Video Library: Construction Safety

Contractor Safety
Cranes and Lifting Devices
Dig Safely
Digging Dangers VIII
Digging Dangers IX: Fire, Water and Fiber
Fall Protection 1996
Fall Protection 1994
Flagging Traffic Safety
Hazard Communication: Compliance Kit for the Construction Industry
Lead-Safe Home Improvement: Practical Methods for Reducing Lead
Loader—Backhoe Safety (Operator Safety)
Loader—Backhoe Safety (Worker Safety)
Power Line Hazard Awareness
Rigging Equipment: Inspecting For Safety
Right to Know For Building & Construction Companies
Scaffolds: Safety at All Levels
Suspended Scaffolding Safety
Swing Stage Basic Rigging and Operating Procedures
The System That Works
Transport Trailer Safety
Trench Safety: Don't Dig Your Own Grave
Trench Safety: It's More Than Digging a Hole
Trench Shoring Program
Trenches and Shoring
Trenching & Excavation: The Scott Mae Story
Working Around Earth Moving Equipment
Utility Cut Repair: Doing it Right

• Contractor Safety
  #CO005 (20 min. 1992)
  Occupational This video will help train all workers on specific safety regulations and could help your organization avoid catastrophic accidents. Includes:
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Fire
  • Confined space entry
  • Hotwork
  • Trenching and shoring
  • Lockout/tagout
  • Chemical process safety
  • Handling hazardous materials safety
• Cranes and Lifting Devices
  #CR100 DVD (11 min. 2002)
  Occupational
  Designed for anyone operating hoists or cranes. The program explains sling angles, safety techniques, and inspection procedures. Anyone operating this equipment must be trained. Program meets OSHA training requirements. Points covered in this video include:
  • inspecting hoisting equipment using chains, ropes, slings
  • safe lifting procedures
  • sling angles, operating cranes and hoists
• Dig Safely
  #DI011 (8 min. 2000)
  Construction Safety
  This video discusses the steps to prevent damage to underground utilities when digging whether an excavation or home improvement. The one call notification system and uniform color code markings are explained.
• Digging Dangers VIII
  #DI018 (12 min. 1997)
  Occupational
  Digging Dangers VIII shows a gripping picture of indisputable reality, and is a great video to use at your safety presentations. Viewers see the worst underground utility accidents from 1996 and learn what happened to cause the accidents. This fast-paced 12- minute video keeps the viewers' attention and sets the stage for audience interaction.
• Digging Dangers IX: Fire, Water and Fiber
  #DI019 (8 min. 1998)
  Occupational
  From the files of Underground Focus magazine, this program informs the viewer of the consequences of breaking underground gas lines, water mains and fiber optic cables.
• Fall Protection
  #FA003 (21 min. 1996)
  Occupational
  OSHA requires fall protection for anyone working six feet or more above ground. Video covers:
  • Fall protection types: guardrails, safety nets, fall arrest and monitoring systems, control access zones
  • Body harnesses and drop tests
  • Types of lanyards, snaphooks and d-rings
  • Pre-use inspection of equipment and rescue methods
• Fall Protection
  #FA002 (11 min. 1994)
  Occupational
  Train employees on how to recognize and respect fall hazards, the importance of engineering hazards out of a worksite, and how to correctly select, use and care for fall arrest equipment. This program explains the correct use of:
  • Anchor points
  • Full body harnesses
  • Lanyards
  • Rope grabs
  • Lifelines
• Flagging Traffic Safety
  #FL001 (5 min. 1995)
  Occupational
  This short video introduces the viewer to how flaggers can safely direct traffic around road construction.
• Hazard Communication: Compliance Kit for the Construction Industry
  #HA025 (25 min. 1989)
  Occupational
  This compliance kit includes a hazard communication manual and audiotape to assist administrators in the construction industry with understanding the law and learning how to comply. The video is a hazard communication training program for construction employees.
• 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
• Loader—Backhoe Safety (Operator Safety)
  #LO005 (20 min. 1991)
  Occupational
  This program deals with loader-backhoe safety and is designed specifically for operators. The tape covers the most common mistakes and accidents involving these machines, as well as loading, transporting, utility dangers and rollover accidents.
• Loader—Backhoe Safety (Worker Safety)
  #LO007 (20 min. 1991)
  Occupational
  This program addresses the desperate need for a set of practical guidelines for the many trades that work with the loader-backhoe on a daily basis. The tape explains how plumbers, electricians, laborers and all other tradespeople can work safely with and around the loader-backhoe.
• Power Line Hazard Awareness
  #PO008 (18 min. 1996)
  Occupational
  This video focuses on how to work safely near power lines on job sites. Topics covered include OSHA standards, barrier protection, warning methods protection technology, material handling, underground notification systems and what to do if a contact occurs. Equipment discussed includes cranes, drill rigs, aerial buckets, etc.
