This dramatic video tells the story of an employee who failed to take action when witnessing the warning signs of impending workplace violence. His decision to "look the other way" not only ended in the senseless death of a co-worker, but also resulted in a fellow employee spending the rest of his life behind bars.

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Even though workers don't start the day planning to
gamble their lives by committing unsafe acts, it often turns out that
way. The video examines some of the reasons employees choose to place
their lives in danger by taking shortcuts or by passing safety rules.
It helps us recognize and avoid that risky behavior. The video features
four re-enactments involving electrical work, confined space entry,
fall protection and welding.

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* Never become complacent accidents happen during routine work
* Experience does not prevent accidents
* Always think FIRST!
* Lock-out/tag-out, electrical hazards & safety glasses

This 3-minute video is designed to open or close employee safety meetings and help focus the viewer's attention on the long-term consequences of injuries. It also illustrates how seemingly minor actions can lead to serious injuries. A wide variety of dramatic mishaps are powerfully illustrated, such as traffic crashes, slips and falls, hand injuries, back injuries, eye injuries and electrical mishaps. The powerful conclusion will leave a lasting impression on viewers.

In this video, viewers will see how simple mistakes lead to major injuries and even death during a confined space entry operation. Training topics of the video include duties and responsibilities of each participant in confined space entry: the entrant, the attendant and the entry supervisor. Other topics include the entry permit system, duties of rescue team members, air testing and monitoring, lockout and line breaking procedures and use of personal protective equipment in confined spaces.

Our Safety Refreshers are condensed versions of our best full length safety programs.
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In this video, viewers will see how simple mistakes lead to major injuries and even death during a confined space entry operation. Training topics of the video include duties and responsibilities of each participant in confined space entry: the entrant, the attendant and the entry supervisor. Other topics include the entry permit system, duties of rescue team members, air testing and monitoring, lockout and line breaking procedures and use of personal protective equipment in confined spaces.

Our Safety Refreshers are condensed versions of our best full length safety programs.
Use them for initial training when time is tight or for refresher training when needed.




The program opens as Martha finds Ralph unconscious beside the turning
dryer. She and the other workers try to piece together what went wrong
as they wait for word from the hospital. As the mystery unfolds, the
viewer discovers how lockout mistakes have caused other serious
injuries and deaths.

* Never become complacent accidents happen during routine work
* Experience does not prevent accidents
* Always think FIRST!
* Lock-out/tag-out, electrical hazards & safety glasses

After returning from break, plant employees discover co-worker Donna lying next to the conveyor where she worked. What had happened? As the investigation into her death proceeds, viewers will see how tragic mistakes involving electricity that others have made may have been similar to the mistakes that contributed to her death.

This is a new Safety Awareness program that is really becoming popular fast. It shows that even though workers don't start the day planning to gamble their lives by committing unsafe acts, it often turns out that way. The video examines some of the reasons employees choose to place their lives in danger by taking shortcuts or by passing safety rules. It helps us recognize and avoid that risky behavior. The video features four re-enactments involving electrical work, confined space entry, fall protection and welding.

Lockout/Tagout…It Would Have Saved His Life, immediately grabs the viewer’s attention with the true story of a man killed in a workplace mishap that would have been prevented by lockout/tagout. The video provides a comprehensive overview of the following information:
• The purpose of lockout/tagout
• Employee roles and responsibilities
• The purpose and contents of an Energy Control Plan

In this program, three EMT's respond to industrial accidents. Through their experiences, viewers will see how following safety basics can make the difference between life and death. Whether your workers are in production or maintenance, the common threads the EMT"s find in these accidents will help your employees work more safely.

