EHS Office Video Library

The following videos are available from the Environmental Health & Safety Office. To borrow one or more, please contact the EH&S Office at x7994.
TITLE DESCRIPTION AUTHOR LENGTH
High Impact Eye Safety Dramatic reenactments of work related eye accidents. Personal accounts of six accident victims, whose sight was either saved or lost. Also discusses working with chemicals, preventing lens fogging, inspection and storage of eyewear. Includes leaders guide. ERI Safety Videos 19 minutes
Hearing Protection, It Makes Sense Hearing Conservation; discusses effects of noise, prevention, monitoring, audiometric testing, engineering and administrative controls, PPE and earplugs, and maintenance and disposal. Includes employee handbook. Coastal 22 minutes
Respiratory Protection, Another World Covers introduction, training, types of respirators, written program, medical evaluation, fit-testing, and maintenance and inpection. Coastal 19 minutes
Safety in the Research Laaboratory, Set Three Guidance and instruction on how to control hazards in the lab. Part one covers mammalian cell culture hazards (8:22 min.). Part two covers x-ray diffraction hazards (9:27 min.). Part three covers assessing risks of toxic chemicals (11:12 min.). Howard Hughes Medical Institute 29 minutes
Using Chemical Hoods-A Laboratory Safety Test Video teaches how a hood operates, why uniform air flow is important, how to tell if a fume hood is operating properly, how to work safely in a hood, what to do if a hood in not operating properly, and what to do if equipment is too big to fit in the hood; includes instructors guide. Louis DiBerardinis, ACS Laboratory Safety Series 26 minutes
Introduction to Chemical Laboratory Safety-Safety Laboratory Procedures This videotape describes some of the procedures commonly used in chemistry laboratories. They concentrate on procedures that are the source of most accidents or are least understood and describes in detail how to perform them safely; included instructors manual. George D. Heindel, ACS Video Courses 32 minutes
Emergency Eyewashes & Drench Showers This workplace safety video will help familiarize employees with the requirements for emergency eyewashes, drench showers, and related equipment. It reviews what type of equipment is available, where it should be located, and how to use it. OSHA regulations and ANSI standards are also covered. Haws 12:50 minutes
Saf-T-Training, Chemical Safety Training Explains chemical labeling, Material Safety Data Sheets, accident prevention and spill control. J.T. Baker 44 minutes
The Keys to Laboratory Safety "Chemical Hazards in the Laboratory" introduces employees to physical and health hazards posed by chemicals commonly found in the lab. Discusses specific classes of hazardous chemicals. Explains labels and MSDSs. Part I of two part series. Includes an instruction guide. Industrial Training, Inc. 16 minutes
Practicing Safe Science Demonstrations of good safety techniques, re-enactments of actual laboratory accidents, and questions that challenge you to recognize hazards in the laboratory. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 29 minutes
Chemical Hazards Promotes chemical safety by using phenol-chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation to demonstrate safety principles that apply to working with many of the hazardous chemicals found in the modern biology laboratory. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 10 minutes
Emergency Response Provides guidance and reviews procedures for responding to emergencies in the modern biology laboratory. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 12 minutes
Safety in the Research Laboratory, Set Two Provides guidance and instruction on how to control hazards associated with protocols and practices used in the modern biology laboratory. Centrifugation Hazards - 9 minutes, Chemical Storage Hazards - 11 minutes, and Glassware Washing Hazards - 10 minutes. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 30 minutes
MSDS - Read It Before You Need It! Explains the 16 part ANSI Material Safety Data Sheet. Includes instructors handbook with quiz. Coastal 20 minutes
Hazard Communication - A Healthy Responsibility Explains the Hazard Communication Standard, chemical hazards, warning labels, MSDSs, written program, and employee training. Includes an instructor's handbook. Coastal 19 minutes
Hazard Communication - Your Right to Know Explains the Hazard Communication Standard, chemical hazards, warning labels, MSDSs, written program, and employee training. Environmental Resource Center 45 minutes
Clean Up By the CRV Demonstrates remote clean-up using the CRV at a US EPA site Earth Resources Corporation
University and College Hazardous Waste Management Conference Presentation of papers at 9th annual conference. University of Amherst 5 tape set
Orientation to Laboratory Safety Module 1 of 12 in Elements of Safety Series. Presents regulations, MSDSs, planning experiments, PPE, handling of glassware, housekeeping, ventilation controls, chemical storage, compressed gases, label, waste disposal, accidents/emergencies, and safety shower/eye washes. Includes intructor handbook and quiz. J.T. Baker 11 minutes
Radionuclide Hazards Demonstrates good principles for use of radioisotopes in the laboratory. Located at Media Services, SB-8 McGregory Hall. Howard Hughes Medical Institute 12 minutes