials between each segment drive home the key points of injury prevention. The audience is sure to retain what they have just learned.