ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY VIDEOTAPES
The following health and safety videotapes are available for check-out in Murphy Library. These videotapes are located in the Video Collection on the second floor of Murphy Library. They can be used to train UW-L employee's or student's on a variety of health and safety topics pertinent to our campus environment. The videotapes can be incorporated into class lectures or Department's may wish to schedule safety meeting(s) to discuss these important topics. The available videotapes are listed and described in the remainder of this bulletin. If you request for additional health and safety training materials please contact Environmental Health and Safety at 785-6800.
Title: Accident Analysis for Supervisors
Catalog Number: HD7262.25.A33 1994
Description: Supervisors are responsible for conducting
an accident analysis after any of their employees are injured.
This training identifies techniques to conduct an effective
accident analysis with the goal of preventing similar future
incidents.
Length: 15 minutes
Title: Accident Causes and Prevention
Catalog Number: HV675.A33 1995
Description: Guaranteed to reduce the occurrence of
employee unsafe acts, thereby eliminating most accidents in the
workplace. Presents many examples of accidents, providing
employees with a thorough understanding of the concept of unsafe
acts and how they contribute to accidents.
Length: 12 minutes
Title: Basic First Aid
Catalog Number: T55.S25 1995
Description: Teaches personnel how to respond in case of
a medical emergency. Provides basic instruction for individuals
who decide to act as a good Samaritan and offer medical
assistance to a coworker.
Length: 6 minutes
Title: Bloodborne Pathogens
Catalog Number: RA642.B56 B56 1992
Description: Educates personnel about how bloodborne
pathogens are transmitted, who can be affected and how simply
exposure can be prevented. Topics include: defining bloodborne
pathogens, universal precautions, protective equipment,
hepatitis B vaccination and safe work practices.
Length: 10 minutes
Title: Controlling Your Risks: HIV in the Research
Laboratory
Catalog Number: QR201.A37 C6 1994
Description: Describes methods to prevent exposure to the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus in laboratory settings.
Length: 28 minutes
Title: Cranes, Chains and Hoists Safety
Catalog Number: TJ1350.C42 1995
Description: Covers practices for inspections,
maintenance and use of cranes and other lifting devices. Topics
include: daily pre-use inspections; proper use and demonstration
of equipment protection; physics of sling angles, understanding
safe loading capacities; and practices to avoid.
Length: 12 minutes
Title: Electrical Safety Overview
Catalog Number: TK452.E44 1992
Description: Complies with the OSHA Electrical Safety
Related Work Practices Regulation covering basic safety rules
when working with electrical equipment.
Length: 10 minutes
Title: Employee Safety Information
Catalog Number: T55.E4 1995
Description: Meets OSHA requirements for training in
general hazards regarding proper clothing, personal protective
clothing, machine guarding, accident reporting, and much more.
Designed as a new-hire orientation, this video can also be used
as a refresher for experienced employees.
Length: 15 minutes
Title: Eye Protection
Catalog Number: T55.E84 1995
Description: Provides a review of common eye hazards and
precautions to take to minimize and eliminate the hazards.
Identifies the alternative types of eye protection, when
different types of eye protection should be used, and the care,
maintenance and storage of eye protection.
Length: 6 minutes
Title: Fall Protection: Harness Donning
Catalog Number: T55.H37 1995
Description: Provides personnel a review of procedures
for donning a variety of fall protection harnesses. Instructs
equipment users on methods to inspect, store, maintain and care
for harnesses.
Length: 22 minutes
Title: Fall Protection: Trailer Demonstration
Catalog Number: T55.F36 1995
Description: Hands on demonstration of fall protection
equipment provides motivation for the proper use of personal
fall arrest systems. Stresses the importance of preventing falls
in a captivating demonstration of the forces developed during a
free fall with different types of protective equipment.
Length: 22 minutes
Title: Fire Extinguisher Training
Catalog Number: TH9362.F57 1995
Description: Informs personnel of the importance of fire
prevention and use of fire extinguishers as a last defense
against fire. Identifies the different types of fire
extinguishers and how they should/should not be used to
extinguish a fire.
