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Health and Safety Videos and DVD's
We have a wide range of videos and dvd’s available covering the main health and safety topics businesses need to be aware of. These are available to borrow free of charge.
To hire these fims either contact us by phone on 01386 565015 or download a booking form 
(36.70 KB).
N.B. Hirers will be responsible for the collection and return of the videos borrowed and for their proper care, handling and use.
| Ref No | Title | Subject | Outline | Duration |
| 1 | Whose Risk Is It Anyway? | An overview of risk assessment | Aimed at smaller businesses. A systematic common sense approach to health and safety hazards. | 17 mins |
2 (Parts 1- 5) |
Signposts for Health and Safety | Health and Safety for Small Businesses | Part 1 Getting started / noise / contractors & Enforcement / manual handling / use of consultants Part 2 Risk assessment / electrical safety / European law & Housekeeping / fire & explosion / safety policy Part 3 Business benefits of health and safety / safe use of chemicals / insurance & liability & Managing risks / slips, trips & falls / No smoking policies Part 4 First aid / accident reporting / workplace transport/ competency & Public liability & protection / office safety / appealing against the Inspector Part 5 H & S Training / consultation / building sites / Regulation & Sources of information / Maintenance / machinery guarding / encouraging workers to ask for help on health and safety |
60 mins each |
| 3 | Charity & Voluntary Organisations | Health & Safety in Charities & Voluntary Sector | Health and Safety video training pack Scenarios to identify hazards | 28 mins |
| 4 | An introduction to the control of Legionella bacteria in water systems | Cooling Tower Systems | Risks associated with prevention of legionnaire’s disease in the workplace. Treatment and control, monitoring and cleaning and disinfection | 24 mins |
5 (Parts 1-2) |
How Are You Managing? | Dealing with the Risks of Asbestos in Buildings | Part 1 – How are you Today? Drama, which aims to increase the awareness of the risks, associated with asbestos. Part 2 – General advice on the management of asbestos in workplace premises |
DVD 27 mins |
| 6 | Stop Slips | Managing slips to reduce injury and costs | Describes a slips risk assessment model along with the hierarchy of control measures. | 35 mins |
| 7 | Scratch and Sniff | Chemical risks at work | Computer animated video – Will help in identifying warning symbols, understanding risks posed by chemicals at work and reducing the risks by improving work practices | 12 mins |
| 8 | Rash Decisions | Occupational asthma – causes, effects and how to prevent it | Aims to raise awareness of the causes and steps to prevent work related dermatitis in all sorts of industries including catering Hairdressers, cleaning, horticulture, printing, and construction | 17 mins |
| 9 | A matter of life and breath | Occupational asthma – causes, effects and how to prevent it | How to protect employees from developing occupational asthma. | 15 mins |
| 10 | Riding for a Fall | ATV’s safety and you | Reconstructions and real life cases to illustrate the importance of training to ensure safe driving of ATV’s | 14 mins |
| 11 | Safe Driving on Slopes | Farm vehicles and machinery | Driving on slopes is a major cause of injuries and fatalities. Information and instruction about dangers and safe methods of driving | 19 mins |
| 12 | Dangerous Manoeuvres | The effects of dangerous manoeuvres on lateral overturning | Lift overturning accidents are often fatal. This film covers various situations and the issues raised apply to all designs of lift truck | 8 mins |
| 13 | What the papers weigh | Safe handling of bundles | Practical advice on the ways to reduce risks of injury to those who handle newspaper and magazine bundles - including newsagents and retailers | 18 mins |
| 14 | High Designs | Design of safe access and places for work at height | This relates to the design of workplaces and how this influences the safety of those who build them and those involved in maintenance activities. | 24 mins |
| 15 | Rolling Safety Along | Your guide to rollcage safety | Selection, inspection and maintenance, loading limits and load distribution, safe use of tail lifts for use with rollcages. | 26 mins |
| 16 | You Can Do It - A self-help guide | The what, why and how of improving health and safety at work | A self managed learning kit containing 2 workbooks and an audiotape. 2 workbooks and action sheets. | N/A |
| 17 | Lighten the load ...featuring NAPO | DVD Shows how to avoid musculoskeletal problems in the workplace. |
The series of animated scenes follow Napo as he gets to grips with various lifting and carrying situations. These serious messages are presented in a light-hearted manner and are ideal for training people, especially those who don’t read or speak English well. The clips are short and easy to understand. Each scene points out the problem and its solution. The emphasis is on engineering out bad practice and causes of strain and injury to achieve more efficient handling. Sections deal with:
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10 mins |
| 18 | Safe start ...featuring NAPO | DVD Ideal for training new workers. |
This animated DVD follows the hapless NAPO as he starts a new job. A series of amusing sketches show him getting to grips with his new workplace - not always with flying colours. This film is ideal for training new and inexperienced workers and also cuts across language barriers, as there are no speaking parts. It takes a light-hearted approach, but there are serious messages here, presented in a format that will hold people's attention. The DVD deals with: the importance of proper health and safety training and instruction; Urging workers not to hesitate to ask questions; The need to pay attention to safety messages, such as fire drills, and location of escape routes. | 10 mins |
To reserve your videos
Download a booking form (36.70 KB) to reserve any of the Videos or DVD's featured above or call us on 01386 565015.
What you can expect from us
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For more information please contact:
Commercial Services Section, Environmental Services,
Wychavon District Council, Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 1PT
Telephone: 01386 565015 - between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Fax: 01386 561826
Email: environmental.health@wychavon.gov.uk
Last modification: 11:13:45, 04th January, 2008 by ES Team
Review date: 20th February, 2009
