Preventing And Responding To Workplace Violence – Workplace safety has become a major concern to managers and employees alike. With incidents like what happened at Columbine High School and Virginia Tech, educational institutions are not immune to these types of incidents. Media attention has resulted in fear and apprehension, yet [...]
Prior to the OSHA Act more than 14,000 workers died and more than 50 million workers suffered disabling injuries every year simply by doing their jobs. Since OSHA was created, work-related deaths have decreased by more than 62% and work-related injuries decreased by more than 42%. This video is designed to [...]
This training program has been developed specifically for those persons actually working in or around trenches, excavations. An excellent refresher course for anyone in this category. Basic information stresses trenching safety, equipment, different types of soils, The competent person job responsibilities. Discusses pre-planning, how heavy soil is, cave-ins and other day to [...]
There are three main types of distraction: Visual — taking your eyes off the road, Manual — taking your hands off the wheel, Cognitive — taking your mind off what you’re doing. Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task [...]
Poisonous Plant Safety - Poisonous plants in one form or another can be found throughout the United States. The prime hazard is the allergic reaction resulting from contact with the resin produced by the plants. These resins are so toxic that in the case of poison ivy and oak only one billionth of a gram is [...]
Something Smells and It’s Making Me Ill – This video program looks at a potentially serious health problem because some of the fragrances worn by both men and women can be harming co-workers who have sensitivities to fragrances. The training will expose the conditions that may be causing some people to get sick or ill while there [...]
Preventing Work-Related Burn Injury In Restaurants – The Food Service Industry experiences the highest number of burns of any employment sector, about 12,000 each year. The Industry employs approximately 6.5 million workers in the United States each year. This Industry also comprises one of the largest groups of workers injured on the job in the United [...]
