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Supermarket: Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne pathogens are sometimes called the ???Unexpected Hazard??? because, for most of us, we just don???t expect to come into contact with blood or bodily fluids when performing our normal job duties. Nevertheless, an unexpected encounter with bloodborne pathogens can happen at anytime. Responding properly when confronted with blood and other bodily fluids is critical to your health and safety. The purpose of this program is to provide viewers with the knowledge needed to take the appropriate actions when encountering bloodborne pathogens unexpectedly.

Supermarket: Bloodborne Pathogens2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Solid Waste: Pre-Trip Inspection

The trucks and equipment your company operates are great pieces of equipment. They're versatile. They're powerful. And, they have to be inspected. A proper inspection protects workers and those working around them by ensuring that the equipment they are using is mechanically safe. And that's what this video is all about how???to perform a thorough, consistent and accurate pre-shift inspection.

Solid Waste: Pre-Trip Inspection2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Healthcare: Safe Moving and Handling of Patients

Overexertion injuries among healthcare workers is consistently two to five times greater than the rate of the general workforce. The single greatest cause for these injuries is manual patient handling such as manual lifting, moving and repositioning of hospitalized patients, home-health care patients, and nursing home residents.

Healthcare: Safe Moving and Handling of Patients2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Home Health Care – Body Mechanics

The purpose of using proper body mechanics is simple???To Prevent Injury. One of the most strenuous and potentially hazardous parts of home healthcare is bending, stretching and reaching. This program teaches how to reduce risk and prevent injury. Lift assist equipment such as gait belts, bath boards, grab bars and others are discussed as ways to reduce lifting demands. Viewers are taught to properly assess their environment and correct hazards before incidents occur. Safe Client Transfers and Ambulation are addressed in detail.

Home Health Care – Body Mechanics2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Supermarket: Lockout/Tagout (7 min)

Failure to lock out and tag machinery before working on it is a major cause of injury and death in the United States. Workers can be electrocuted or lose fingers, hands, arms, or suffer severe crushing injuries because machinery is inadvertently turned on while being serviced or maintained. Lockout/Tagout prevents these in juries. This short program is designed to explain basic lockout/tagout procedures, some terminology used in the procedures and general requirements.

Supermarket: Lockout/Tagout (7 min)2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Solid Waste: Route Safety

Identifying and eliminating hazards are part of each drivers responsibilities. The purpose of this program is to help drivers analyze hazards and report them immediately to ensure their safety, the safety of their equipment and the safety of others working the same route in the future.

Solid Waste: Route Safety2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Home Health Care – Elder/Child Abuse and Neglect

Elder and child Abuse. Tragic. Horrifying. Unthinkable. Yet, it???s estimated hundreds of thousands of elders and children are abused each year. Estimated because our picture of elder and child abuse is limited, due to the hidden and complex nature of the problem and the failure of healthcare workers and others to report elder and child abuse consistently. It can be hard to spot the more subtle forms of neglect and abuse. They???re often unrecognized, because victims tend to be isolated. By learning to recognize elder or child abuse and neglect, by learning how to respond to the cases and by committing yourself to safeguarding clients in your care.

Home Health Care – Elder/Child Abuse and Neglect2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Solid Waste: Safety Orientation

This program provides a broad over view of hazards Solid Waste workers face in the course of their everyday jobs. Contains critical information for new employees but also effective for experienced workers.

Solid Waste: Safety Orientation2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Tool: Supervisor’s Guide – Responding to Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Domestic violence often crosses over into the workplace and many domestic violence victims are in danger of being attacked, harassed, or stalked while at work. Would you know what to do if an employee came to you about violence they are experiencing at home? Does your organization have a plan? An organization’s response to and support of victims can help to keep the workplace safe and secure for everyone.

Tool: Supervisor’s Guide – Responding to Domestic Violence in the Workplace2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Home Health Care – Slips, Trips and Falls

Slips, trips and falls are the second most common cause of injury for home and community health workers. These types of accidents can result in serious disabling injuries and have a major impact on one???s ability to perform their job and may result in lost work days, reduction in productivity or a diminished ability to care for a client. Recognizing and correction of household hazards is examined as the first step in prevention. Common slips and falls are examined to show what are the actual root causes and steps are outlined for workers to take to reduce hazards for everyone in the home.