Working with the geriatric patient can be challenging, whether it’s an over-night visit, or staying long term. Improved healthcare has strengthened our adult patient population. While re-enforcing their needs in relation to physical, psychosocial and age related conditions, we’ll also cover the following topics:

Nutritional assessment
Identifying elderly abuse
Osteoporosis Dementia

After returning from break, plant employees discover co-worker Donna lying next to the conveyor where she worked. What had happened? As the investigation into her death proceeds, viewers will see how tragic mistakes involving electricity that others have made may have been similar to the mistakes that contributed to her death.

This is the story about how one wrong step, one wrong action can change your life forever.

Candace Carnahan, a young college student, worked summers at a paper mill in her home town. She had worked at the mill three years and was comfortable with the work and familiar with the environment; so familiar that she thought nothing of taking an often used shortcut - stepping over a conveyor system that ran at floor level.

But one day she stepped too short, catching her foot in the conveyor and eventually losing her left leg from the knee down.

Candace dramatically describes this tragedy and the safety lessons she learned from it.

Her story will help your employees realize that the first step to not being injured is knowing that you can be injured.

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When the breathing stops, the brain begins to die in 4-6 minutes; the average EMS (911) response time in the United States 8-14 minutes! Without bystander CPR, the person has little chance of survival. Approved by American Environmental Health and Safety & American CPR Training, this program is the most current and expansive video resource of its kind, featuring NEW American standards in basic lifesaving skills as set forth by the latest Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines 2005. The viewer will learn techniques such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to deal with airway obstructions for choking situations. These important skills are demonstrated and described for the adult casualty, which in lifesaving terms is 8 years old and up. This program will also help the viewer to recognize and treat for someone who is suffering from a Heart Attack or Stroke, which are America's #1 killers, also known as cardiovascular disease. This program serves as an introduction to AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) which are a critical part of the chain of survival, and are being deployed in public places throughout the US. This video is designed to provide the "non-professional" rescuer with the knowledge and skills required to help SAVE A LIFE! A.C.T. Now!

LET'S GET HONEST sets a whole new standard in sexual harassment training. A beautiful program, it is remarkably human in its approach and message. It speaks candidly to employees regarding the difference between their work life and personal life. Engaging, insightful and occasionally humorous it offers employees a real world perspective, presenting surprisingly honest solutions to a variety of workplace issues ranging from flirting and dating to clueless behavior and predatory harassment. It offers employees real tools they can use immediately to help themselves be on their best behavior at work. Also included are 8 expanded training scenes for use in a workshop setting.

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Your employees never know when they'll have to respond to an injured co-worker, so it is crucial that they know what to do until help arrives. First aid, as well as knowing what to do and knowing what not to do in an emergency, can greatly reduce the extent of a person's injuries and can even save his or her life. In this program, best-selling author/EMT Martin Lesperance shares experiences and tips he's learned from 25 years of working in emergency services while showing viewers how to respond in a variety of emergency situations.

When Brad Livingston decided to violate procedures, participate in a shortcut and condone the unsafe actions of a co-worker, his world was literally blown apart in a matter of seconds. As Brad was engulfed in flames, he fully expected to die, but thoughts of his three young daughters inspired him to fight for his life. In this motivational presentation, Brad humbly points out how his choices and decisions that day contributed to the death of a co-worker, life-changing injuries to himself and unimaginable grief and trauma to his wife Bobbi and their three young daughters. To prevent others from making the same mistakes he did, Brad motivates his audience to maintain a proper safety perspective and helps them truly understand why they must work safely every day. Your facility's safety culture will improve when workers hear the lessons shared by Brad Livingston!

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When Brad Livingston decided to violate procedures, participate in a shortcut and condone the unsafe actions of a co-worker, his world was literally blown apart in a matter of seconds. As Brad was engulfed in flames, he fully expected to die, but thoughts of his three young daughters inspired him to fight for his life. In this motivational presentation, Brad humbly points out how his choices and decisions that day contributed to the death of a co-worker, life-changing injuries to himself and unimaginable grief and trauma to his wife Bobbi and their three young daughters. To prevent others from making the same mistakes he did, Brad motivates his audience to maintain a proper safety perspective and helps them truly understand why they must work safely every day. Your facility's safety culture will improve when workers hear the lessons shared by Brad Livingston!

