Safety Media Library

This program is designed to help comply with OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1101. This program will help construction workers, custodial staff, trade contractors and anyone who deals with building materials fully understand that asbestos must be handled with care in order to maintain a safe work environment. Topics include: asbestos related work activities, four asbestos work classes, respiratory protection, regulated areas and exposure assessments and monitoring.

OSHA’s new rule on confined spaces in construction is in full effect as of October 2nd. This training video covers the changes in this rule. Construction and general industry employees both need to know about confined space entry rules and how the old and new standards relate to each other. Make sure your team stays safe in confined spaces, and keep compliant with the new OSHA regulation.

This important training resource will help you comply with OSHA's Final Powered Industrial Truck Standard (29 CFR1910.178). Topics include: lifting principles, start-up walk around inspections, moving and loading and safe work practices.

This program highlights the main problem areas and provides effective and practical advice to help reduce construction site injuries. This program is ideal for site induction purposes and for use as a general safety refresher. Vital information is presented in an easy to understand manner and real life accident situations are graphically portrayed to help highlight specific safety hazards.

Keeping employees safe on a worksite with two or more employers can be challenging. This video will alert workers to the most common safety hazards, the best way to avoid those hazards and the requirements of the general contractor.

Crane safety in construction environments reminds employees that over 90% of crane-related accidents are caused by human error... and that they are the key to preventing these incidents. Topics covered in these products include: equipment inspection, general and operational safety devices, general operating procedures, and working with boom cranes.

Crane safety in construction environments reminds employees that over 90% of crane-related accidents are caused by human error... and that they are the key to preventing these incidents. Topics covered in these products include: equipment inspection, general and operational safety devices, general operating procedures, and working with boom cranes.

Crane-related accidents can often be deadly, due to the heavy loads that are lifted. Once a load or a crane itself falls, not much can be done to stop it, and there is little time for people to move safely out of the way. This training program discusses the keys to preventing these incidents.

According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, 323 construction workers died over a recent 14-year period due to crane incidents. That's an average of 22 construction crane related deaths per year! Help motivate your employees to work safely around these massive machines with vital information on the different types of cranes used in construction, the roles and responsibilities of crew members and hazards associated with working with and around cranes. This program helps your organization comply with OSHA's revised standard 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC.

This program enables field-level employees to recognize and promote safe electrical practices in and around the construction site. It addresses site-specific hazards and controls and provides real-world solutions.

Cave-in prevention is the critical message of this comprehensive program. Several different forms of shoring in a variety of different work sites demonstrate best safety practices to follow on-the-job. This program will specifically cover protective systems, regulatory requirements and best safety practices. Complies with OSHA 29 CFR1926.652.

This presentation shows how many eye problems are caused by not paying attention to the work employees are doing, or not wearing the appropriate protective equipment. Topics covered in these products include: who is affected by eye problems and how, how the eye works, eyestrain, wearing contact lenses at work, physical and radiation hazards and personal protective equipment.

This presentation shows how many eye problems are caused by not paying attention to the work employees are doing, or not wearing the appropriate protective equipment. Topics covered in these products include: who is affected by eye problems and how, how the eye works, eyestrain, wearing contact lenses at work, physical and radiation hazards and personal protective equipment.

This presentation provides the information employees need to work safely when they are off the ground and assist in satisfying the major training requirements in the OSHA Standard on Fall Protection. Topics include: the consequences of falls in the workplace, hazardous work environments, the safety mindset, designing fall hazards out of the workplace, proper housekeeping techniques, protective measures and personal protective equipment.

This presentation provides the information employees need to work safely when they are off the ground and assist in satisfying the major training requirements in the OSHA Standard on Fall Protection. Topics include: the consequences of falls in the workplace, hazardous work environments, the safety mindset, designing fall hazards out of the workplace, proper housekeeping techniques, protective measures and personal protective equipment.

