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Proper Posture

Clipped from the 1947 animation short, Modern Guide to Health, promoting general health awareness, by the British government. But as we have learned...

Boilermaker's Ear

"boilermaker's ear," an old phrase used to describe worker impairment of hearing that follows long exposure to noise. For a 1954 Time Magazine articl...

Canary used for testing for carbon monoxide

Canary used for testing for carbon monoxide...

Blaming the Victims of Workplace Accidents

As in this clip, many employers today (and in the past) blame workplace accidents on workers rather than look at hazardous job conditions. In the pas...

Construction Workers Recall Working Around Asbestos

This is clipped from a 1978 film which provided an explanation of asbestos, the dangers it poses to our health, and the importance of precautionary me...

Man and Sound 1965 DOD

Noise is not a new hazard. It has been a constant threat since the industrial revolution. Too much noise exposure may cause a temporary change in hear...

Mother describes loss of son in crane incident

In a 3-min. video, Diane Lillicrap explains how her son Steven, 21, was killed by a crane on a construction site in 2009. She discusses the crane stan...

No Escape: Danger of Confined Space

A gripping 15-min. video of a recent confined space tragedy when a chemical fire erupted deep in a hydroelectric plant tunnel, trapping and killing fi...

Dangers of Hot Work

The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has produced a video that details the importance of monitoring when doing hot work, as well as conducting hazard evalu...

Just Driving Down the Street - A Nail Gun Injury

Police officer tells his story about being shot in the eye by an errant nail fired from a nail gun more than 75 feet away while he was driving home fr...