Help your utility field employees avoid being attacked. This safety training video shows what to do when you unexpectedly encounter a dog, how to read a dog’s behavior, how to protect yourself, and what to do if you are bitten.
AWWA 2000
26 Minutes

Discusses safety hazards and solutions for handling offensive loads at landfills.  Topics include requiring prior notice, identifying the load, handling offensive loads, dumping in a separate area, masking or eliminating odor, and visually offensive loads. (DVD)
2003
Blue Ridge Services
10 minutes

In this motivational DVD, children present excuses for not wearing safety gear.  Parents explain why the gear is important.  The children remind their parents about the importance of safety when they visit their parents in a variety of work situations.  This program includes a leader’s guide on CD.
2007
ERI Safety Videos
16 minutes

This DVD encourages employees to help their co-workers to prevent injuries.  By looking the other way when an unsafe act occurs, there can be unintended consequences.  Everyone should be an active part of safety.  This program includes a leader’s guide on CD.
2002
ERI Safety Videos
12 minutes

This DVD covers the hidden and subtle hazards of working in an office, along with preventing injury, controlling danger, and formulating emergency plans.  The DVD includes English and Spanish versions.
2004
Coastal
20 minutes

Not thinking about safety can cause injury, pain, suffering, and death.  This motivational DVD emphasizes the need to think about the repercussions of actions, thinking before acting, thinking about the warning signs and acting on our thinking.  This program includes a leader’s guide on CD.
2007
ERI Safety Videos
18 minutes

This DVD addresses uncorrected hazards, shortcuts, and complacency.  Viewers will see how these injury instigators contribute to injuries and fatalities in work situations.  This program includes a leader’s guide on CD.
2006
ERI Safety Videos
15 minutes

This DVD training program will help train employees on how to work safely with the hazardous substances found in their workplace.  The program covers physical and health hazards, how exposure occurs, personal protective equipment, material safety data sheets, and chemical container warnings and labels. This program includes English and Spanish versions.
2007
Coastal
19 minutes

For government employees, motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of death on the job.  This DVD covers techniques to prevent accidents from happening.  Topics include respect for the vehicle, driver responsibilities, seat belts, weather considerations, distractions, and more.  This program includes English and Spanish versions.
Coastal

This DVD addresses the basic elements and objectives of good law enforcement report writing, basic tools of writing, understanding the importance of good grammar, and the importance of truthfulness and completeness to avoid loss of credibility and possible criminal and civil liability risks.
1999
Alert
34 minutes

The DVD covers the importance of law enforcement officer communication skills, how communication plays a role in the effectiveness of criminal investigations, and that such skills impact officer safety.
2003
Alert
52 minutes

This DVD provides information to law enforcement personnel on how to apply for a search warrant, recognizing an apparently valid search warrant, and understanding considerations in search warrant execution.
2003
Alert
51 minutes

This DVD includes four sections:  Rear Loader Safety, Auto Loader Safety, Recycling Pick-up Safety, and Transfer Station safety.  Any section can be played separately depending upon the audience.  People who work in sanitation and believe in doing the job safely provide important safety tips and information.
2007
Phantom Productions
60 minutes

This DVD addresses various issues involving slips, trips and falls, including housekeeping, offices, ladders, and personal protective equipment. 
2006
Workplace Media Collection
22 minutes

This combination English/Spanish DVD illustrates the dangers inherent in flagging. It emphasizes the importance of wearing high-visibility vests, using proper equipment, and following standard procedures in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
2006
TEEX
18 minutes

Job sites are a common target for thieves. Equipment can be found in remote locations, is easy to start, and worth a lot more than many cars. This program discusses how thieves operate, tips to prevent theft, and implementing a prevention program.
2007
Vista Training
20 minutes

Job sites are common targets for vandals. Children and others can get access to job sites filled with valuable tools and materials. This program covers small tool theft and damage prevention by discouraging entry to the job site, preventing damage and downtime, and addressing liability exposures and costs.
2007
Vista Training
11 minutes

his video covers drum, disc, and mechanical drum chippers.  Topics covered include brush chipper operations and maintenance, chipper safety checklist, items to avoid wearing when chipping, attaching a chipper for towing, stacking brush, chipper operations, and safety during maintenance.
National Arborist Association
15 Minutes
2000  

It’s easy to classify the skid steer (or “Bobcat” type loader) as a simple machine to operate, but anyone can quickly create a dangerous situation for the operator or nearby people. This video discusses how to complete an inspection, what to inspect, skid steer capacities, and work situations.
VISTA Start Smart Training
12 Minutes
2007

This DVD covers mechanic safety training, addressing hazards associated with vehicle maintenance and repair. The video explains basic tools, electrical hand tools, fire hazards, and more.
Digital-2000
18 Minutes
2008