Everyday Creativity teaches a surprising truth about creativity that its not a magical, mysterious occurrence, but a ready tool that enables you to look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary. Hosted by photojournalist Dewitt Jones, this best selling training program shares Dewitt's inspirational stories, memorable locations, and stunning examples of his work.

You'll feel inspired and encouraged to apply his simple, yet powerful life techniques to your everyday challenges. Viewers will learn that creativity is not about being artistic, but about having the right attitude!

Panics come in many shapes and sizes. Their common denominator is that they are never helpful. Whether in your work or personal life, to panic is to lose perspective and succumb to fear. This often leads to poor decisions, lost focus, paralysis and a bad outcome. 

Don’t Panic! was created to help people within organizations handle stressful situations in a way that is positive and productive. We present 5 key elements of a constructive response to circumstances that might intimidate or frighten us. Designed to be used in a work or academic environment, the principles of this program can also be applied in our personal lives. 

In this entertaining and thoughtful video cooking serves as a metaphor for working through a challenge together, as nine fascinating people who have successfully navigated stressful situations at work come together to cook a meal. After the flames die down, the participants enjoy the meal they’ve created and share what they’ve learned from their dialogue.

On March 21, 1987, Mike Pryor was burned on more than 25% of his body by a hazardous chemical after making a procedural mistake at work. Mike, a 30-year veteran of the same company, decided not to wear the proper PPE for the procedure. It nearly cost him his life. In this program, real-life victim Mike Pryor offers his thoughts on complacency, risk taking and personal safety.

Like its predecessor "I Chose To Look The Other Way," this video is based on a popular poem by Don Merrell and brings its powerful safety message to life through the combination of video and poetry. "It's Up To Me" makes clear that our standard excuses such as "I thought someone else would do it" or "That's not my job" are unacceptable when it comes to preventing injuries. Through several injury scenarios, meshed with stanzas from the powerful poem, viewers will see both the right way and wrong way to respond to unsafe situations. After watching this video, your employees will be compelled to report or correct unsafe situations and understand that an injury-free workplace is up to me.

Be ready to anticipate the moment. Feel the goals and aspirations of your audience and make the presentation of your life! Divided into three sections - planning, writing, and giving a presentation, this training program will help you overcome the "presentation jitters" and deliver what the audience expects - a great speech! View clips of some of the world's most memorable speeches. Learn from the great communicators!

In most facilities, not a day goes by without some type of injury occurring. It can be as minor as a small cut or as serious as a chemical burn. But any injury can be painful and affect an employee's work performance... as well as their life off the job. This training program shows employees that knowing basic first aid can often limit the severity of any type of injury, or even prevent a death.

Topics covered in these products include:

* Cuts and bleeding
* Muscle pulls and sprains
* Burns
* Broken bones
* Shock
* Artificial respiration and CPR
* AEDs (Automated External Defibrillator)

This safety video points out that even though employers require and provide eye protection in hazardous work areas, everyday there are more than 1000 eye injuries in North America.

It features a "real life" story that teaches many important lessons about eye safety. The person in the story, Jason, was doing a job that required goggles and a face shield. He forgot the face shield in his locker and didn't use his goggles because they were scratched. After being sprayed with ammonia he couldn't locate an eye wash station for 5 minutes until someone found him and helped him. He ended up losing his eyesight.

We learn through Jason's story about the importance of wearing the proper protection, taking care of the eye protection, being aware of eye wash stations and responding to an eye injury.

This unique and powerful presentation documents the devastating consequences of poor safety practices. Kevin Bailey suffered a traumatic amputation of his right leg at the hip and devastating injuries to his left leg after being caught in a powerful rotating shaft. As Kevin fights for his life, the video shows how this type of injury affects not just Kevin, but his entire family.