Length: 6 minutes
Title: Forklift Safety / OSHA Guidelines
Catalog Number: T55.F66 1995
Description: Important for all employees who operate
forklifts and similar materials handling equipment. Topics
include: proper operating procedures, common hazards, safety
procedures and loading guidelines.
Length: 7 minutes
Title: Hand and Power Tool Safety
Catalog Number: TJ1185.H36 1992
Description: The tools your employee's use every day can
be dangerous if used incorrectly or carelessly. Encourage them
to be aware of the safety concerns with this video. The topics
include: general safety rules, cutting tools, striking tools,
power tools and other tool groups.
Length: 12 minutes
Title: Handling Compressed Gas Cylinders
Catalog Number: T55.3.H3 H36 1993
Description: Train employees on proper handling of
compressed gas cylinders. Reviews: different types of gas
storage, handling of cylinders, hazards associated with gas
leaks, features and proper use of gas cylinders.
Length: 13 minutes
Title: Hazard Communication in the Workplace
Catalog Number: T55.3 H3 H39 1995
Description: Provides a comprehensive review of OSHA's
Hazard Communication Standard. Topics include: definition of
hazardous material, written hazard communication program
components, labeling and Material Safety Data Sheets.
Length: 18 minutes
Title: Hazard Communication: Labels and Material
Safety Data Sheets
Catalog Number: T55.S25 1995
Description: OSHA requires the employer to make Materials
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's) available to employee's and label
all chemical containers. This training identifies how to
interpret an MSDS to determine hazard severity. The video also
describes labeling requirements.
Length: 8 minutes
Title: Hazardous Waste - Making the Right Call
Catalog Number: TD1042.W5 M35 1996
Description: Provides a general overview of hazardous
waste disposal requirements and use of the State contract for
hazardous waste disposal. Specific questions regarding hazardous
waste disposal should be directed to the Environmental Health,
Safety and Risk Management Office.
Length: 16 minutes
Title: Health & Safety in the Office Environment
Catalog Number: RC965.03H43 1996
Description: Even though offices look safe and hazard
free, office accidents do happen. This video was developed to
provide information, guidelines, and useful tips that will help
state office employees prevent a work related injury or illness
and improve their overall health and safety.
Length: 20 minutes
Title: Hearing Conservation
Catalog Number: RF293.5.H47 1995
Description: Provides an overview of OSHA's Hearing
Conservation Standard. Topics include a description of noise
levels, audiometry, noise surveys, control measures and the
different forms of hearing protective devices.
Length: 6 minutes
Title: Hearing Loss & You
Catalog Number: RF310 .H43 1994
Description: This video explains "nerve deafness" and how
to identify possible hearing loss. Topics include a description
and effects of hearing loss, identifying hearing loss, and
descriptions of hearing aids available through the Miracle Ear
Company.
Length: 15 minutes
Title: Hidden Danger - Hepatitis B (Healthcare
Version)
Catalog Number: RC848.H44 H53
Description: Educates healthcare workers about how the
hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted, who can be affected and
how simply it can be prevented.
Length: 15 minutes
Title: Hidden Dangers - HBV and the Public Safety
Worker
Catalog Number: RC848.H44 H53 1992
Description: Educates public safety workers and
volunteers about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted,
who can be affected and how simply it can be prevented.
Length: 15 minutes
Title: Human Behavior - Reducing Unsafe Acts
Catalog Number: T55.3.B43 H85 1995
Description: Unsafe acts are the cause of most accidents.
The training defines unsafe acts and motivates individuals to
eliminate unsafe acts.
Length: 6 minutes
Title: Lab: Electrical Safety in The Laboratory
Catalog Number: TK152.E44 1996
Description: Train students and employees to avoid
chemical fires. Topics include: fundamentals on amps, circuits,
circuit breakers, grounding, and GFI protection; avoiding common
electrical hazards; and choosing equipment for use with
flammables, fires, and other emergencies.
Length: 12 minutes
Title: Lab: Flammables and Explosives
Catalog Number: TH9446.I47 F53 1992
Description: Train your employees on safe handling of
flammables and explosives. Topics include: flash point,
flammable limits, waste disposal, ignition temperature, use of
MSDS; spill and emergency procedures, and transport and storage
of flammables.
