Back Safety

The Back Safety Brochure offers quick tips to prevent back injury by proper body mechanics both at home and in the workplace.

Proper body mechanics are important in any situation. Learn more about proper techniques for pushing, pulling, lifting, and reaching.

How much do you know about the proper way to lift, reach, pull, and push items to protect yourself? Take the Back Safety and Lifting Competency quiz to find out!

View Occupational Safety Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base contains forms, instruction and training material, minutes, policies, tools and other resources to support your research efforts by topic area.


Contact Information

Brian Cournoyer, Occupational Health and Safety Manager
Phone: (603) 862-4761
Email: brian.cournoyer@unh.edu

Matthew Smith, Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator
Phone: (603) 862-4266
Email: matthew.smith@unh.edu