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Back injuries are the number one type of workplace injury in Nova Scotia. And they are 100 per cent avoidable. Over 2,000 Nova Scotians suffer a serious back injury on the job every year. That hurts. Back injuries account for 30 per cent of all lost time injuries and cost millions annually. That hurts too. Every single back injury can be avoided. You can help.

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