Home Health Care – Slips, Trips and Falls2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Solid Waste: Vehicle Backing Accident Prevention – (10 min)

A large portion of total accidents in the Solid Waste industry occur while backing. However, backing accidents are 100 percent Preventable. This program will give your drivers effective tools and teach them techniques that will help them avoid backing accidents.

Solid Waste: Vehicle Backing Accident Prevention – (10 min)2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: Workplace Domestic Violence Prevention

A study done by the Society for Human Resource Management, found 65% of companies don’t have a formal workplace domestic violence plan in place even though 16% of organizations have had a domestic violence incident in the past five years.

Workplan: Workplace Domestic Violence Prevention2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Home Health Care – Workplace Violence

Workplace Violence is unacceptable, regardless of the work environment. This program defines different types of workplace violence common to home health care situations and discusses ways to prevent incidents. Recognition, prevention and de-escalation are the main techniques taught.

Home Health Care – Workplace Violence2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Active Shooter Awareness Video – Helping Prevent Tragedy – (9 min)

Incidents involving active shooters continue to be in the news. These acts of violence are becoming more commonplace in today's society, and although your chances of being a victim of an active shooter incident are minuscule, it is important your organization and your associates plan and be prepared for such an incident. Active shooters can strike where we live, where we work, where we study, where we shop or any other environment. No business or institution is immune to the potential of an active shooter attack. The purpose of this informational training is not to alarm viewers, but to enlighten them regarding some of the elements of an active shooter scenario and what they should do to be prepared to deal with such an act.

Active Shooter Awareness Video – Helping Prevent Tragedy – (9 min)2024-06-07T19:41:13+00:00

Utility Cart Safety

Focuses on operating safety, maintenance of electric batteries, safe driving techniques and basic safety requirements. Allowing operators to drive these vehicles without proper training increases a company's liability in the event anyone is injured as a result.

Utility Cart Safety2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This: Not So Great Moments in Hole Covers

There are some obvious hazards in this picture, yet it’s still a good tool for training and learning. Share this image with your crew and see how many hazards they spot. Then discuss why they are hazardous, how these hazards can be corrected, and what they would do if they were asked to work in this excavation.

Picture This: Not So Great Moments in Hole Covers2018-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Healthcare: Staying Safe on the Heliport

A helicopter transfer may be needed due to the remoteness of the patient when they need medical attention, or the severity of their need requires rapid transfer to hospital care. Sometimes they need to move to a different hospital for treatment.  Whatever the specifics of the case, these medical needs are urgent and often life threatening. The fastest and safest way to get them to the care they need is by helicopter. But it’s not without risks.

Healthcare: Staying Safe on the Heliport2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Laboratory Electrical Hazards

A scientist was conducting an experiment using a portable fluorescent lighting rack.  The lighting rack was plugged into an electric timer, which was plugged into the wall. However, since the timer only accepted a two-prong plug, an adapter was used to allow the three-prong plug of the lighting rack to be used with the two-prong outlet of the timer.

Laboratory Electrical Hazards2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Healthcare – Working with a Latex Allergy

Since it was recognized in the late 1970s, allergies to latex have become a major health concern. Latex is used in a variety of applications and products, which leads to an increasing number of people in the workplace being affected. 

Healthcare – Working with a Latex Allergy2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Laboratory Equipment Safety: Autoclaves/Sterilizers

A postdoc was badly scalded by water while removing items from the top autoclave of a tower-style autoclave. To autoclave her own materials, the doctor began to remove a load that belonged to another laboratory while standing on a low step-stool. The load in the autoclave consisted of a Nalgene tub that contained liter bottles of media with water around them. The water in the tub was near boiling temperature, and as the doctor attempted to remove it, the contents spilled down her torso and thighs.

Laboratory Equipment Safety: Autoclaves/Sterilizers2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Protecting Against Blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials – Healthcare

All human body fluids, including sweat, saliva, vomit, and blood, can potentially be infected with bacteria or viruses. Some of these potentially infectious materials die almost immediately once outside of the body, but others can survive for several minutes, hours, or days in the air or on surfaces. Healthcare workers can never know until laboratory tests are returned which patients pose a threat.

Protecting Against Blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials – Healthcare2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Fundamentals of First Aid: Burns

A burn means more than the burning sensation associated with this injury. Burns cause skin damage because the skin cells die. Burns can happen at work and outside of work. In fact, burns are one of the most common household injuries, especially among children.

Fundamentals of First Aid: Burns2018-09-23T00:00:00+00:00
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