This presentation shows employees that knowing basic first aid can often limit the severity of any type of injury, or even prevent a death. Topics covered include: cuts and bleeding, muscle pulls and sprains, burns, broken bones, shock, artificial respiration and CPR and AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators).

This presentation shows employees that knowing basic first aid can often limit the severity of any type of injury, or even prevent a death. Topics covered include: cuts and bleeding, muscle pulls and sprains, burns, broken bones, shock, artificial respiration and CPR and AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators).

Companies need guidance on how to investigate a job site accident properly. This program helps you better prepare contractors for investigating accidents on their jobsite, including root cause analysis. Accidents occur on construction jobsites every day. The failure of people, equipment, supplies, or surroundings causes most of them. Incident investigations determine how and why these failures occur. By using the information gained through an investigation, a similar, or perhaps more disastrous, accident may be prevented.

This DVD provides training for anyone who is assigned the task of traffic control/flagger. Topics include proper use of equipment, operating rules and the importance of a professional attitude.

A factory foreman from Mexico and several others tell us about the impact of injury on a workers family, reasons for high injury rates among Latino workers, the importance of communication in the workplace, safety procedures in a variety of situations, importance of personal protective equipment and reporting dangerous conditions.

A factory foreman from Mexico and several others tell us about the impact of injury on a workers family, reasons for high injury rates among Latino workers, the importance of communication in the workplace, safety procedures in a variety of situations, importance of personal protective equipment and reporting dangerous conditions.

This presentation shows how accidents can be significantly reduced by applying good general safety rules, and reviews what hazards are associated with the specific types of tools we use. Topics covered include: tool hazards, tool maintenance, inspecting power tools, protecting yourself and others from hazards, personal protective equipment, choosing tools that fit you and the job.

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments discuss the various types of activities employees can engage in where their hands, wrists and fingers can be subject to injury, and what they can do to avoid hazards and protect their hands. Topics covered include: the hand and how it works, preparing for the job, personal protective equipment, fit and care of personal protective equipment, and ergonomic hazards.

This presentation discusses the various types of activities employees can engage in where their hands, wrists and fingers can be subject to injury, and what they can do to avoid hazards and protect their hands. Topics covered include: the hand and how it works, preparing for the job, personal protective equipment, fit and care of personal protective equipment, and ergonomic hazards.

Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments discuss the various types of activities employees can engage in where their hands, wrists and fingers can be subject to injury, and what they can do to avoid hazards and protect their hands. Topics covered include: the hand and how it works, preparing for the job, personal protective equipment, fit and care of personal protective equipment, and ergonomic hazards.

This program is designed to review the basics of OSHA's Fall Protection requirements. Understand the rules, know the available systems, and plan the work with proper fall protection in mind.

Hundreds of people are killed every year in highway construction accidents. Learn about being safety conscious, traffic control devices, slowing down traffic, detours and closures and communication.

This DVD provides a realistic road map to planning, coordinating, and implementing a housekeeping plan, using logistics planning as a basis for overall site and personal housekeeping priorities. Use this video in orientations or tool box talks to help staff identify common hazards and prevent employee injuries associated with housekeeping.

Cranes and lifting devices are powerful, rugged machines that are critical to many industrial and construction operations. Just as crucial to these processes is the crane operator, because an improperly rigged or hoisted load can have monumental and often deadly consequences. Crane operators must be committed to moving loads in a safe, controlled manner in order to avoid injuries and property damage. This video demonstrates the safe work practices and precautions necessary to keep these employees and their co-workers out of harm?s way while cranes and hoists are being rigged or operated.

Cranes and lifting devices are powerful, rugged machines that are critical to many industrial and construction operations. Just as crucial to these processes is the crane operator, because an improperly rigged or hoisted load can have monumental and often deadly consequences. Crane operators must be committed to moving loads in a safe, controlled manner in order to avoid injuries and property damage. This video demonstrates the safe work practices and precautions necessary to keep these employees and their co-workers out of harm?s way while cranes and hoists are being rigged or operated.

