Safety Videos
As a member company of the CRSMCA, the following safety videos are available on a free loan basis. To request video(s), send your request to losscontrol@miains.com. You may borrow up to 2 videos at any given time and must return videos within 15 days of receipt. Lost or damaged videos will incur a charge not to exceed the replacement cost of the video(s).
Currently all videos in stock are in VHS format.
25 Most Commonly Cited OSHA Violations
Explains the most commonly cited violations, what the violations are, and how to avoid citations for these types of violations. Excellent program for managers, supervisors, and employees to guide them into better OSHA compliance.
A Basic Look At Scaffolds For Compliance Officers
Looks at some of the most commonly used types of scaffolds, associated hazards, and erection procedures.
A New Treatment Approach for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This video discusses the benefits of using Vitamin B6 as a means of curing and preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Accidents: It Can’t Happen to Me
This video explains how incidents occur and how they could have been prevented. Includes interviews with people who have been involved in accidents, injuries, or near misses, including survivors of MGM Grand Hotel fire.
As It Should Be Done: Workplace Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens
Explains how workers can protect themselves against occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the related Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This program is targeted primarily to health care workers and related professionals.
Behavior-Based Safety Management
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1985 and is intended to be viewed by managers
Better Back, Health, Life
Featuring Francine York, actress and fitness buff interviews experts in back injury prevention and nutrition. Includes how to care for your back; back exercises that can be done at work; and a “workout” portion of exercises that can help anyone improve back fitness. Although this video may be too long to be used in its entirety in a normal safety meeting, individual segments on body mechanics, exercise and nutrition can be viewed separately. (56 min.)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Describes carpal tunnel syndrome, how to prevent CTS, and what employees can do to reduce the effects of CTS.
Cause and Avoidance of Accidents
This video looks at the causes of accidents and how companies can develop an accident avoidance system or program. Video is designed for employees to show how their unsafe acts or behavior are the cause of most accidents and how they can improve the reduction of accidents. Supervisors should also review this program for better safety performance results. (15 min.)
Confined Space Entry
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1981 and is intended to be viewed by managers and workers.
Choice or Chance
Highlights the four leading causes of fatalities on construction sites and stresses the responsibility for safety as a joint effort of government, management, and employees.
Also available as an online video
Crane Safety for Site Superintendents
Discusses some of the hazards and risks involved in crane operations. Targeted to managers and construction site supervisors.
Also available as an online video
Discipline: The Supervisor’s Role
This program defines discipline, how to achieve it, handling counseling and documentation, as well as how to avoid disciplinary actions. Discipline is the least understood leadership of skill. (23 min.)
Documentation of Safety Efforts
Instructs supervisors and employees on the importance of providing written documentation for all training efforts. Regulatory and legal agencies are now requiring written documentation to prove that training and safety efforts are being accomplished. Outlines standards and how to meet requirements.
Drug Testing In The Workplace
This program is designed for companies now using or considering drug testing. Explains the necessity for testing and/or screening, general drug policies, and how tests are conducted. Emphasizes lab efforts to protect employee rights and how tests are conducted to reduce the possibility of mixing specimens and giving false results. Excellent program for introducing a drug abuse program to employees. (11 min.)
Electrical Safety and Related Work Practices
This program is designed to meet OSHA requirements for training authorized and non-authorized personnel in electrical hazards. Mandatory requirements for training employees who not only work with electricity, but also those who operate electrical equipment.
Electrical Safety Illustrated
This is an excellent training program for all employees. Discusses electrical safety, grounding of electrical equipment, power cords, extension cords, double insulation, three prong plugs, wires, and a good safety overview of electrical safety in the workplace. Applies to office workers as well as industrial workers.
Employee Fall Protection
Even a short fall can cause serious injury or even death. This great training tool covers body harnesses, shock absorbing lanyards, swing effect, rope grabs, retractable lanyards, and more. (21 min.)
Employee Involvement in Ergonomics
This program offers a basic overview of ergonomics and how employees can become involved in the process of making the workplace more user-friendly.
Eye-Protection: A New Approach – Non-Humorous
This program explains eye protection requirements. You will find your employees responding well to this informative video.
Forklift 2000
This video meets the new OSHA academic standards for training forklift operators in the new rules. Covers everything required, including: engineering principles, automobile/forklift differences, load centers, technical information for lateral/longitudinal engineering, turnovers/tipovers, forklift operating rules and operator maintenance.
Forklift Operation Safety
A comprehensive program for forklift operators in the manufacturing environment. Teaches students engineering principles, operator safety rules, and maintenance. Excellent training program.
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters
Excellent program that discusses what GFCIs are all about. Explains how they work and the general safety precautions for protecting against electrical shock.
Hand and Power Tool Safety
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 employees use. Hand and power tools are used every day in many types of business. They make our work easier and allow us to be more efficient. However, we often fail to see the hazards these tools present.
Hand and Wrist Injuries
Demonstrates general prevention techniques to help reduce hand and wrist injuries. Explains the anatomy of the hand and wrist.
