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VHS English Version Product Number: 1018GEVHS
DVD English Version Product Number: 1018GEDVD
VHS Spanish Version Product Number: 1018GSVHS
DVD Spanish Version Product Number: 1018GSDVD
List Price: $195.00
Length of Video(in Minutes): 60
Publisher: Digitial-2000, Inc.
Description: The new OSHA rules require that forklift operators be training in site specific hazards to which they may be exposed. We have developed with program to help meet the following requirements with complete video programs on these topics: carbon monoxide poisoning, electric pallet jacks, battery charging, pedestrians and forklifts, propane safety, and walkie stackers. If your organization does not use pallet jacks or walkie stackers, then these modules need not be used. Excerpt: Carbon monoxide. It is a gas that can’t be smelled, tasted,
or seen, and virtually all industries count carbon monoxide among their
potential hazards. It may arise unexpectedly as the result of incomplete
combustion of carbonaceous material, or carbon monoxide, abbreviated as CO, may
be generated as a normally occurring byproduct of decomposition. The incidence
of carbon monoxide poisoning is unusually high in automobile maintenance
garages, foundries, blast furnaces, and certain chemical processes where it is
used as a base chemical or generated as a waste product. CO is also a threat in
non-industrial settings. For example, many people have died when exposed to
high concentrations of carbon monoxide gas from automobile exhaust, and from
using kerosene and wood burning stoves in poorly ventilated rooms. In fact, CO
is one of the most common chemical killers both in industry, and in the home.
As early as 1970 it was estimated by the national safety council that 1600
people died from CO poisoning, and at least 10,000 others suffer each year from
exposure to the debilitating effects of CO. Many cases, both fatal and
non-fatal, remain unreported or incorrectly diagnosed. Symptoms of CO poisoning
may easily confused with the onset of the cold, flu, or other common disorders.
In addition, CO aggravates other conditions such as heart or respiratory
problems. One of the reasons why CO is such a severe hazard is that, next to
carbon dioxide, it is the single most frequently encountered contaminant in
polluted atmospheres. The chemical characteristics of CO also contribute
greatly to its potentially lethal effects. By itself carbon monoxide is not
detectable, by sight or smell, since it has neither color nor odor. Often the
physical symptoms of CO are barely noticed by the victim, and by the time the
symptoms become pronounced the victim is not able to recognize the danger or to
form coherent plans for escape. An uncalculated danger is a situation in which
the amount of CO produced is generally negligible. Small amounts of CO can
build up to a harmful level in a situation generally not recognized as a
potential danger such as warehouses on extremely cold days where doors are kept
closed, and gas forklifts are used. Extra caution must be exercised to monitor
the amount of CO that is being generated and the adequacy of the ventilation to
cope with that level.
Not only must people be able to recognize operations
which produce CO, they must be able to identify symptoms of CO poisoning to
take appropriate action. CO enters the body through the respiratory system,
interfering with the assimilation and the ultimate use of oxygen by the body.
Primarily, CO affects the central nervous and the cardiovascular systems. The
central nervous system is affected mainly in acute exposures. The
cardiovascular system in chronic exposures.
The brain is the first organ
affected by CO exposures, usually in the form of a headache. Increased exposure
can cause dizziness, nausea, and unconsciousness. If the exposure is not too
great complete recovery can be expected. Also, as the exposure becomes
increasingly severe, the brain becomes incapable of monitoring the body’s
functions, resulting in death. There is a zone of exposure between these two
extremes, in which death will not result, but which permanent cell destruction
is certain. This cell destruction may manifest itself in the form of permanent
psychosis, paralysis, cardiac disturbance, loss of mental powers, or loss of
vision. Two stages of acute poisoning have been identified. The first includes
pressure in the head, a band-like constriction, or throbbing, weak-knees,
confusion, headache, roaring in the ears, and nausea. In the second stage the
weakness and the confusion increase. The victim becomes incapable of thinking
clearly, or in making decisions, and acting on them. Even if an escape route is
available and obvious, the victim becomes unable to take it. As the headache
and dizziness worsen a drunken-like stupor takes over so that the victim
becomes soothed, drowsy and indifferent to danger. Advanced symptoms of CO’s
acute affect on the central nervous system are the legs begin to feel very
heavy. Loss of consciousness, vomiting, and sometimes general muscular
contractions follow shortly thereafter.
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