Cranes and lifting devices are powerful, rugged machines that are critical to many industrial and construction operations. Just as crucial to these processes is the crane operator, because an improperly rigged or hoisted load can have monumental and often deadly consequences. Crane operators must be committed to moving loads in a safe, controlled manner in order to avoid injuries and property damage. This video demonstrates the safe work practices and precautions necessary to keep these employees and their co-workers out of harm?s way while cranes and hoists are being rigged or operated.

Hydraulic shoring supports your structures and prevents the collapse of trench walls. Truly an indispensible tool, but disastrous to misuse. Firm up construction safety rules and shore up your workers' knowledge on the safe use of this method. This video will cover: definition of vertical shores, benefits of vertical shores, what hydraulic walers are, and the benefits of hydraulic walers.

This program explains and illustrates the need for thorough pre-task planning on a daily basis. By including "at risk" employees in the decision-making process, safety and productivity can be improved.

This presentation shows that many employees take ladders for granted, and do not take the appropriate precautions when using ladders. Topics covered in these products include: ladder selection, inspection before use, setting up and moving ladders, climbing on ladders and ladder accidents.

Lead is poisonous. If it's taken into the body, it can cause serious health problems and even be fatal. OSHA estimates that more than 800,000 U.S. workers work around lead regularly, and the majority of lead exposures occur on the job. Construction workers can be exposed to lead while doing demolition work, abrasive blasting, rivet busting, welding or cutting painted metal, using mortar that contains lead, and performing numerous other tasks. This training program provides employees with the information they need to understand lead hazards and the safety regulations that address them (OSHA Standard 1926.62). The program also explains how to recognize lead hazards on a job site and handle them safely.

This program reviews applicable requirements for transporting equipment and materials over the road. Unsecured cargo can injure workers or worse. Make sure you have a plan for safety.

This video shows how to safely handle common construction materials and demonstrates the results of materials handled improperly.

This video covers the safe operation of construction forklifts (rough terrain versions). (Spanish version # 742)

This video covers the safe operation of construction forklifts (rough terrain versions). (English version # 682)

Construction job sites are dangerous places. Each year more than 1,000 construction workers are killed on the job, and another 100,000 are injured. But government surveys show that most of these incidents could have been prevented if workers had been wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE). OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.132 requires employers to provide and maintain appropriate PPE for their people, and train them on how to use it. This training program is specifically designed to help employers in the construction industry meet OSHA requirements. It provides employees with the information that they need to avoid injury on the job site by using appropriate PPE. Spanish version #27

Construction job sites are dangerous places. Each year more than 1,000 construction workers are killed on the job, and another 100,000 are injured. But government surveys show that most of these incidents could have been prevented if workers had been wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE). OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.132 requires employers to provide and maintain appropriate PPE for their people, and train them on how to use it. This training program is specifically designed to help employers in the construction industry meet OSHA requirements. It provides employees with the information that they need to avoid injury on the job site by using appropriate PPE. English version #26

This presentation reminds employees that over 90% of rigging-related accidents are caused by human error... and that they are the key to preventing these incidents. Topics covered include: physical and mental preparation, personal protective equipment, equipment inspection, hazard assessment, slings, hitches, hand signals and load angles.

This presentation reminds employees that over 90% of rigging-related accidents are caused by human error... and that they are the key to preventing these incidents. Topics covered include: physical and mental preparation, personal protective equipment, equipment inspection, hazard assessment, slings, hitches, hand signals and load angles.

Right-To-Know for building and construction companies introduces employees to the Right-To-Know regulations and provide training on the various types of chemicals found in building and construction environments. Topics covered include: chemical hazard concepts, the material safety data sheet (MSDS), types of hazardous chemicals, characteristics and effects of various types of chemicals, safe handling practices, container labeling, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), spills and cleanup.