This compelling new meeting opener shows how taking a shortcut to save time can have devastating consequences for you and your loved ones. Every Saturday, Ted missed his son Brad's little league baseball games because he had to work. When Brad's team made it to the championship game, Ted promised Brad hed be there. On the day of the game, Ted had to decide whether to bypass a series of safety rules during a maintenance procedure so he could get to the game on time or follow the rules and arrive late. Viewers will see how the right choice allowed Ted to see Brad play and how the wrong choice cost him his life.

True or false: the most successful people are hopeless workaholics with back-breaking schedules and empty private lives.

Happily, the answer is false. You can be successful at your job without working 60-hour weeks, straining your family life or going home every night feeling exhausted and frustrated. The key is to manage your time effectively.

You'll discover simple, time-tested techniques that will help you:

-Tame your workload
-Overcome procrastination
-Limit interruptions
-Master the art of delegation
-Use technology as a time-saving tool
-And much more!

Preventing Sexual Harassment looks at four common patterns of inappropriate behavior – the habitual harasser, the smitten harasser, the bully and the jilted harasser. How we respond to harassment will be most effective when we recognize why the behavior is occurring. This program arms employees with information and insights to help them determine the best way to get the behavior to stop. A series of dramatizations bring each pattern to life. Attorneys, human resource professionals and a troupe of exceptional actors take us through the legal, psychological, cultural and moral issues.

Your employees never know when they'll have to respond to an injured co-worker, so it is crucial that they know what to do until help arrives. First aid, as well as knowing what to do and knowing what not to do in an emergency, can greatly reduce the extent of a person's injuries and can even save his or her life. In this program, best-selling author/EMT Martin Lesperance shares experiences and tips he's learned from 25 years of working in emergency services while showing viewers how to respond in a variety of emergency situations.

How did most of a sixth grade class in a neighborhood where few students even finish high school beat the odds and go to college? How do organizations inspire their employees to be more than observers, to actively create their futures?

Vision.

The Power of Vision demonstrates that having a positive vision of the future is the most forceful motivator for change-for success-that companies, schools, communities, nations, and individuals possess.

Unforgettable and moving, The Power of Vision will inspire the people in your organization to think together, dream together, and act together to make a difference.

Having a positive vision of the future is what gives meaning to our present life. Joel Barker, The Power of Vision

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From our earliest moments, we use our hands to learn, to explore and to interact with the world around us, and now as working adults, our hands continue to be "out front," touching, grasping, pushing, pulling and lifting our way through work and through life. Unfortunately, being "out front" can also mean being placed in danger, and sometimes things go wrong. This program features reenactments of workplace hand injury scenarios to teach valuable safety lessons about protecting our hands in every situation where hazards exist. Viewers will see the traumatic consequences of becoming distracted, using improper gloves, wearing jewelry around moving machinery, failing to pay attention to our work and attempting job tasks we aren't qualified to perform.

Life doesn’t come with a pause button. Ethical dilemmas demand instant clarity. The Moment of Truth program addresses this problem head-on by giving employees a practical guide for making better decisions.

By focusing in on six different ethical dilemmas, the video demonstrates that no matter where the pressure is coming from- a superior, a coworker, a friend, or even a family member – anyone can make good decisions by using these four questions to find clarity in their moment of truth:

* Is it the Truth?
* Is it Fair to All?
* Is it Free From Harm?
* Am I Proud to do it?

The primary cause of forklift mishaps according to OSHA is the failure of operators, pedestrians and co- workers to follow safe work practices at all times. This program illustrates the severity of these accidents with graphic re-creations of real life incidents. With the aid of these dramatic portrayals, the video offers detailed information on lift truck accident causes, forklift accident prevention and loading/unloading procedures.

