Increase the awareness of risk.
     Reduce the number of injuries.
   Enhance the rehabilitation process.

Back injuries affect almost everyone

According to the HSE, back injuries are the leading cause of absence and affect almost everyone at some point in their lives. It is estimated that back injuries cost UK businesses, billions of pounds per year through lost productivity, absenteeism and elevated insurance premiums.

BACK-TRACK has developed a number of products that can help employers manage their risk through prevention of injury and quickly rehabilitate those that are suffering with an injury.

BACK-TRACK helps employers and individuals and is used by many very large organisations. It is likely that we offer a product that will help your business;

  • better manual handling training (BACK-TRACK Pro-MH),
  • reinforcement of H&S messages and adoption of best practice (BACK-TRACK Pro-Intro)
  • continuous monitoring of those at highest risk (BACK-TRACK Pro)
  • effective rehabilitation of those with back pain or absent with longer term injuries (BACK-TRACK Back-To-Work)
  • enhanced Duty of Care responsibilities of those with a historical back injury can be managed by use of BACK-TRACK Pro

Did you know...

Once damaged, backs have a tendency for further discomfort in the future.

Introducing BACK-TRACK...

BACK-TRACK provides a unique solution to a global problem - occupational back injuries. Using the latest technologies and the result of five years of R&D, BACK-TRACK has demonstrated that it has significantly reduced the number of reported back injuries and enhanced the rehabilitation process, either keeping employees at work, or, getting them back to work sooner.

BACK-TRACK helps their customers...

  • address potential back issues before they develop into a back injury
  • deliver objective reports regarding individual lifting techniques and exposure to poor practice
  • provide immediate feedback to employees that can stop disabling, painful injuries before they begin
  • modify employee behaviour and facilitate advocated lifting techniques
  • reduce the costs and complexities associated with occupational back injuries and absenteeism

News

  • 14th Sept 2011
    RoSPA are now using BACK-TRACK in their moving and handling training courses. Using the vibration alert function, the BACK-TRACK devices highlight when poor handling techniques are used, reinforcing the instructors' messages. This helps the attendees identify and practice better handling techniques and brings a new innovative dimension to the training and hence better engagement. BACK-TRACK Pro-MH and Pro-HC Product Guide.
  • 14th July 2011.
    BACK-TRACK Europe Ltd link up with CBH to offer BACK-TRACK products and services to the construction sector.
    Constructing Better Health (CBH) is a not-for-profit organisation delivering the UK's first national workplace health scheme on behalf of the construction industry. For more information, see www.cbhscheme.com
  • 27th May 2011
    Logistics company having used BACK-TRACK Pro at its primary sortation hub in the Midlands states "Reported back injuries have reduced significantly since the introduction of the BACK-TRACK devices."
  • Osmond Ergonomics
    We are very pleased to announce that Osmond Ergonomics have been appointed as distributors of BACK-TRACK products. Osmond have a great reputation in the ergonomics field and we are very pleased to be working with them.
  • NHS Patient Handling Training
    The NHS has started to use BACK-TRACK Pro-MH for manual handling and patient handling training classes. Due to the very high incidence of back injury in the NHS, refresher training is mandatory and is now more interactive through the use of the BACK-TRACK Pro-MH products. This has lead to the NHS undertaking a technical validation exercise of BACK-TRACK at Selly Oak in Birmingham - Europe's largest rehabilitation centre, with a view to using BACK-TRACK for both patients and staff.

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