Hazard Communication for Small Business Professionals
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1989 and is intended to be viewed by managers and safety professionals.
Hazardous Materials and Flammables Safety
Defines hazardous materials and flammables, fire triangle, UEL, LEL, flash points, and other information necessary for safety improvement when working with these materials.
Hazardous Materials: Leaks, Drips and Spills Cleanup
Excellent program for all persons using oil solvents and other hazardous materials. Program explains cleanup procedures, emergency action, hazardous waste, and provides information to help control the effects of spills and cleanup operations.
Hazards of Gas Welding
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and (NIOSH) in 1981and is intended to be viewed by safety professors and industrial hygienists
Hearing Conservation
Getting employees to wear hearing protection can be a real chore. With all the sources of noise a employee encounters, they need to understand how to protect one of their most precious senses. This video explains the basics of hearing and how to protect it.
Heat Stress
More illnesses are surfacing from employees working in abnormally high temperatures, such as in a hot warehouse or warm assembly environment. This video seriously discusses heat stroke, heat stress, fainting, and precautions.
How to Develop an Effective Safety Program
Designed for managers, assistant managers, and department managers. Safety engineers take you step-by-step through the methods of reducing accidents and injuries.
How to Investigate an Accident
Teaches supervisors the basics of accident investigation, the important points to consider when developing facts for an accident report. Goes through a scenario of an accident investigation.
How to Prevent Slips and Falls
Designed to promote awareness in preventing slips, trips, and falls. Covers potential hazards, importance of proper maintenance and cleaning procedures, and many other aspects of incident prevention. Focus is on engineering, education, and enforcement.
Human Behavior: Reducing Unsafe Acts
The vast majority of accidents in the workplace are caused, in whole or in part, by the unsafe acts of employees. The major emphasis of this video is reducing unsafe acts through education.
Industrial Loss Control Through Behavior Management
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1980 and is intended to be viewed by managers and safety professors.
Insurance Fraud: The Crime You Pay For
The video is 11 minutes, 35 seconds long, is professionally produced, and explores insurance fraud involving auto, homeowners, life, health and workers compensation.
Job Safety Analysis
Program explains what job safety analysis is all about and how to conduct a job safety analysis. (11min.)
Ladder Safety
Short program on the safe use of step ladders, straight ladders, platform ladders and general safety measures needed to prevent potentially serious accidents. (8 min.)
Life Saving Through Air Monitoring
One of the most important aspects of avoiding risks in confined spaces and other similar locations is to be aware of the potential hazards in the breathing air of the worker. This video discusses the primary hazards and methods for monitoring.
Lockout/Tagout for Affected/Authorized Personnel
This new training program is designed for machine operators, personnel who work near machines but do not operate machines, and maintenance personnel. Updated to meet most recent training and regulatory requirements. Explains hazardous energy sources, lock requirements, tag requirements, and auditing machinery. Explains requirements for a mandatory written program and training documentation. (17 min.)
Machine Guarding
Emphasizes machine guarding is not foolproof and requires employee responsibility when working with machinery and moving parts. The last segment of the program addresses safety concerns regarding employees who work with or near conveyor systems.
NFPA Hazardous Materials Labeling and Identification
NFPA labeling and ID program defined and stresses the importance of understanding these signs and placards. Firefighters have used this program for their training.
Orientation 2000
This is the most comprehensive safety orientation program ever produced. Contains a large number of topics, including: employee safety responsibility; personal protective equipment; bloodborne pathogens; safe lifting; sanitation and personal hygiene; electrical safety, machines and equipment; ergonomics; and much more. NOTE: If this video is used to provide consistent safety instruction to new-hire employees, it is strongly recommended that it is followed by safety-related instruction that is specific to your operation. (45 min.)
OSHA at Work
Looks at the history of and need for OSHA. Presents an overview of OSHA’s many programs.
OSHA’s Guidelines for Roof Safety
ONLY Available only as an online video
Partner With OSHA: New Ways of Working
Highlights the reduction in injury, death and lost-workday successes of 6 companies. Also available as an online video
Personal Protective Equipment
This program explains Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and its use on the jobsite and more.
Plain Talk About a Serious Problem… Silica Dust
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1983 and is intended to be viewed by workers
Pre-Trip Inspections for Charter Busses
Describes the process for planning and conducting motor coach destination, enroute, and terminal inspections. Explains the applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) while differentiating between a truck and a motor coach
Protecting Workers in Auto Body Shops
This video was produced by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1995 and is intended to be viewed by managers and auto body repair workers
Protecting Workers: How OSHA Conducts Inspections
Follows a typical workplace inspection, discusses the different types of inspections, what triggers inspections, penalties, and employers’ rights to appeal citations. Also available as an online video
Recognizing Chemical Dependency and What to Do About It
This program emphasizes symptom recognition, evaluation, and how to handle employees whose work or behavior is below performance standards due to substance abuse.
