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Young Workers in Manufacturing Young Workers in Manufacturing
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 399 seconds

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Michael Lovett lost his leg in a sawmill accident in 1999. He was just 18 years old. In this short video, Michael and a WorkSafeBC officer provide a perspective on what employers can - and should - do to prevent more tragedies like this.

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Setting the standard: Helicopter logging Setting the standard: Helicopter logging
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 1034 seconds

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This video focuses on hillside and log landing hazards, correct procedures, and safety standards.

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Operator dies in skidder rollover Operator dies in skidder rollover
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 169 seconds

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Skidder rolls 400 feet down slope. Damaged seat belt couldn't protect the operator.

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Young skier breaks his back Young skier breaks his back
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 408 seconds

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While completing the site preparation for the Canadian Junior Nationals Josh took a test jump that changed his life, "I was doing a test jump and miscalculated my speed," says Josh. "I ended up going much too large and over-shot the landing hill. I landed chest first and folded in half like a scorpion."

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Setting standards for safety: Mechanical harvesting Setting standards for safety: Mechanical harvesting
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 1163 seconds

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This video explores the key safety issues in the five phases of mechanical harvesting: worksite planning, safe work procedures, winter logging, guarding systems, and machine servicing.

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Fields of Vision: Pedestrian Safety around Forklifts Fields of Vision: Pedestrian Safety around Forklifts
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 740 seconds

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This video, in dramatic style, puts you into the driver's seat and shows you how difficult it is for the lift truck operators to see pedestrians. The video then outlines simple ways pedestrians can help lift truck drivers see them - and avoid a serious or fatal accident.

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Confined spaces: deadly spaces Confined spaces: deadly spaces
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 776 seconds

This video is designed for municipal workers and illustrates the basic rules for working in confined spaces. Oxygen deficiency and other potential dangers are covered. In addition, the health effects and physical characteristics of toxic gases including carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide, and methane are examined.

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Excavations: A guide to safe work practices Excavations: A guide to safe work practices
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 1246 seconds

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This video demonstrates the common hazards associated with excavations, plus the procedures for preparing and working in a trench.

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Fall Protection Fall Protection
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 702 seconds

Fall Protection highlights the need for fall protection systems in the workplace. With dramatic footage of accidents and computer animation, this video outlines the steps to develop safe practices when working from heights.

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Worker pulled through woodchipper Worker pulled through woodchipper
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 166 seconds

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An accident investigation where a worker was pulled into a woodchipper.

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Ladder Safety Ladder Safety
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 806 seconds

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Ladder Safety is a video designed to highlight the important safety procedures associated with ladder use on construction sites. The video uses classic B&W comedic film footage and computer graphic simulations to illustrate safe ladder techniques.

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You\ You're a Pro: Falls from ladders
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 120 seconds

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This video demonstrates the importance of providing and following proper instruction on ladder use.

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A bright arc: A video guide to powerline safety A bright arc: A video guide to powerline safety
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 681 seconds

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This video deals with the dangers of working near overhead and underground powerlines. Dramatic footage and computer animation show what can happen if you or someone on your job site accidentally contacts an energized powerline.

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Confined Spaces: Safe Yesterday, Deadly Today Confined Spaces: Safe Yesterday, Deadly Today
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 202 seconds

Identify the confined spaces in your workplace as a first step in reducing their hazard.

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Apprenticeship for Safety Apprenticeship for Safety
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 390 seconds

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Safety is always a priority in the classroom, but it can sometimes be a challenge to work it into your instructional plans. WorkSafeBC has created a series of 6-minute safety talks for students in apprenticeship programs. They're designed to be given at the beginning of a class - or anywhere else they fit into the schedule.

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Lockout: a guide to safe work practices Lockout: a guide to safe work practices
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 2139 seconds

This video provides a comprehensive overview on locks used to control energy in machines. Protect your workers from accidents caused by the inadvertent operation of control devices.

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Attack of the Giant Hogweed Attack of the Giant Hogweed
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 185 seconds

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Protect yourself from Giant Hogweed. Its toxic sap can cause severe burns.

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Joe who?: A workplace safety play by students Joe who?: A workplace safety play by students
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 1057 seconds

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Young workers are often hard to reach, especially when it comes to workplace safety. This video gives young people a voice to speak to each other about the tragic consequences of workplace injuries.

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Chainsaw Safety - Sawmills (1 of 2) Chainsaw Safety - Sawmills (1 of 2)
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 694 seconds

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This video describes in detail the fundamentals of safe chainsaw operation in sawmills, including saw selection, personal protective equipment, saw maintenance, saw operation, and cutting hazards.

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Young sawmill worker loses a leg Young sawmill worker loses a leg
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 296 seconds

All Michael Lovett wanted from his first job was to earn money to buy his own vehicle. But instead, a serious workplace accident cost him a leg.
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You\ You're a Pro: Falls from formwork
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 132 seconds

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This video demonstrates the importance of proper planning, use of guardrails/work platforms, and the right fall protection equipment.

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Finding a safe position: Cable yarding in forestry Finding a safe position: Cable yarding in forestry
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 1027 seconds

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This video explores the key safety issues in the three phases of cable yarding: worksite planning, safe work procedures, and winter logging.

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Long Span Trusses Long Span Trusses
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 469 seconds

Combining 3D animation and live action, this 8 minute video illustrates the correct procedures for temporary bracing and prebuilding an alternative erection system. While it doesn't show you how to brace your truss project, it presents the basic rules to prevent a trust system from collapsing. (7 min 49 s)

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Worker dies while using industrial pressure washer Worker dies while using industrial pressure washer
Posted by: WorkSafeBC

Video duration: 174 seconds

An accident investigation where a worker died while operating a high-powered pressure washer.
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