Bullying can happen in any organization or workplace, and anyone can be a victim of it.

Workplace bullying can have severe effects on anyone subjected to it including:

• Anxiety,
• Depression, and
• Physical harm.

Bullying can affect a victim's life and relationships outside of work and in some cases cause health problems such as headaches and sleep disorders.

This program covers the following:

• What is bullying?
• Bullying prevention
• What should be in an effective workplace bullying policy
• Bullying response

Clearly it's in everyone's best interests to prevent workplace bullying, and put a stop to it wherever it occurs. By working together to develop effective policies and procedures, and being vigilant in identifying and addressing bullying, healthier and safer workplaces for everyone can be achieved.

RUNNING TIME: 7 Minutes

Every year, vast quantities of chemicals are sold and shipped, for use in workplaces around the world. 

And, with a global level of trade comes a need to ensure that the hazards pertaining to chemical products are clearly communicated - regardless of where in the world those products are being put to use.

While national laws and regulations relating to chemicals may be similar, they are often different enough to require multiple sets of Labels, Safety Data Sheets, and other information when being traded internationally. 

All this creates the potential for confusion - which, when dealing with hazardous chemicals - could have disastrous consequences in the workplace.

Developed at the UN level, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (or GHS for short) aims to develop a single, globally harmonized system to address:

• Classification of chemicals, and
• Hazard Communication, through:
• Labels, and
• Safety Data Sheets

This program provides an overview of these elements as your workplace makes the transition to the GHS.

DURATION: 13 Minutes

This program has been produced to inform and educate on the safety issues that exist in the office environment. It looks at the common and often overlooked hazards that could exist in an average office, and how these hazards can be recognized and controlled to reduce the risks to individuals working in offices.

The program provides:

• An understanding that although the typical office doesn’t contain the obvious life-threatening hazards of some work environments, the hazards that do exist in the office can nonetheless cause real damage.
• An awareness of the different kinds of hazard that exist in the office, such as slip, trip and fall hazards, manual handling hazards, fire hazards and electrical hazards.
• An understanding of the principles behind workstation ergonomics, and how these principles can be used to avoid injuries and protect health.
• Knowledge of the correct steps to be taken to avoid accidents and injuries in the office environment, such as good housekeeping, correct lifting and carrying, safe use of electricity, and fire prevention and fire fighting methods.
• A heightened awareness of the issue of workplace safety when applied specifically to the office situation.

It’s easy to consider the office a perfectly safe work environment, and forget about the hazards that can exist. Just because you work in an office, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be concerned for your own health and safety, and that of your colleagues.

DURATION: 12 Minutes

Material handling occurs in one way or another in every department of every business on every working day - it is not surprising that accidents and injuries resulting from incorrect manual handling techniques comprise the largest group of occupational hazards that result in lost time.

This program covers the following:

• Anatomy and physiology of the neck and back
• Types of injuries - muscle-ligament and disc
• Steps to safe lifting
• Team lifting
• Physical characteristics of loads
• Working conditions
• Personal limitations of personnel involved in manual handling tasks

It is important to understand that of all the manual handling activities that put people at risk, lifting and carrying of objects accounts for 75% of all manual handling accidents and injuries.

The principles of correct lifting and carrying must therefore be an important part of any manual handling training program.

This program has been produced with the general workforce in mind, however, because the principles remain unchanged, regardless of the location, it is a program suitable for a wide audience.

RUNNING TIME: 13 Minutes

Falls represent the largest single cause of accidental death in the workplace.

About 40% of these falls result in falling from one level to another, many from ladders.  Many of these falls are serious, but more importantly, many could have been avoided if safety procedures were followed.

This program looks at the selection and safe use of ladders in the workplace.  

The following areas are covered:   

• Step Ladders
• Straight Ladders and Extension Ladders
• General Maintenance
• Selecting the Right Ladder
• Safe Angle
• Lifting and Carrying of Ladders
• Erecting Ladders Securing of Ladders
• Safe Positioning of Ladders Working on Ladders

This program has been designed for general training for all personnel who use ladders. 

RUNNING TIME: 14 Minutes

In the past, safety was often regarded as just an adjunct to production. 

Today, it is well recognized that managing safety issues efficiently and effectively will contribute to an organization's financial viability and it will demonstrate a commitment to the most valuable asset of any organisation; its people.

Safety awareness is the starting point to accident prevention.

Included in this program:

• What is an Accident?
• Why do accidents occur?
• Who is responsible for safety?
• Safety policies
• Recognition, evaluation and control of hazards
• Safe work procedures
• Manual handling
• Good Housekeeping practices
• Use of tools and equipment
• General safety requirements.

What is Safety Awareness?

It's a responsibility, a commitment, an obligation.  It's common sense, teamwork and safe work procedures.  It's recognising hazards and showing a willingness to act to control any hazard present.

The program has been designed for all personnel.  It can be used as a general safety training program and can also be utilised as an induction program for new personnel to introduce safety concepts.

RUNNING TIME: 12 Minutes

Some workplace hazards are obvious: when there is a risk of physical injury in the workplace, it can be relatively easy to identify and address. But work can also carry risks to mental health.

This program examines the various ways stress can affect members of an organization as well as potential methods for combating it.

Topics included in the program:

• What is Work-related Stress?
• The Causes of Stress
• Preventing Work-Related Stress

Work-related stress is not always the easiest of workplace hazards to identify. But being aware of the potential risks, and moving pro-actively to prevent stress taking hold, will help minimize the chances of stress-related illness.

RUNNING TIME: 11 Minutes