Right-To-Know for building and construction companies introduce employees to the Right-To-Know regulations and provide training on the various types of chemicals found in building and construction environments. Topics covered include: chemical hazard concepts, the material safety data sheet (MSDS), types of hazardous chemicals, characteristics and effects of various types of chemicals, safe handling practices, container labeling, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), spills and cleanup.

Roadway work is full of potential hazards ? from passing traffic and trenches to electrical wires and hearing loss. Help reduce injuries and fatalities with this vital training program. Topics include: roadwork hazards, flagging, night-work operations, PPE, special training, MSDS, and traffic Control Pattern Awareness.

Help reduce injuries and fatalities with this vital training program. This program will specifically go over roadwork hazards, flagging, night-work operations, PPE, special training, MSDS and traffic control pattern awareness.

With over 25 years of experience as a construction safety professional, Bob Synnett is dedicated to teaching new and inexperienced workers how to stay safe on-the-job. In this program, Bob stresses that construction work is dangerous and that each person is responsible for his or her own safety on-the-jobsite. He discusses a variety of safety issues that are vital in keeping construction workers from getting hurt on-the-job, including PPE, excavation & trenching safety, ladder & scaffolding safety, fall protection, electrical safety and the importance of a good safety attitude.

With over 25 years of experience as a construction safety professional, Bob Synnett is dedicated to teaching new and inexperienced workers how to stay safe on-the-job. In this program, Bob stresses that construction work is dangerous and that each person is responsible for his or her own safety on-the-jobsite. He discusses a variety of safety issues that are vital in keeping construction workers from getting hurt on-the-job, including PPE, excavation & trenching safety, ladder & scaffolding safety, fall protection, electrical safety and the importance of a good safety attitude.

With over 25 years of experience as a construction safety professional, Bob Synnett is dedicated to teaching new and inexperienced workers how to stay safe on-the-job. In this program, Bob stresses that construction work is dangerous and that each person is responsible for his or her own safety on-the-jobsite. He discusses a variety of safety issues that are vital in keeping construction workers from getting hurt on-the-job, including PPE, excavation & trenching safety, ladder & scaffolding safety, fall protection, electrical safety and the importance of a good safety attitude.

This presentation provides practical guidance, ensuring employee and public safety during demolition and renovation operations (non-structural work). It addresses high-frequency/exposure hazards, and includes information on controlling moisture and dust hazards.

This DVD provides practical guidance ensuring employee safety during demolition and renovation operations of non-structural work. It addresses high-frequency/exposure hazards, and includes information on controlling moisture and dust hazards.

This program is a guideline of basic safety measures, designed for safety awareness.

Working off the ground can be challenging in both industrial and construction work environments. Often, lifting equipment such as Scissor Lifts is used to help workers get to hard to reach and previously unreachable places. However, Scissor Lifts bring their own set of hazards. Topics covered also include: • The types of lifts and the training required to operate them. • The hazards associated with using lifts. • Pre-start and "worksite" inspections. • Setting up, operating and moving a scissor lift. • Working on the ground near a scissor lift.

Though produced in 1970, this film was added to our library because of multiple requests from members. This DVD portrays the dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many great simulated accidents on construction sites. Some say this presentation is just as relevant today as it was when it was made.

This interactive DVD is a compilation of five previously produced programs. In this interactive DVD you will learn about the dangers and health concerns of silica. Some of the topics include:health effects of silica dust exposure, silicosis in the workplace, protection from silica dust, sources of respirable dust generation, and much more. This DVD contains more than just video; we have included tips for dusty jobs, an interactive quiz, a health hazard awareness section, and informative internet links.

Whether you're excavating at a job site, tending livestock, laboring indoors, or removing snow, the compact design and versatility of a skid-loader can undermine how dangerous this equipment is to operate when proper precautions aren't taken. This program covers the pre-start inspection, avoiding the biggest danger, preventing rollovers, and best work practices.

