Note: Your progress in watching these videos WILL NOT be tracked. These training videos are the same videos you will experience when you take the full Workplace Ergonomics program. You may begin the training for free at any time to start officially tracking your progress toward your certificate of completion.

It is vital to strengthen the core muscles because the abdominal muscles play a major role in compensating for the back when lifting or moving people or objects. Some great exercises that can be done to help protect the back from injury are crunches or quarter sit-ups.