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Illness Injury & Prevention

WORKERS' COMPENSATION - THE INJURED WORKER

16004A (English) (8 min.)
Designed to be shown to workers who have been injured on the job.  Compliments insurance company's requirements to advise employers of their benefits under Worker' Compensation.

 
BACK INJURY PREVENTION

16012A (English) (9 min.)
One of the most costly injuries in the agriculture industry  is back injury.  This program explains safe lifting techniques.  10:1 ratio, hazards involved in stretching and/or twisting, and more.

 
HEAT STRESS

16017A (English) (12 min.)
Designed for individuals operating vehicles or farm equipment in an agricultural environment.  Covers basic safe driving rules for a variety of agriculture equipment.

 
BACK INJURY PREVENTION - SAFE LIFTING

1001D (English & Spanish) (9 min.)
The variety of lifting tasks employees face require specific techniques.  It is definitely a "must see" program for employees before an accident occurs.  Good for retraining employees who experienced a back injury.

 
LIFTING SAFELY WITH BACK BELTS

1007D (English & Spanish) (10 min.)
Program illustrates how to lift safely and use back support devices.  This program is designed for companies using some type of back support or belt.

 
 SAFETY AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

C010G (English & Spanish) (12 min.)
Excellent training program for new or experienced personnel who are exposed to general hazards.  Demonstrates proper clothing, footwear, electrical safety, safe lifting, and personal protection.

 
SLIPS & FALLS IN CONSTRUCTION

C011G (English & Spanish) (10 min.)
Slips and falls are costly.  Highlights individual's responsibility for injury prevention through a proactive approach.

 
HAZARDOUS COMMUNICATIONS - YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW

C001H (English & Spanish) (10 min.)
Excellent program to meet hazard communication requirements by training employees in chemical safety, labeling, and material safety data sheets.

 
DRUG ABUSE & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

C008M (Spanish) (22 min.)
Designed more for supervisory personnel to recognize the symptoms of drug abuse and how to deal with the problem.  Excellent program for supervisors and management personnel. 

 
 SAFETY ORIENTATION AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION

15001A (English) (12 min.)
Meets OSHA training requirements for exposure to general hazards.  Basic safety information suitable for training new and experienced employees.

 
FLOOR CLEANING TIPS

15005A (English & Spanish) (13 min.)
Everyone does not know how to clean floors. Program designed to improve appearance and floor safety regardless of the type of floor.  Saves time, money, and effort.

 
CLEANING/POLISHING FLOORS WITHOUT SLIPS & FALLS

15008A (English) (16 min.)
Designed to improve floor surface appearance and reducing the possibility of slips and falls. Slips and falls are costly accidents.  This video trains janitor/custodians how to reduce the effects of slips and falls.

 
ACCIDENT CAUSES AND PREVENTION

15009A (English) (12 min.)
Most accidents and injuries are cause by unsafe acts/behavior and how employees can take responsibility for their actions and reduce accidents and injuries.

 
ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR JANITORS/CUSTODIANS

15010A (English) (12 min.)
Individuals working in this industry are exposed to electricity.  Electrical equipment, water, and chemicals are ingredients for a serious injury and fatality.  This program explains safety and how employees can reduce the risk of injury.

 
ACCIDENT CAUSES AND PREVENTION

14007A (English) (10 min.)
Excellent program for all health care employees.  Targeted at the cause of most accidents, unsafe acts.  Explains how employees can reduce and eliminate accidents and injuries through safety awareness, job procedures, and safety rules.

 
EMPLOYEE SAFETY ORIENTATION

5001A (English & Spanish) (12 min.)
All employees must be made aware of exposure to "general hazards."  Includes basic requirements, electrical, mechanical, back injury prevention, fire protection, personal equipment, and more.

 
 HOUSEKEEPING SAFETY

5005A (English & Spanish) (12 min.)
Instructs the housekeeping employee in specific safety hazards.  Included are cleaning techniques, chemical use, back injury prevention, and more.

 
BACK INJURY PREVENTION

5006A (English & Spanish) (10 min.)
Addresses lifting hazards and demonstrates how to life safely.  Specific techniques are required in the wide variety of lifting in the hotel/motel industry.

 
  MAINTENANCE PERSON SAFETY

5007A (English) (12 min.)
Meets OSHA training requirements and is designed especially for the hotel/motel worker who faces many hazards when performing various tasks.

 
KITCHEN SAFETY

5008A (English & Spanish) (12 min.)
Addresses food preparation equipment, cleaning equipment, chemicals, knives, food slicers, electrical safety, floors, and more.

 
HOW TO PREVENT SLIPS & FALLS

1001I (English) (13 min.)
Designed to promote awareness in preventing slips and falls.  Covers potential hazards, importance of proper maintenance and cleaning procedures, and many other aspects of slips and falls prevention.  Focus is on engineering, education, and enforcement.

