NIOSH says: &quot;There is a lack of scientific that back belts work, and the use should be voluntary decision by employers and employees.<br><br><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/94-127/">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/94-127/</a> <br>
<br><br>Sergio Cedillo <br>OHS Practitioner <br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/5/5 Therona Goldsmith Occupational Health Nurse Advisor <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]"><a href="/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind1105%26L%3DOCC-HEALTH%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D942353%26B%3D--bcaec544f06498854804a2881bde%26T%3Dtext%252Fhtml%3B%2520charset%3DISO-8859-1%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a></a>&gt;</span><br>
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<div><span><font face="Arial">Does anyone know if back 
support belts are effective, a good idea, worth while or a complete waste of 
time? We have book distributors who are after some advice about these and I am 
afraid I dont really know much about them, having never advised them 
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