Length: 8 minutes
Title: Laboratory Ergonomics
Catalog Number: T55.L22 1993
Description: Minimize the strain employees place on their
bodies while working in the lab. Topics include: practices
causing ergonomic problems, prevention: stretching, neutral
positions, mini-breaks, proper techniques for sitting, standing
and lifting and importance of regular exercise.
Length: 12 minutes
Title: Laboratory Safety Skit 1997
Catalog Number: QD51.L33 1997
Description: This video is designed to be used by faculty
in second semester science labs since some knowledge of
apparatus and chemicals is expected. The video is an
illustration or skit where observers are challenged to identify
and list as many safety violations as possible while watching
the safety video. The list of violations is included with the
video.
Length: 10 minutes
Title: Lab Safety Showers and Eye Washes
Catalog Number: QD51.S24 1992
Description: Focuses on increasing awareness and
preparedness of laboratory employees for emergencies. Topics
include: effective shower and eyewash requirements, knowing
locations and how to use each, and maintaining and using each
effectively.
Length: 12 minutes
Title: Ladder Safety
Catalog Number: T55.S25 1995
Description: Provides a review of common ladder hazards
and precautions to take to reduce and eliminate the hazards.
Provides a review of methods to safely use a ladder.
Length: 7 minutes
Title: Landscape Maintenance Safety
Catalog Number: SB472.5.L36 1995
Description: Educates landscape personnel to take
responsibility for safety and understand the hazards associated
with their work. Topics include: safe use and daily maintenance
of mowers and string trimmers, personal protective equipment,
chain saw and chipper safety, and other hazards.
Length: 17 minutes
Title: Maintenance Person Safety
Catalog Number: T55.M3 1992
Description: Specifically for maintenance personnel.
Fulfills OSHA training requirements including hazardous
materials, electrical and fire safety, PPE, machine guarding and
other required training subjects.
Length: 13 minutes
Title: Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's)
Catalog Number: T55.3.H3 M38 1995
Description: OSHA requires that employers make MSDS's
available to employee's. The MSDS identifies the hazards
associated with specific hazardous materials. This training
identifies how to interpret an MSDS to determine hazard
severity.
Length: 7 minutes
Title: Office Ergonomics
Catalog Number: HD7261.O3337 1995
Description: Teach employees how to avoid unnecessary
strain and stress on the body. Topics include: neutral work
postures, techniques of good posture, lifting techniques,
avoiding repetition, exercise importance, and customizing the
work space.
Length: 11 minutes
Title: Office Safety
Catalog Number: HD7261.O3372 1995
Description: The danger in office environments is not as
high as in other areas, but office employees are still exposed
to daily hazards. Topics include: sitting properly, electrical
hazards, computer safety, storage and avoiding slips, trips and
falls.
Length: 14 minutes
Title: Out of Harm's Way: Safe Handling of Corrosive
Chemicals
Catalog Number: QD63.5.O98 1996
Description: Designed to help chemists and their
coworkers protect themselves against corrosives. Topics include:
identifying and understanding corrosive chemicals, selection of
appropriate protective equipment, and responding to emergencies
involving corrosive chemicals.
Length: 14 minutes
Title: Oxidation Hazards- More Than Just Air
Catalog Number: QD63.O9 O95 1996
Description: Designed to help chemists and their
co-workers recognize and avoid multiple hazards associated with
working in the laboratory. Topics include: understanding how
oxidizers contribute to fires, where to find information for
working safely with any chemical, rules for storing oxidizers
safely, and identifying chemicals that can form peroxides.
Length: 17 minutes
Title: Partnership for Safety...When Your Job Site
Becomes a Temporary Construction Site
Catalog Number: T55.P37 1999
Description: Whenever there is construction or renovation
at the workplace, there is a possibility that workers may be
exposed to a number of situations, which if not handled properly
can cause concern or injury. This video focuses mainly on the
situations where the normal work area is affected either
directly or indirectly by a renovation or construction project.