 
SAFETY ORIENTATION FOR OFFICES

1002E (English) (14 min.)
Designed for office workers and focuses on the most common hazards and resulting injuries in an office.  Discusses chairs, ladders, office equipment, video display terminals, safe lifting, fire prevention, and more.

 
  LIFTING SAFELY IN OFF ICE ENVIRONMENTS

1004E (English) (9 min.)
Developed for office workers who need to be trained in safe lifting techniques.  Explains how the back functions and using proper lifting techniques.

 
EMPLOYEE SAFETY ORIENTATION

6001A (English & Spanish) 13 min.)
Excellent for new and experienced employees.  Trains employees in exposure to "general hazards."  Includes basic safety, machinery, electrical safety, back injury prevention, slips and falls, cuts, burns, and employee safety responsibility.

 
SANITATION & PERSONAL HYGIENE

6003A (English & Spanish) (13 min.)
Emphasizes personal hygiene, cleanliness, pest rodent, and bacteria control, and food temperature requirements.  Covers general restaurant health and cleanliness procedures, food storage, FIFO, and food sanitation practices.

 
 HOW TO REDUCE UNSAFE ACTS

6004a (English & Spanish) (13 min.)
Ninety percent of all restaurant accidents are the result of unsafe behavior by employees.  Program explains unsafe acts and how to eliminate them.  Geared for both management and employees.

 
HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS - RIGHT TO KNOW

6005A (English and Spanish) (13 min.)
Meets OSHA/EPA standards for hazard communications, deals with hazardous communications.  Deals with hazardous materials in the restaurant environment, chemical labels, and material safety data sheets.

 
 BUS PERSONS, DISHWASHERS AND JANITOR SAFETY

6006A (English & Spanish) (14 min.)
Designed specifically for the subject workers.  Includes cuts, burns, slips/falls, lifting safely, and procedures to reduce accidents and injuries.

 
ROBBERY & EMPLOYEE THEFT

6007A (English & Spanish) (13 min.)
Deals with restaurant security procedures, robbery prevention, how to handle a robbery, and facts about employee theft,  also covers employee theft deterrents, preventive measures, and straightforward talk about employee theft n restaurants.

 
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

6008A (English & Spanish) (11 min.)
Program for supervisors and managers,  this video explains accident investigations, what to look for in an investigation, witness statements, and fact-finding process.

 
CUSTOMER ACCIDENTS/THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY

6009A (English) (11 min.)
Designed for supervisors and managers to help reduce liability.  Includes exposure due to slips/falls, food illnesses, foreign material in food, third-party liability investigation and reporting, and more.

 
BACK INJURY PREVENTION

6010A (English & Spanish) (10 min.)
Two of the major causes of employee injuries are discussed to provide knowledge and training in prevention.  Excellent program for management and employees.

 
WHAT IS CARELESSNESS?

1002C (English) (8 min.)
Everyone has a tendency to blame most accidents on carelessness which is really a meaningless term when you're trying to determing the cause of any accident.  This program identifies the more common misconceptions about the word "carelessness" and stress the cause(s) of any accidents wrongly identified as carelessness.

 
UNSAFE ACTS - HUMAN BEHAVIOR

1003C (English) (11min.)
The vast of accidents in the workplace are caused, in whole or in part, by unsafe acts of employees.  The major emphasis of this program is reducing unsafe acts through education.

 
ACCIDENT CAUSES & PREVENTION

1004C (English) (11min.)
Short program for training employees in the vast majority of accident causes - unsafe acts and how to prevent them. Most accidents are caused by unsafe acts, therefore the majority of safety efforts should be in reducing these types of acts.

 
TEACHER SAFETY ORIENTATION

7003A (English) (20 min.)
This program meets OSHA training requirements about general hazards in the classroom and school environment.  Suitable for both inexperienced an experienced teachers, it covers electrical and mechanical safety, lifting, ladders, accident prevention and reporting, chemicals, and more.

 
HAZCOM FOR TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATION

7005A (English) (10 min.)
This program meets OSHA training employee requirements for employee "right to know" programs.  Topics include material safety data sheets (MSDS), labeling, chemical hazards, and basic prevention techniques to avoid chemical exposure.

 
HAZCOM FOR CUSTODIANS & MAINTENANCE

7006A (English) (10 min.)
Chemicals are everywhere and employees must be trained I safe use, handling and storage.  This program complies with OSHA training requirements for these jobs.  Detailed information is provided for material safety data sheets (MSDS) and labeling, as well as in-depth coverage of hazard communications.

 
CAFETERIA SANITATION

7012A (English) (12 min)
Proper sanitation is vital to any food service facility.  This program covers principles, bacteria growth, vector control, temperature controls, serving and storing foods, and personal hygiene requirements.