This DVD covers manufacturer variations, identifying future problems, tire care, proper inflation, tire dangers, safety devices, and fire extinguishers, etc.
VISTA Start Smart Training
15 Minutes
1993

This video covers a wide variety of machine brands, working scenes, correct operation hills/rough terrain, hillside dangers, and slip/trip recovery.
VISTA Start Smart Training
21 Minutes
1993

Tips relating to inspecting the wheel loader machine and the jobsite, planning the job, machine adjustments, material handling techniques, and trench back-filling techniques are covered in this video.
VISTA Start Smart Training
17 Minutes
2005

Provides tips on how to operate a backhoe smoothly and safely in a wide variety of work conditions with several different attachments.
VISTA Start Smart Training
15 Minutes
1992

A good inspection means more than pulling the dipstick and kicking the tires. This video provides an organized way to perform a good daily pre-start inspection that helps keep the machine running reliably all day long.
VISTA Start Smart Training
12 Minutes
1992

This video continues from the skid steer inspection video (#151) and discusses safe operating techniques such as blind spots and backing, weather, safe hauling (terrain and slopes), and ten tips from experienced operators.
VISTA Start Smart Training
13 Minutes
2001

People have died or been seriously injured making avoidable mistakes during maintenance or transportation of their machine. The lessons in this video were taken from real-life situations and give the operator a chance to learn from the deadly mistakes of others.
VISTA Start Smart Training
9 Minutes
1992

Program designed to provide basic safety orientation information to nurses. Program includes safe lifting techniques, needle stick prevention, basic infection control procedures, electrical safety and other important topics.
Digital-2000
14 Minutes
2007

This program will help solid waste department supervisors, route managers, driver trainers, and others observe drivers, helpers, and shop employees and coach them on how to teach others to avoid injuries and accidents. Focused on solid waste collection and maintenance, it covers route observations, how to communicate with employees about safety issues, and the importance of following applicable safety rules. The video shows actual sanitation trucks and employees.
NSWMA
20 minutes
2008

This program will help both transfer station employees and haulers identify principal safety hazards at transfer stations and how to avoid injuries and accidents.  Topics include traffic control, scavenging, personal protective equipment, spatial separation of equipment, and training. The video shows an actual operating transfer station and uses humor to keep employees’ attention.
NSWMA
18 minutes
2008

This comprehensive training program was specifically produced to provide entities with the knowledge and information to implement disaster management programs. Community leaders have an obligation to citizens to be prepared for any type of emergency or disaster. This video can help reduce the losses associated with these potential threats.
CIRSA
24 minutes
2002

This program describes the key steps in the accident investigation process and emphasizes the prevention of future accidents. The importance of prompt reporting, fact gathering, root cause, analysis, implementing corrective measures, and conducting follow-ups are covered. Near-miss accidents are also discussed.
CIRSA
24 minutes
2004

This groundbreaking program illustrates just how dangerous distracted driving can be. The main character is the embodiment of the various distractions that accompany drivers. Watch as he gleefully plots and plans to take attention from the road. The impact of this program is powerful and memorable.
Topics include cell phone use, talking to passengers, and eating and drinking.
Coastal
16 Minutes
2008

Motor vehicle crashes consistently account for a huge number of injuries and lost work days. Keep your employees safe behind the wheel, on the job and off. Give them the tips they need to become defensive drivers and avoid costly accidents.  Topics include plan and prepare, a defensive attitude, distractions, city driving, freeways, and rural roads.
Coastal
16 Minutes
2004

People have different reasons for not wanting to wear their personal protective equipment and this program takes a first-hand look at the devastating effects of not taking this responsibility seriously. Using real-life testimony from a worker injured on the job, this DVD makes it clear that wearing the right equipment can reduce or eliminate injury.  Wearing the right PPE for the job, the importance of PPE, employer’s and employee’s responsibility, care and maintenance, and different types of PPE are discussed.
Coastal
19 Minutes
2007

Heat stress, heat stroke, heat rashes, and heat cramps are all dangerous to your employees. This training DVD will give employees the knowledge they need to avoid the dangers of working in hot, humid conditions. Acclimatization, hydration, proper clothing, signs of heat fatigue are discussed.
Coastal
14 Minutes
2008

There is no shortage of potential hazards when working in a confined space. Use this program to train your employees to work safely in these dangerous spaces.  Permit space requirements, understanding permit spaces and their hazards, entry permits, and training and duties are discussed.
Coastal
15 Minutes
2008

This training DVD teaches all employees common-sense guidelines to protect themselves from the serious threat of bloodborne disease in the workplace. Topics include risk of exposure, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, transmission of bloodborne diseases, minimizing risk; housekeeping, and proper waste disposal.
Coastal
16 Minutes
2007

Stairways and ladders may not appear to be as dangerous as some high work surfaces but they can be equally hazardous. This program reviews the essential safety procedures.
Coastal
18 Minutes
2007

