MEMIC's research shows that 20 percent of work-related injuries are back injuries. Even more telling, is the fact that those injuries account for more than 33 percent of all dollars spent on work-related injuries. Those statistics make it pretty plain that avoiding back injuries can provide a big savings in both dollars and suffering.

We provide strategies that help our policyholders to avoid these injuries by attacking these injuries at their root cause. Nearly 70 percent of low back pain is caused by what is known as "manual material handling" i.e., the lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying or even lowering work that is performed in almost every workplace.

MEMIC resources to help you attack this problem include a custom-made video and workbook titled "Back Injury Prevention." This publication provides you with basic anatomy of the back as well as simple strategies for avoiding injury.