Length: 19 minutes
Title: Personal Protective Equipment
Catalog Number: T55.P47 1995
Description: Describes different types of personal
protective equipment (PPE), how to select the type of PPE, care
and maintenance of PPE and how PPE should be stored.
Length: 6 minutes
Title: Personal Protective Equipment
Catalog Number: T55.3.P75 P47 1996
Description: Describes different types of personal
protective equipment( PPE), how to select the type of PPE, care
and maintenance of PPE and how PPE should be stored.
Length: 15 minutes
Title: Practicing Safe Science
Catalog Number: QD63.5.P73 1992
Description: Addresses intrinsic hazards associated with
scientific protocols used in molecular biology. Includes a
demonstration of good laboratory safety techniques, reenactments
of actual laboratory accidents and asks questions that challenge
you to recognize risks in the laboratory.
Length: 29 minutes
Title: Practical Solutions to Laboratory Safety
Problems
Catalog Number: Q183.A1 F55 1994
Description: Addresses a number of topics on lab safety
issues. Topics include: teacher liability, laboratory
ventilation, fire blankets, extinguishers, and eyewash devices,
spill control, seven step plan to clean up chemicals, and
disposal options.
Length: Teacher liability- 22 minutes, laboratory
ventilation - 20 minutes, fire blankets, extinguishers, and
eyewash devices - 12 minutes, spill control - 2 minutes, seven
step plan to clean up chemicals- 18 minutes, disposal options -
6 minutes
Title: Preventing Contamination
Catalog Number: T55.P74 1993
Description: In the laboratory, contaminants can be
inadvertently spread through carelessness. Increase awareness
among students and staff and give them practical advice for
avoiding this problem. Topics include: four routes of
contaminate entry into the body; use of PPE and engineering
controls; and safe practices with keeping contaminants isolated,
good housekeeping, and awareness of others in the laboratory.
Length: 10 minutes
Title: Principles of Accident Investigation & Analysis
Catalog Number: HD7262.25.P75 1998
Description: Developed in collaboration with state
agencies and the Bureau of State Risk Management, this video
addresses how each supervisor needs to investigate and analyze
workplace injuries, illnesses, incidents and near misses. It
also suggests methods for making work units more efficient
through proper handling of these situations.
Length: 16 minutes
Title: Reduce Accident Rates By As Much as 90%.
Catalog Number: T55.R43 1998
Description: Used as part of a regular safety program to
help promote healthier, more safety conscious employees and help
ensure compliance with OSHA requirements.
Length: 10 minutes
Title: Safe Lifting
Catalog Number: T55.3.L5 B3 1995
Description: Back injury prevention training is essential
for all employees. This training includes lifting guidelines and
techniques, the importance of exercise and general back
musculoskeletal structure.
Length: 5 minutes
Title: Safe Operation of Laboratory Fume Hoods
Catalog Number: QD54.F85 S34
Description: Topics include: fume hood components, types
of fume hoods, how lab rooms work in conjunction with fume
hoods, pre-procedural checklist, safe operating procedures, and
periodic performance verification.
Length:
Title: Safety Hazards
Catalog Number: T55.J6 1995
Description: Motivates employees to develop good safety
attitudes and habits. The training also identifies possible
hazards and precautions.
Length: 5 minutes
Title: Safety Housekeeping
Catalog Number: TS192.S24 1992
Description: Encourages good habits and practices
regarding the basics for keeping the workplace clean and safe.
Topics include: general safety awareness principles, orderly
workplace, tool use, storage and handling of materials and
hazardous substances.
Length: 13 minutes
Title: Safety in the Research Laboratory: Set One:
Radionuclide Hazards, Chemical Hazards and Emergency Response
Catalog Number: T55.3.H3 S2 1994
Description: This video series provides guidance and
instruction on how to control risks associated with protocols
and practices used in the modern biology lab. The series will
make laboratory personnel aware of the hazards associated with
biomedical research and provide instruction in safe techniques
that will enable workers to protect themselves from these
hazards. The information will introduce new staff to good
laboratory practices and provide a meaningful technical review
in safety for the more experienced laboratory worker.