A person buried under only a couple of feet of soil can experience enough pressure to the chest to prevent the lungs from expanding and cause suffocation. Heavier soil and boulders can crush us in an instant. Of course we must remember that the average cave-in can drop five yards of soil or more. That's 13,500 pounds of dirt! How quickly can your co-workers dig through five or more yards of dirt to find you? Survival is unlikely. Topics included in this safety video are: competent person, inspections, soil classification, and manual testing.

A person buried under only a couple of feet of soil can experience enough pressure to the chest to prevent the lungs from expanding and cause suffocation. Heavier soil and boulders can crush us in an instant. Of course we must remember that the average cave-in can drop five yards of soil or more. That's 13,500 pounds of dirt! How quickly can your co-workers dig through five or more yards of dirt to find you? Survival is unlikely. Topics included in this safety video are: competent person, inspections, soil classification, and manual testing.

This presentation helps employees understand the dangers of working with scaffolds, and how these risks can be minimized by knowing the correct ways to erect, maintain and use scaffolding equipment. Topics covered include: responsibilities of a scaffold expert, creating a level and stable foundation, platforms and planking, the danger of power lines, ramps and walkways, platform hazards, personal fall arrest systems and guarding against falling objects.

This presentation helps employees understand the dangers of working with scaffolds, and how these risks can be minimized by knowing the correct ways to erect, maintain and use scaffolding equipment. Topics covered include: responsibilities of a scaffold expert, creating a level and stable foundation, platforms and planking, the danger of power lines, ramps and walkways, platform hazards, personal fall arrest systems and guarding against falling objects.

This presentation helps employees understand the dangers of working with scaffolds, and how these risks can be minimized by knowing the correct ways to erect, maintain and use scaffolding equipment. Topics covered include: responsibilities of a scaffold expert, platforms and planking, the danger of power lines, platform hazards, personal fall arrest systems and guarding against falling objects.

This presentation helps employees understand the dangers of working with scaffolds, and how these risks can be minimized by knowing the correct ways to erect, maintain and use scaffolding equipment. Topics covered include: responsibilities of a scaffold expert, platforms and planking, the danger of power lines, platform hazards, personal fall arrest systems and guarding against falling objects.

This DVD will help you understand the potential hazards of stairway and ladder use. It explains industry standards for stairway and ladder construction, and reviews techniques and practices for their safe use.

Anyone in the business of excavating, whether it be contractors or facility operators, should know what's below before digging. In this engaging and informative safety video, we hear from those in the field and explore the challenges of today's digging landscape through the explanation of the five essential steps to safer digging.

This program defines the Competent Person and his duties in accordance with the Soil Classification provisions in the Appendix of the OSHA Construction Standard for Excavation. Topics include the definition of a Competent Person and his duties, the different types of soil and how to test them, and what to do if a Compliance Officer visits the construction site.

The OSHA Lead Standard gives employees the information they need to refresh their knowledge of OSHAs regulation, as cost effectively as possible. Topics covered in this DVD include: how lead can affect the body, symptoms of lead exposure, permissible exposure limits and action levels, workplace exposure assessment and air monitoring, the written compliance program selection, use of respirators and other PPE, safe work practices and the medical surveillance program.

The OSHA Lead Standard gives employees the information they need to refresh their knowledge of OSHAs regulation, as cost effectively as possible. Topics covered in this DVD include: how lead can affect the body, symptoms of lead exposure, permissible exposure limits and action levels, workplace exposure assessment and air monitoring, the written compliance program selection, use of respirators and other PPE, safe work practices and the medical surveillance program.

This video is for the next level of training for the operator with some experience. Topics include tips for planning the job, trenching/backfilling, efficient loader use and craning with backhoes.

This video offers tips on how to effectively use and operate excavators. Topics include: inspecting the machine and jobsite, planning the job, maximizing power and motion, trench development and working with stone boxes.