Practically every machine has some sort of machine guarding (a shield, automatic shutoff, or even a laser curtain) to protect workers if a body part should come in contact with the machine. Make sure your employees understand the importance of knowing about and using the machine guards meant to protect them.  Topics include safety guards, safety devices, lockout/tagout, and personal protective equipment.
Coastal
16 Minutes
2008

Let this program help you meet the annual training requirement for any employee who can be reasonably expected to be exposed to blood or bodily fluid on the job and use it to prepare all employees to deal safely with this type of exposure, the kinds of diseases potentially present in blood and bodily fluids, and the best practices to implement in order to stay safe in the event of exposure. Topics include bloodborne diseases, how does exposure occur, safe work practices, preventative housekeeping, and how to respond to emergencies on the job.
Coastal
14 Minutes
2008

Fatal rollovers and other accidents involving 15-passenger vans occur because the drivers are inexperienced and untrained. This valuable program will provide your drivers with important safety tips to help them operate the vans safely, protect passengers and avoid accidents.  Topics include: loading and handling, common causes of rollovers, safety guidelines, and buckling up.
Coastal
13 Minutes
2007

This training video provides an excellent overview of safe forklift operation, including weight balance, driving, lifting, safety checks, and more.  Also available in VHS #772.
AWWA
12 minutes
2003

This 26-minute video discusses some of the common exposures firefighters face in the field and in fire stations, and what they can do to reduce their risk. The need for occupational medical, fitness, and nutrition programs are highlighted. Also, the importance of personal protective equipment and on-scene incident management to reduce adverse exposures is reviewed.  Guidelines booklet included.
CIRSA
26 minutes
2008

Would you know what to do if a severe weather event occurred in your area? Severe weather can happen anywhere at any time. You must be prepared, because you often have to respond with little or no notice. This program offers some facts, tips and warnings that can help you survive serious weather emergencies. Topics include severe weather watches and warnings, hazards posed by thunderstorms, flooding and moving water, being prepared for tornadoes, emergency response plans and precautions to take once a storm has passed.
ERI
15 minutes
2003

Night shift workers can be exposed to additional dangers as they work outdoors. Help them stay safe with this important video training. It covers such topics as work site lighting, traffic control, high-visibility clothing, and safety precautions around open filter beds and remote water tanks.
AWWA
15 minutes
1001

All employees who work on elevated surfaces should be trained in safety procedures and fall-arrest equipment. This video covers environmental conditions, electrical and mechanical hazards, guardrail specifications, use of roped-off areas during construction, and safety systems found on tanks and towers. It explains the proper use of full-body harnesses, ladders, scaffolding, working on rooftops, large storage tanks, and water towers.
AWWA
15 minutes
2001

This DVD trains water utility employees in elevated water storage tanks maintenance, safety, and security. The video shows the various types of water tanks and towers, their components, and operation. Viewers receive training in tower and tank inspection and maintenance procedures, safety procedures, painting and coatings, draining, and cleaning. The video also instructs employees in basis tower and tank security, including fencing, locks, ladder barriers, and remote security technologies for elevated water towers.
AWWA
15 minutes
2001

Cutting torches, arc welders, soldering irons, grinders. They all have one thing in common: extreme heat. This equipment produces high electrical currents, flames, sparks, slag, hot fragments, smoke, ultraviolet rays, and toxic fumes. This training video explains all the safety basics of hot work, including personal protective equipment, work area safety, toxic gases, and compressed gas safety.
AWWA
15 minutes
2003

Your customers deserve the same level of service and respect, regardless of age, ethnicity or national origin. Most of your customer service representatives already know this and act accordingly. But since your employees all bring their own individual opinions and biases into your establishment, it's important to ensure that everyone is on the same page on this very important issue. This program helps you create a culture of inclusiveness and equal treatment throughout your organization.
Kantola Productions
11 minutes
2001

Excellence in customer service boils down to three basic ideas: give customers the attention they want, the respect they deserve, and the time to take care of their needs. This newly revised program uses humorous scenes mixed in with first-person responses to tell viewers what customers really want: Attention--Respect--Time. It seems simple, but keeping the right attitude day after day takes effort. Use this program to bring the message home to your employees: customer service is an ART.
Kantola Productions
12 minutes
2002

Today's workforce is changing. Coworkers are now more likely to come from other countries, or from different cultural or ethnic backgrounds. Many of us find ourselves working side-by-side with others who are not just like ourselves. We're all human, so friction is inevitable. But it is particularly counterproductive when conflict is blamed on difference rather than on workplace issues that can be resolved through open communication. This video teaches the values of keeping an open mind, focusing on common goals, and accepting each other for who we are.
Kantola Productions
11 minutes
2004