Length: Radionuclide Hazards - 12 minutes; Chemical
Hazards - 10minutes; Emergency Response - 12 minutes
Title: Safety in the Research Laboratory: Set Two:
Centrifugation Hazards, Chemical Storage Hazards, and Glassware
Washing Hazards
Catalog Number: T55.3.H3 S24 1995
Description: This video series provides guidance and
instruction on how to control risks associated with protocols
and practices used in the modern biology lab. The videos
demonstrate safe centrifugation practices, offer guidance on
proper storing of chemicals for safety in a typical research
laboratory, and promotes the use of personal protective
equipment as well as promotes teamwork and good work habits.
Length: Centrifugation Hazards - 9 minutes; Chemical
Storage Hazards -11 minutes; Glassware Washing Hazards - 10
minutes
Title: Safety in the Research Laboratory: Set Three:
Mammalian Cell Culture Hazards, X-ray Diffraction Hazards and
Assessing Risks
Catalog Number: QH 323.2.M36 1997
This video series provides guidance and instruction on how to
control hazards associated with protocols and practices used in
the modern biology laboratory. This video demonstrates safe
procedures within mammalian cell culture environments, offers
guidance in working safely around x-ray beams, and suggests
methods for assessing the risks of toxic chemicals to ensure
proper safety measures.
Length: Mammalian Cell Culture Hazards - 8 minutes; X-ray
Diffraction Hazards - 9 minutes; Assessing Risks of Toxic
Chemicals - 11 minutes.
Title: Slips, Trips and Falls: Training Timeout
Catalog Number: T55.S55 1995
Description: Falls account for almost 400,000 workplace
injuries each year. This video will teach workers to be aware of
potential dangers and minimize serious injury on the job. Topics
include: attitude, action, awareness, identifying hazards, and
minimizing improper use of equipment.
Length: 5 minutes
Title: Stop That Dose! Working Safely With Toxic
Chemicals
Catalog Number: QD63.5.S34 1996
Description: Designed to help chemists and their
co-workers recognize and avoid the multiple hazards associated
with toxic chemicals in the laboratory. Topics include:
significance of dose-response relationship, ways toxic chemicals
can affect the body, importance of researching effects of
chemicals before using them, key features of approved storage
areas, and government mandated exposure limits for toxic
chemicals.
Length: 22 minutes
Title: Student Organizations: Their Role and
Responsibility in the University Community
Catalog Number: LB3607.S78 2000
Description: Includes vital information from the Board of
Regents of the University of Wisconsin System regarding:
registered student organizations, student organization
responsibilities, liability, mission, benefit and control,
agency status, special events, alcohol, hazing, vandalism, and
theft, use of university vehicles, advisors, and advisors
liability issues.
Length: 26 minutes
Title: Supervisor's Legal Responsibility
Catalog Number: T55.L4 1995
Description: Describes Supervisor's personal liability
associated with failure to correct known safety and health
hazards.
Length: 7 minutes
Title: Supervisor Safety Responsibility
Catalog Number: T55.S24 1995
Description: Covers supervisors responsibility to provide
a workplace free from recognized hazards. Describes techniques
supervisors can use to motivate employees to good safety habits
and practices.
Length: 7 minutes
Title: Taking the Long View: Carcinogens and Related
Health Hazards
Catalog Number: QD63.5.T35 1996
Description: Designed to help chemists and their
co-workers recognize and avoid the multiple hazards associated
with working with carcinogens. Topics include: the four basic
principles for working safely with carcinogens, understanding
the potential health hazards, determining if a chemical is a
select "carcinogen", and how to limit exposure to carcinogens.
Length: 18 minutes
Title: Things That Burn - Flammable and Combustible
Chemicals
Catalog Number: T55.3.H3T45 1995
Description: Designed to help train chemists and their
co-workers to recognize and avoid multiple hazards associated
with working with flammable and combustible chemicals. Topics
include: flammable vs. combustible chemicals, the fire triangle,
fire and spill prevention procedures, and emergency response to
fire and spills.
Length: 17 minutes