This video meets the training requirements for employees working in service, hospitality, and foodservice industries. Designed for workers identified as first aid/CPR providers or whose jobs may expose them to blood or blood-exposed body fluids, linens or clothing.
(10 minutes)
The variety of lifting tasks in industry require specific techniques to prevent painful and costly back injuries. Video explains the anatomy of the back, the 10:1 lever principle and details proper safe lifting techniques.
(9 Minutes)
As the title implies, this is an extremely comprehensive program relating to Bloodborne Pathogens. This program covers all aspects of an EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN, information relating to BBP diseases, including Hepatitis B, C, and HIV, as well as modes of transmission, PPE and acceptable work practices, emergency procedures, and recordkeeping requirements. Dr. Jeffery Kahn, Liver Transplant Surgeon from the University of Southern California discusses the different types of viruses and Bloodborne Pathogens in general. Excellent program for both medical and industrial applications.
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Eyes are one of the most vulnerable parts of the body. They are susceptible to all kinds of injuries in the workplace if they are not properly protected.
How This Affects You: Your back is used in all you do, on and off the job, and hurting it can have severe consequences: a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play and reduced income.
Many workers use utility knives to open packaging. But one wrong move and these tools can do serious harm. In fact, nearly 40 percent of all injuries attributed to manual workshop tools in the US involve utility knives. And it’s not only utility knives that pose a risk. The straight hand knife is also a commonly used tool in many industries and the cause of many severe accidents.
Break time is your chance to break away from the routine and relax before heading back to work. But you can?t take a break from safety.
An injury which would be minor if it occurred elsewhere can be extremely serious if it occurs on the eye. For example, a piece of metal which is shot through the air from a grinder
How This Affects You: Every year thousands of employees are injured in falls from ladders.
We often hear about people being “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” While this saying often refers to people who have been victims of crime, it certainly applies to workers as well.
Workers sometimes take chances with ladders, failing to remove worn or damaged ladders from service. This could cause serious, even fatal, injury.
Let's look first at the problem of stored materials. Materials are piled in the yard, in the truck or at various places on the jobsite.
How This Affects You: You can be seriously injured by using common workplace tools incorrectly.
Workplace safety can be a complex issue, but learning and adhering to a few safety basics can go a long way toward keeping employees safe on the job. Many workplace injuries and fatalities are directly related to either not knowing how to do something and attempting it anyway or committing unsafe acts through inattention or for other reasons.
You?ve heard it before and you?ll hear it again because it?s a fact - seatbelts save lives. A high percentage of all work-related fatalities each year are caused by motor vehicle crashes. Many of these deaths could have been avoided if the drivers and passengers in these vehicles had been belted in.
Portable electric-powered tools can be indispensable. They can also be deadly. Each year, thousands of construction workers are injured using these otherwise handy tools.
How This Affects You: Workplace violence can happen to anyone, even you.
Your body has a marvelous ability to regulate its internal temperature through sweating and the cooling effect caused by the evaporation of sweat. But there are a number of factors that can interfere with this process and cause your body temperature to spike, resulting in heat illness.
Since it's your first time, you may want to checkout some of the video tutorials.
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