This video covers a variety of safety hazards and safe practices applicable to seasonal and volunteer employees who work in parks and recreation, public works, maintenance, and other municipal departments.
CIRSA
23 minutes
1993

This 20-minute video discusses the benefits of developing a positive safety culture including fewer accidents and injuries, lower insurance costs, improved morale, increased productivity, and better public relations. In addition, methods for establishing a strong culture by communicating with staff, supporting safety items in the budget, setting a good example, holding staff accountable, and implementing cost allocations systems are reviewed. Directed toward public entity managers and supervisors, this video would be beneficial for all employees.
CIRSA
20 Minutes
2006

This video teaches public entity employees how to minimize the potential for violent situations in the workplace. Approximately 34-minutes in length, the video covers critical issues, including: the most common risk exposures in government work environments; profiles of violent personalities; techniques for controlling violence; and the development of a threat and violence management program. Through interviews with municipal employees and expert testimony given by an attorney and a psychologist, the video clearly emphasizes the importance of raising awareness among employees and following specific action plans.
CIRSA
34 Minutes
1994

Protect your entity from recreational liability with this 16-minute video that's designed to help supervisors and managers of recreational facilities identify physical and personnel exposures, and controls to help prevent accidents. Topics include safety for swimming pools, gymnastics, skateboard facilities, and ice rinks.
CIRSA
16 Minutes
1999

While some people believe that those living in this country should learn English, it is a wise decision to learn a minimal amount of the languages spoken in the community you serve.  This series is not designed to teach “perfect” Spanish vocabulary; it is intended to give you a working knowledge of words and phrases that are crucial in conducting a High Risk Traffic Stop or giving High Risk Commands
TI Training Corp
25 Minutes
2007

As police officers we spend a lot of time training and preparing for critical incidents on duty, but how much time do we spend training for a possible off-duty encounter. This course will drive home the understanding that just because you go off duty, doesn’t mean you go off threat (16% of officer murders happen off duty).  It will guide you through the process of educating your friends and family on the probability of off-duty incidents and will give you appropriate responses for these possible deadly encounters. 
TI Training Corp
15 Minutes
2007

Law Enforcement
This video is designed to prepare officers to face the intense verbal confrontation situations that they will encounter in their “real world” duty assignments. Officers are called every name in the book and are insulted and threatened in every kind of way. This course will teach the skills necessary to manage this verbal abuse so that officers can de-escalate the situation in order to resolve the matter without having to respond with physical force.
TI Training Corp
18 Minutes
2008

This program is intended for those who work in an office environment and to increase awareness and respect for hazards.  Topics include:  slips/trips/falls, proper lifting techniques, ergonomics, good housekeeping, proper posture, hazard communication, electrical safety, and fire safety.
The Training Network
14 Minutes
2007

The program follows four individuals as they each receive a ‘nutritional makeover’.  All four fall into common nutrition traps.  The program explains why each style could cause problems and how to adjust eating patterns.
Learning Seed
25 Minutes
2006

The program explains the food pyramid and dietary guidelines, using a sample diet and examples.  This program is best for fitness/wellness coordinators since it is a more technical one.
National Health Video
20 Minutes
2005

When you have to deal with an angry or upset customer, it’s important to be prepared.  This program provides scenarios in a governmental work environment and covers specific skills and ‘breakthrough techniques’ that can be used to help calm the situation and resolve the customer’s problem.
Kantola
20 Minutes
2009

Employees that do not meet expectations reduce productivity, but also hinder their ability to advance, and possibly risk their jobs.  This program discusses a six-step process to improve the situation through positive and progressive discipline.
Kantola
21 Minutes
2009

Respirators can be hot, bulky, heavy and just an overall hassle.  But they can also be the difference between life and death.  Give your workers a straight-forward look at why they need respirators, how to properly fit and maintain them and when to use certain types.
Coastal
21 Minutes
2009

Never be in the dark about safety.  Show your employees these illuminating guidelines on electrical circuits, proper grounding procedures and lockout/tagout methods to control electrical flow.
Coastal
12 Minutes
2008

This program teaches workers how to use and care for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA’s), the most common form of respirator including: disassembly/disinfecting, inspection, reassembly/testing.
Coastal
15 Minutes
1991

This video provides a quick and effective way to train water utility employees on preventing occupational exposure to bloodborne diseases.  Viewers will learn:  dangerous diseases readily transmitted through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids, employees at highest risk of exposure, personal protective equipment for preventing transmission of bloodborne disease, and safety work practices for preventing either personal injury or contact with another person's blood.
AWWA
13 Minutes
2009

Addresses lockout/tagout installation, pre-job briefing, lockout/tagout removal, substation safety, and environmental issues, such as SPCC.
APPA
17 Minutes
2003

This DVD covers authorization, inspection, and operation of utility carts and the hazards associated with using the carts.
WAMBUS
11 Minutes