Thank you for your letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the registration requirement contained in 29 CFR Part 1904 – Registration and Reporting of Occupational Injuries and Diseases. They seek clarification on OSHA`s injury and disease record requirements when an over-the-counter orthosis or splint is used to treat a work-related injury. It can be intimidating trying to stay up to date with all the changing rules and regulations regarding firearms, and adding gun clips to the mix doesn`t make things any easier. Order yours and try it for 30 days. If that doesn`t work, get your money back. Although this theory remains controversial, some believe that if the pressure in the abdomen is increased, it will compensate for the compressive force applied downwards to the spine. The studies reviewed by NIOSH were inconclusive and the relationship between IAP and spinal compression is not well understood. Therefore, even if a back belt increases the PEI, there is still no evidence that it would reduce the forces on the spine or reduce the back injury. Employers who rely on back belts to prevent injuries should be aware of the lack of scientific evidence to support their use.
If you put all your prevention resources in back belts, you will not adequately protect your employees. Well, well, that`s a good question. We are currently in a legal vacuum with regard to gun bracing laws. Due to the recent advent of the use of back belts in the workplace, there are few published studies on the rate of injury among workers who use the straps. These studies suffer from design flaws and have not found sufficient support for or against the use of rear belts. NIOSH encourages efforts to more appropriately determine the link between the use of the back belt and the prevention of back injuries, and is committed to supporting further research in this area. The BackUpBrace is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and Norway. Our customers use it because it gets the job done. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.
If you don`t like it, return it for a full refund of the purchase price. This may make sense to some, but it is far from being all the qualification criteria. They also apply points for manual stops, iron emergency visors, red dot optics, magnifying glasses, two-beam tripods, and a host of other items. Supporters and critics of second amendment rights see gun clips very differently, and so this simple accessory is no longer so simple. Back belts were first used in the medical environment. These belts, called “orthotics,” are similar to the corsets worn by women in the nineteenth century and are typically used to provide additional back support when rehabilitating injuries. Subsequently, athletes began to use leather belts for weightlifting. The two options described in your letter are both reportable cases. The employee suffered a work-related injury and a licensed physician recommended an orthosis or splint to treat the injury.
Again, an orthosis/splint is an orthopedic device used to immobilize the injured part of the body, and is therefore a medical treatment that goes beyond first aid. If an employer, physician, or licensed health care provider (PLHCP) recommends that an employee wear an orthosis or splint to treat a work-related injury, the case may be registered as medical treatment under OSHA`s registration system. See OSHA`s November 28, 2017 Interpretative Letter to Raymond J. Skwarek: Response www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2017-11-28: Section 1904.7(a) of the OSHA Records Ordinance requires employers to record work-related injuries and illnesses that go beyond first aid to medical treatment. Section 1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(F) states that the use of non-rigid support equipment such as elastic bandages, windings, non-rigid back straps, etc. is considered first aid for OSHA registration purposes. Section 1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(F) further states that rigid orthopaedic devices or other systems for immobilizing body parts are considered medical treatment for record-keeping purposes. If the orthosis is rigid and used to immobilize the injured part of the body, this is considered medical and descriptible treatment. Otherwise, the use of non-rigid means of support is considered a first aid and is not to be declared. The Institute therefore does not recommend the use of back belts to prevent injury to workers who have never been injured.* If you or your employees wear back belts as protective equipment against back injuries, you should be aware of the lack of scientific evidence to support their use. April 6, 1998 [Name withheld] Dear [Name Withheld] This is a response to your October 9, 1997 correspondence to President Clinton proposing a safety campaign for rear belts.
Your letter to President Clinton has been forwarded to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for our response. We apologize for the delay in the response. OSHA`s preferred approach to preventing injuries and illnesses, including back injuries, is to eliminate unsafe conditions in the workplace, primarily through engineering controls. Engineering controls in situations involving lifting may include mechanical aids, adjusting the height of the surface from which or to which the material is lifted, or eliminating unnecessary curvatures or twists in the task through the design of the workplace and equipment.