Workplaces are full of hazards, hazards that can hurt or kill us. One such hazard is the unexpected starting of machines or other unplanned releases of hazardous energy. This program trains your employees in the proper methods to control hazardous energy to prevent injuries and save lives. This program quickly gets to the point about the important topic of Lockout/Tagout and explains OSHA’s required training points to your employees. This DVD contains both English and Spanish versions.

Because drivers are either too busy or have difficulty seeing employees in work zones, workers must be protected through proper traffic control at these sites. This program explains safe work practices and the equipment that goes along with them for work zones close to traffic. The program also discusses the preparations for setting up a safe work zone and how local and national regulations protect workers.

Federal regulations adopted in the summer of 2006 affect everyone transporting construction equipment - whether it's cross country or cross-town. This presentation will help your organization meet these regulations.

Review the do's and don'ts of the job and save employees lives' and those of their rescuers. This program details: shoring and shielding, examines an actual cave-in and preparing for the rescue team.

This program opens with the recreation of a dramatic trench cave-in, then it highlights two real-life accidents. One is a rescue that occurred in Howard County MD; the other a recovery that occurred in Mantua Township, New Jersey. The program features actual on-scene footage and interviews with rescue personnel who recount what the situation was, what they did and how they felt.

Trenching and excavation work--it's the starting point of most construction projects. Before you dig, there's a lot you need to know, because the risks, just like the weight of the soil, are too great to take a chance. This type of work is dangerous, with more than 100 workers killed in trench accidents each year. So if you work in a trench or excavation, no matter what your job, you need to know the safety requirements and that's the purpose of this program. Construction Safety Professional Bob Synnett returns to discuss the safety rules for trenching operations and when they apply as well as to share the lessons learned from the story of Scott May, a young worker who was killed in a tragic excavation accident. (Spanish Version # 708)

Trenching and excavation work--it's the starting point of most construction projects. Before you dig, there's a lot you need to know, because the risks, just like the weight of the soil, are too great to take a chance. This type of work is dangerous, with more than 100 workers killed in trench accidents each year. So if you work in a trench or excavation, no matter what your job, you need to know the safety requirements and that's the purpose of this program. Construction Safety Professional Bob Synnett returns to discuss the safety rules for trenching operations and when they apply as well as to share the lessons learned from the story of Scott May, a young worker who was killed in a tragic excavation accident. (English Version # 503)

Trenching and excavation work--it's the starting point of most construction projects. Before you dig, there's a lot you need to know, because the risks, just like the weight of the soil, are too great to take a chance. This type of work is dangerous, with more than 100 workers killed in trench accidents each year. So if you work in a trench or excavation, no matter what your job, you need to know the safety requirements and that's the purpose of this program. Construction Safety Professional Bob Synnett returns to discuss the safety rules for trenching operations and when they apply as well as to share the lessons learned from the story of Scott May, a young worker who was killed in a tragic excavation accident.

Topics included in this safety video are: causes of fatalities, soil, causes of cave-ins, what is a trench, OSHA standards, what the competent person must do, inspections, hazardous atmospheres, water control, soil classification, manual testing, and the pocket penetrometer.

Topics included in this safety video are: causes of fatalities, soil, causes of cave-ins, what is a trench, OSHA standards, what the competent person must do, inspections, hazardous atmospheres, water control, soil classification, manual testing, and the pocket penetrometer.

Construction work can expose employees to some pretty serious hazards. Compared to other areas on a construction site, working in an excavation more than doubles an employee's chances of being killed on the job. And some of the greatest excavation hazards can be encountered when they work in a trench. This training program provides employees with the information they need to work safely in and around a trench (OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926).

This DVD covers OSHA requirements on trenching, shoring and excavation.

This video discusses work zone hazards, applicable regulations and standards, traffic control, equipment inspection and maintenance, channeling devices, flaggers, PPE and warning signs.