SAFETY FUNDAMENTALS • 2:43
Hazard vs. risk. What’s the difference?
In this video, we use a workplace spill to explain the difference between a hazard and the risk it creates.
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Real questions.
Useful answers.
In these videos, we start with your safety questions, explore the ideas, and connect them to your work.
CHOOSING CONTROLS • 2:27
What is the hierarchy of controls?
In this video, we explore the hierarchy of controls and stronger ways to address workplace hazards.
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PLANNING THE WORK • 2:18
What makes a useful job safety analysis?
In this video, we look at how a useful job safety analysis connects the task, its hazards, and the controls you plan to use.
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UNDERSTANDING THE FRAMEWORK • 2:32
The OSH Act: the law behind OSHA
In this video, we explore the history of the OSH Act and the distinct roles of OSHA, NIOSH, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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APPLYING THE GUIDANCE • 2:29
How do OSHA letters of interpretation help?
In this video, we look at how to use OSHA letters of interpretation, check current requirements, and decide whether the facts match your work.
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FINDING THE REQUIREMENTS • 2:36
Which workplace standards apply?
In this video, we explain vertical and horizontal standards and why the industry, work activity, and applicable requirements need careful review.
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LEARNING FROM A CLOSE CALL • 2:03
What can a near miss teach us?
In this video, we explore how reporting a close call and understanding the potential exposure can help strengthen controls before someone is hurt.
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WHEN THE PLAN CHANGES • 2:13
When should the team pause or stop work?
In this video, we discuss when to pause work, raise a specific concern, follow your workplace procedure, and verify controls before restarting.
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COMMUNICATING THE CONCERN • 2:10
What makes an observation report useful?
In this video, we walk through the details that help others locate a hazard, understand the exposure and potential harm, and follow up.
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FOLLOWING THROUGH • 2:17
How do you know a corrective action works?
In this video, we explore how to define a corrective action, assign responsibility, and check its effectiveness during real work.
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SEEING THE SAFETY PICTURE • 2:23
Leading and Lagging Indicators
In this video, we look beyond the injury count and use preventive measures, past outcomes, worker input, and actual conditions to guide action.
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KNOWING THE PRODUCT • 2:09
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
In this video, we find key SDS information, match the sheet to the product, and connect the hazards and precautions to the actual task.
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CONTROLLING HAZARDOUS ENERGY • 2:06
Why stopped does not mean isolated
In this video, we explain why a stopped machine may still contain hazardous energy and why trained, authorized people must follow the applicable equipment-specific procedure and verify isolation before work begins.
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WHAT PROTECTED THE CREW? • 1:44
Working Safely or Getting Lucky?
In this video, we use a loader close call to examine what protected the crew and whether those protections will still work tomorrow.
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KEEPING THE PLAN CURRENT • 1:48
When the Job Changes After the JSA
In this video, we explore how changed access can affect a JSA and how to review and communicate an arrangement that fits the work now.
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MAKING THE WARNING USEFUL • 1:45
Making “Be Careful” Mean Something
In this video, we turn “be careful” into specific direction, a workable plan, and the conditions people need to follow it.
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VERIFYING THE ACTUAL WORK • 1:47
Should You Trust an AI Photo Review?
In this video, we explore AI photo reviews as input for better questions and identify what needs verification against the actual work.
Have a follow-up question?FROM OBSERVATION TO ACTION • 1:45
Safety Observations That Lead to Action
In this video, we connect specific observations with a clear handoff, follow-up, and a closer look at recurring problems.
Have a follow-up question?RAISING A SPECIFIC CONCERN • 1:51
Challenging Experience Respectfully
In this video, we explore raising a specific safety concern respectfully, learning from experience, and involving the right people to resolve the exposure.
Have a follow-up question?PROTECT. COMMUNICATE. REASSESS. • 1:48
What Happens After You Stop Work
In this video, we follow the response after stopping work, from maintaining protection and getting the right evaluation to communication and an authorized restart.
Have a follow-up question?COORDINATING SHARED WORK • 1:56
Managing Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Risks
In this video, we explore how overlapping work affects other crews and how clear timing, access, responsibilities, and communication support SIMOPS coordination.
Have a follow-up question?VERIFYING WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU • 1:50
When Equipment and Paperwork Disagree
In this video, we compare equipment records with a current condition concern and explore reporting, qualified evaluation, and the checks needed before relying on the equipment.
Have a follow-up question?FINDING WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE • 1:49
When More Training May Not Be the Answer
In this video, we explore when training helps and when equipment, resources, or the work arrangement also need attention.
Have a follow-up question?LOOKING BEYOND THE NUMBERS • 1:56
Good Safety Numbers and Serious Injury Risk
In this video, we look beyond reassuring injury and activity numbers to examine serious-harm potential and the evidence that critical controls work.
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