Materials Handling Safety Videotape Program

VHS English Version Product Number: V000MHSVEM
DVD English Version Product Number: V000MHS9EM
VHS Spanish Version Product Number: V000MHSVSM
DVD Spanish Version Product Number: V000MHS9SM

List Price: $99.95
Classification: General Safety & Health
Length of Video(in Minutes): 15
Year Produced: 1995
Publisher: MARCOM Group Ltd., The
Description: MARCOM's "Materials Handling Safety" Videotape Program provides the information employees need to work safely when handling various types of materials. Many employees feel that moving and handling materials that they work with every day is an "ordinary" task, not something that they really need to be concerned about. Yet there are hundreds of thousands of "materials handling" accidents every year... from small splinters, cuts or scrapes... to crushed fingers, hands and feet... even deaths. The Videotape includes information on types of potential hazards, planning a job, personal protective equipment, proper lifting and moving techniques, other ergonomic considerations, hand trucks, carts and pallet trucks, mechanical lifting devices, and more. The Videotape Program comes with a comprehensive Leader's Guide, reproducible Scheduling & Attendance Form, Employee Quiz, Training Certificate and Training Log.

Excerpt: Materials on the move, all shapes and sizes, going here, there, and everywhere. Raw materials coming in. Product components circulating from department to department. Inventory being stored in the warehouse. Finished product going out the door. What do all these activities have in common? People, like you and me. People do the lifting, carrying, and moving. All sorts of people handle materials at work and at home. Material handling has its dangers though. Forklift accidents, and lifting injuries are the most common and costly workplace mishaps. So we need to be careful whenever we handle materials. Let’s begin by seeing how we can plan for safety.

Any time you need to move something start by making a game plan, know your destination, figure out the best route to get your load from here to there, and remove any obstacles from your path. Inspect the object before you pick it up. Start by reading the label for handling instructions. Be on the look out for hazard warning labels. If the material is hazardous you may need to take safety precautions such as wearing special personal protective equipment.