Video Library: Chemicals

Asbestos Awareness
Assessing Risks of Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Handling
Chemical Hazards
Chemical Storage Hazards
Chlorine Safety
Cleaning Agents
Employee's Guide to Working With Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Material: Handle With Care
Lead-Safe Home Improvement: Practical Methods for Reducing Lead
OSHA Lead Standard
The Chemical Safety Factor
Your Part in Safe Chemical Storage

• Asbestos Awareness
  #AS008 (6 min. 1990)
  Occupational
  This concise video trains employees to respect the seriousness of asbestos in varying industries. Covers identification and uses of asbestos, where it is found, why it is hazardous to your health, and proper protective measures.
• Assessing Risks of Toxic Chemicals
  #AS007 (11 min. 1997)
  Occupational
  This video provides guidance for assessing risks of toxic chemicals used in the modern biology laboratory. It is intended to supplement the formal instruction provided in each institution and each laboratory. This video is not a substitute for a safety training program.
• Chemical Handling
  #CH014 (16 min. 1992)
  Occupational
  This video includes a general overview and safety procedures for flammables, corrosives and solvents. This video also can be used to help satisfy training requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard.
• Chemical Hazards
  #CH011 (10 min. 1995)
  Occupational
  This video promotes chemical safety. Phenol-chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation are used to demonstrate the safety principles that apply to working with many of the hazardous chemicals found in the modern biology laboratory.
• Chemical Storage Hazards
  #CH012 (11 min. 1995)
  Occupational
  This video provides guidance for the prudent storage of the chemicals used in the modern biology laboratory. It will introduce new staff to good laboratory practices and provide a meaningful technical review in safety for the more experienced laboratory worker.
• Chlorine Safety
  #CH019 (5 min. 1995)
  Occupational
  This short program explains the benefits and hazards of chlorine. It covers safe procedures for handling, storing and working with chlorine.
• Cleaning Agents
  #CL015 (11 min. 1986)
  Occupational
  Reviews the cleaning products used in industrial operations and details the potential hazards associated with detergents, disinfectants, deodorants, floor coatings and other cleaning agents. The program also discusses routes of entry, proper protective equipment and emergency procedures.
• Employee's Guide to Working With Hazardous Materials
  #HA008-English, #HA017-Spanish, #HA019-Vietnamese (16 min. 1991)
  Occupational
  In compliance with OSHA, includes written hazard communication plan, hazardous chemical inventory list, labeling, MSDS and employee training.
• Hazardous Material: Handle With Care
  #HA002 (12 min. 1983)
  Occupational
  Covers chemical handling, protective equipment, storage, spill and emergency response, and personal hygiene.
• Lead-Safe Home Improvement: Practical Methods for Reducing Lead
  #LE013 (43 min. 1998)
  Occupational, Off-the-Job
  This video shows safe, practical ways of keeping you and your family safe from lead poisoning. Whether you're a home owner remodeling an older house, a contractor who comes into contact with lead on the job, or someone who's renting a house or apartment that may contain lead-based paint, it's important to be aware of common lead hazards. Covers:
  • Removing carpeting
  • Replacing old windows
  • Patching and removing walls covered with lead-based paint
  • Removing exterior paint and working with contaminated soil
• OSHA Lead Standard
  #LE018 (15 min. 1992)
  Occupational
  Meets the General Industrial Standard 7 Interim Final Rule for Construction. Includes measurement concepts (PEL, TWA, Action levels); exposure assessment and monitoring; methods of compliance: hygiene/housekeeping; medical surveillance; and more.
• The Chemical Safety Factor
  #CH004 (15 min. 1985)
  Chemical
  The "Factor Classification System" is used in this video to help viewers remember chemical hazard types. The program covers handling, use and storage of flammable, corrosive, toxic and reactive chemicals.
• Your Part in Safe Chemical Storage
  #YO002 (13 min. 1991)
  Occupational
  This video explains ten simple but effective guidelines that all employees—plant and office—can use to improve the safety of chemical storage at home and on the job. All too often, when people think of chemical storage, a major chemical company is the picture that may come to mind. But the truth is that safe chemical storage is an issue in any company and for all employees.