Featuring bus operators in a variety of settings, this dramatic safety video illustrates the range of distractions faced by bus operators. It also provides steps transit agencies and operators can take to control distractions, such as unruly passengers, route changes and radio communications. The video features a dramatic two-vehicle crash involving two distracted drivers, as well as a powerful interview with a young woman whose life was profoundly changed by a distracted driving crash. Available with a humorous (#3281) or serious (#3283) introduction.

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In this powerful follow-up to "Remember Charlie," Charlie Morecraft tells true stories about himself, co-workers and others to make the point that everyone is responsible for his or her safety. The presentation stresses the dangers of a macho or accidents cant happen to me attitude. Other topics include the real definition of a hero, being prepared for hazards in all aspects of your life, how accidents affect your loved ones and the importance of cooperation between labor and management.

How to Connect in Business…in 90 seconds or less™ will have a life changing impact on customer relationships and sales success as well as every other personal relationship in your employees' lives.

This fun and motivational film will teach your employee’s how to naturally make a genuine connection with everyone they meet.

Connecting in Business is all about…
-Sending the right signals – with your face, body and voice.
-Choosing the right attitude – be welcoming, enthusiastic, curious or resourceful.
-Get them talking and keep them talking – with a short statement and an open question.

Learn to:
-Increase sales
-Strengthen co-worker relationships
-Improve customer service
-Raise productivity & fun at work

Workplace fires leave more than 200 people dead and 5,000 injured each year, as well as causing as much as $2.3 billion in property damage. The buildings that are destroyed by fire can be replaced, but human life cannot. To save their lives and the lives of their co-workers; employees must know the proper procedures for preventing fires, in addition to the correct response actions to take in the event of a fire.

* Steps to prevent fires.
* Classes of fires and the appropriate extinguisher to be used on them.
* Proper use of fire extinguishers and water hoses.
* Emergency and evacuation procedures to be taken in the event of a fire.

No one can predict when an emergency will happen. For this reason, everyone in your facility must be prepared. Proper preparedness can help minimize the loss of life and property damage should a disaster occur. This program is comprehensive and will educate your workforce about how they can prepare for disasters such as floods, fires and hurricanes and how they can help prevent the impact of workplace violence, terrorism and arson. This program is a great way to raise awareness in your company and ensure that your employees know what to do when disaster strikes.

This rich learning resource will help you design and undertake your own creative renewal project inspired by Chased By The Light, but focused on any area of personal or professional interest.
The program includes engaging conversations between Jim Brandenburg and acclaimed writer and educator Parker J. Palmer integrated with vignettes from Chased By The Light. Their discussions, complemented by activities in the included Reflection-Action Guidebook will help you identify important areas in your personal or professional life that offer possibilities for renewal or creative development.

Also included is exclusive access to an online community of fellow travelers who are engaged in their own Courage & Light creative renewal projects.

This attention grabbing safety video dramatically illustrates the importance of adjusting our driving techniques when winter rolls around. Aurora's "famous" Larry character also appears in this video making one winter driving mistake after another; mistakes we can all learn from.

When the Rules Change also includes a powerful interview with a woman who was involved in fatal wintertime crash - an event that changed her life forever.

The video addresses:
* Vehicle preparation for winter
* Adjusting schedules for winter driving conditions
* Maintaining good visibility
* Winter driving techniques, including intersections, cornering, skid control, braking and slowing down
* Winter survival supplies and techniques

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Use them for initial training when time is tight or for refresher training when needed.


This attention grabbing new 15-minute video dramatically illustrates the importance of adjusting our driving techniques when winter rolls around. Aurora's "famous" Larry character also appears in this video making one winter driving mistake after another; mistakes we can all learn from.

When the Rules Change also includes a powerful interview with a woman who was involved in fatal wintertime crash - an event that changed her life forever.

The video addresses:
* Vehicle preparation for winter
* Adjusting schedules for winter driving conditions
* Maintaining good visibility
* Winter driving techniques, including intersections, cornering, skid control, braking and slowing down
* Winter survival supplies and techniques