• Rigging Equipment: Inspecting For Safety
  #RI009 (15 min. 1993)
  Occupational
  Emphasizes the importance of regular and thorough inspection of rigging equipment. Equipment covered includes:
  • Slings: synthetic web, metal mesh, chain link, and wire rope
  • Hardware: hooks, eye bolts, shackles and pins, and turnbuckles
• Right to Know For Building & Construction Companies
  #RI100 DVD (12 min. 2004)
  Occupational
  This video training program gives employees the information they need to refresh their knowledge of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard . . . as cost effectively as possible. Topics covered in these products include:
  • what is a 'hazardous' chemical?
  • health hazards
  • physical hazards
  • common types of hazardous chemicals
  • container labels
  • material safety data sheets
  • personal protective equipment
  • safe work practices
  • storage considerations
  • clean-up and disposal
  • and more
• Scaffolds: Safety at All Levels
  #SC004 (16 min. 1997)
  Occupational
  This important program covers OSHA requirements, including:
  • The role of the competent person
  • Pre-assembly inspection
  • Assembly
  • Pre-shift inspection
  • Safe work practices
  • Fall protection
• Suspended Scaffolding Safety
  #SU004 (20 min. 2002)
  Occupational
  Suspended scaffolds are unique tools that allow us to work in high, hard-to-reach areas. Safety is a crucial issue when working above ground, as an estimated 10,000 scaffold-related injuries occur each year. To address this issue, OSHA has developed regulations specifically for workers who erect and work on scaffolds. These regulations require employers to train workers on the rules and regulations for suspended scaffolds before they use them. This video focuses on suspended scaffolds and the safety and training regulations developed by OSHA for working with them. Topics include: preparation for erecting scaffolds, installing ropes and suspension devices, preparing hoists for operation, selection and use of scaffold platforms, inspection of scaffolding equipment, working near electricity, preventing falls and protection against falling objects.
• Swing Stage Basic Rigging and Operating Procedures
  #SW015 (15 min. 1987)
  Occupational
  This video, produced by the Scaffold Industry Associations, stresses accident prevention through the use of properly designed, rigged and maintained equipment. The following four steps of rigging are stressed:
  • Roof rigging l Host/stage/accessories
  • Wire rope handling l Fall arrest equipment
• The System That Works
  #SY015 (25 min. 1987)
  Occupational
  This hazard communication program for the construction industry includes an overview of the standard, chemical hazards, how to read an MSDS, labels and more. Your employees will learn their role in making each work site a safer place.
• Transport Trailer Safety
  #TR002 (24 min. 1995)
  Occupational, Driving Safety
  This video is designed to appeal to owners of all types of equipment transport trailers. Safe loading and attachment of tie-downs, chains and binders on a wide variety of equipment are discussed. Also includes tips for safe transport in varying traffic conditions, on all types of roads and in all types of weather. Interviews with professional equipment haulers help your employees learn from the real-life experiences of others.
• Trench Safety: Don't Dig Your Own Grave
  #TR005 (19 min. 1998)
  Occupational
  This program will make them believe. It opens with the recreation of a dramatic trench cave-in, then it highlights two real-life accidents. It features actual rescue footage and interviews with rescue personnel who recount what the situation was, what they did and how it felt.
• Trench Safety: It's More Than Digging a Hole
  #TR004 (19 min. 1998)
  Occupational
  This program explains why trenches cave in, the protective systems that can prevent it from occurring and the specific safety measures that should be followed when working in and around trenches.
• Trench Shoring Program
  #TR003 (10 min. 1991)
  Occupational
  Covers safety aspects of trench shoring, such as trench jacks, hydraulic walers and wood sheeting systems, and how they can be effective in preventing trench collapse.
• Trenches and Shoring
  #TR018 (8 min. 1989)
  Occupational
  Identifies some of the conditions that require shoring, presents the basic requirements for safely shoring trenches and identifies some safe alternatives to shoring. This program is designed as an intro-duction for new employees and as a refresher for experienced employees.
• Trenching & Excavation: The Scott Mae Story
  #TR100 DVD (22 min. 2009)
  Occupational
  Construction safety professional Bob Synnett returns to discuss the safety rules for trenching operations and when they apply, as well as to share the lessons learned from the story of Scott May, a young worker who was killed in a tragic excavation accident.
• Working Around Earth Moving Equipment
  #WO001, #WO000 (17 min. 1999)
  Occupational
  This video produced by MNDOT provides an overview of the MN OSHA standard on mobile earth moving equipment. Discusses safety issues pertinent to operators, crews and persons working around the equipment. Includes: PPE, pre-meetings, underground utilities, etc.
• Utility Cut Repair: Doing it Right
  #UT001 (11 min. 1996)
  Construction
  This video, produced by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board, discusses the importance of correctly repairing utility cuts, how to do it right and what happens if it is done incorrectly.