Reporting for Work: Your Safety Responsibilities
Designed to educate employees of their responsibilities for reporting to work in proper clothing and proper safety attitudes. General orientation to safety basics that can be used to supplement your safety orientation program for new employees, as well as awareness for experienced employees.
Respirators and How to Use Them
Employees frequently misunderstand the use of respirators. This program will give them the important facts regarding respirator use. They will feel more secure in wearing them once they know how to properly use them.
Safe Driving on Freeways
This video is intended to remind individuals of some of the most important responsibilities that they have as vehicle operators, responsibilities that many individuals seem to forget.
Safe Use of Compressed Gas Cylinders
Designed for anyone using compressed gas cylinders. Explains basic procedures, compressed gas cylinder hazards, and how to properly use these cylinders.
Safety and the Supervisor
The supervisor is responsible for safety in the work environment. This program explains a safety program, how the supervisor’s actions and enforcement of rules are key factors in an effective program, and legal responsibilities of the supervisor.
Safety of People and Equipment in Warehouse Operations
This program highlights the relationship of forklift operators and other workers for their equal responsibility in providing a safe environment. Stresses the responsibility of safety for everyone, not just the equipment operators.
Scaffold Safety
Training program for anyone working on or near scaffolding. Basic safety rules, operating procedures and how to use scaffolds safely without injury. Meets training requirements for scaffold safety. (8 min.)
Slips and Falls In The Trucking Industry
Most injuries in trucking are caused by truck drivers slipping and falling from their vehicles during entry and exit from the vehicle. This training program was developed to train truckers how to properly enter/exit the vehicle, using the three point triangulation system, in addition to the proper footwear and other safety basics. This program, if implemented will greatly reduce accidents and injuries from trucking slips and falls. Good for all truck drivers, not just 18 wheelers. (13 min.)
Supervisor Responsibilities in Injury Claims
Video is designed for supervisors. Program teaches job responsibilities when filing injury claims. Paperwork is extremely important, particularly if the injured employee doesn’t get paid on time, doesn’t understand benefits, complaints, seeks an attorney, and the company doesn’t meet federal and/or state accident reporting requirements. Excellent program to refresh the importance of proper reporting, from accident investigation through final paperwork on all injuries.
System Lifting 2000 \ Back Injury Prevention
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date back injury prevention video on the market. SYSTEM LIFTING means you must be aware of your entire back anatomy and lifting technique to make sure you are lifting properly with the entire SYSTEM. Just learning back anatomy is not enough; just lifting with your back straight is not enough. (34 min.)
The Alert Driver… A Truckers Guide to Sleep, Fatigue and Rest in a 24 Hour Society
This video includes an informational booklet which must be returned with the video. The video and booklet address the hazards of fatigue for professional drivers and the strategies that drivers can apply to ensure that proper rest is attained.
Trenching and Shoring
Explains the safety rules, requirements, procedures, and emergency procedures.
Trucking Safety Orientation
Meets OSHA requirements for training employees in exposed general hazards. Addresses footwear, clothing, personal protection, lifting safely, material handling, forklift safety, and general safety requirements in a terminal distribution center.
Truck Tire Servicing
This is an intense 4 hour safety training video that covers the following procedures. (1) Single-piece demounting, mounting and inflation, (2) Multi-piece demounting, mounting and inflation, (3) Detecting potential “zipper ruptures,” (4) Servicing disc wheels, (5) Servicing demountable rims.
Vehicle Safety: Driving on the Road
This video is designed for anyone operating a vehicle on the road. Emphasizes the need for wearing seat belts, driving defensively, rules of the road, and general safety awareness while driving.
Video Display Terminal Safety
Directed toward individuals using VDTs. Discusses the myths about electromagnetic radiation and other effects of VDT usage. VDTs are safe if used properly. Explains how to avoid eye strain and the persistent neck and backaches when working with VDTs.
Water/Sewer Treatment Plant Safety
Treatment plants can be hazardous even though they are usually nice, clean places to work. Working with and around pumps, electricity, laboratories, and chemicals require special training. This video explains the special safety concerns of operators, technicians, and maintenance personnel. (18 min.)
Worker’s Compensation Fraud
This program targets all employees and explains the Worker’s Compensation concept and how this program benefits both the employer and the employee. It also explains filing a fraudulent claim by an employee in any state is fraud. (12 min.)
Workplace Safety Inspection Checklist
Overview of what workplace inspections are all about, how to complete inspection forms, and basics relating to unsafe conditions in any type of workplace.
Wrist Safety Strategy – F.L.A. Orthopedics
This video discusses how to care for and protect workers from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The video stresses correct working posture, limiting the frequency and force with which tasks are performed, conditioning and the hand, wrist and fingers, and wearing proper support in high exposure area. NOTE: This video endorses a specific supplier of wrist supports. Midwestern Insurance Alliance is providing this video for informational purposes and does not explicitly nor implicitly endorse the supplier of this or any other safety product.
