Bomb threats and the placement of explosive devices are both actions that are designed to strike at the heart of your organisation. 

The perpetrators of these crimes have one of two things in mind.....They want to disrupt the normal flow of business creating an atmosphere of anxiety and panic, or they want to injure people and damage property.

This program examines the strategy that should be adopted to deal with either or both of the situations. (Threat or Placement)

• The nature of bomb threats
• The definition of a bomb threat
• The telephone call
• Bomb threat strategy
• The Bomb Threat Checklist
• What to do if you receive a bomb threat

This program has been produced to be shown to all personnel who may become involved in a bomb threat incident.

RUNNING TIME: 5 Minutes

There are many reasons why a building, or a group of buildings may need to be evacuated including:

• Fires
• Chemical Spills
• Toxic or Explosive Gas Releases,
• Explosions
• Violent Behaviour, and
• Bomb Threats.

The larger the building, the more organisation is required to ensure everyone is evacuated effectively and as safely as possible. But regardless of the size or type of building or buildings, or number of employees, every organisation should have a tried and tested evacuation plan.

This program covers:

• The Evacuation Plan
• The Evacuation Team
• The Chief Warden
• Your Responsibility
• Training and Practice

Every Building must have a tried and tested evacuation plan, and everyone must be familiar with it, and know their role.

RUNNING TIME: 9 Minutes

All workplaces make use of some sort of Display Screen Equipment. Display Screen Equipment, sometimes referred to as DSE, is any device, or piece of equipment that has an alphanumeric or graphic display screen.

Equipment categorised as display screen equipment include:

• Desktop and laptop computers,
• Tablets,
• Smartphones,
• Cash register displays,
• LCD monitors, and
• All varieties of touchscreens

Tasks requiring prolonged use of display screen equipment can present real hazards to users. Use of that equipment requires proper management to control the hazards and reduce the risks to DSE users.

This program aims to raise awareness of DSE issues in the workplace. By paying close attention to the requirements of the job and the design of the workplace, the threat to individuals’ health and safety at work can be made as small, and the workplace experience made as comfortable, as possible.

RUNNING TIME: 12 Minutes

Fire blankets are an important tool when fighting the spread of a fire. This safety short gives you a quick overview of how to correctly use a fire blanket.

RUNNING TIME: 1 Minute

Most fires have one thing in common, they start small.   When a fire is small it gives the best opportunity to utilise the available fire fighting equipment and extinguish the fire before extensive damage or injuries occur.

Unless you are familiar with how to use different types of fire extinguishers and are able to select the appropriate extinguisher to use you will not be able to safely or confidently extinguish a fire using a portable fire extinguisher.

The program covers:

• The Components of Fire
• The Fire Tetrahedron
• Fire Fighting Techniques
  • Starvation
  • Smothering
  • Cooling
  • Stopping the Chemical Chain Reaction
• Extinguishing Agents
• • Water
  • Foam
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Dry Chemical Powder
  • Fire Blankets
• Fire Extinguishers and Classification of Fires
• How to operate Portable Fire Extinguishers
  • Water
  • Foam
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Dry Chemical Powder
  • Fire Blankets
• General Guidelines

Being prepared for the possibility of a fire occurring will dramatically increase the chances that it will be controlled both quickly and safely.

RUNNING TIME: 18 Minutes

Unless you are familiar with how to use different types of fire extinguishers and are able to select the appropriate extinguisher to use you will not be able to safely or confidently extinguish a fire using a portable fire extinguisher. This safety short gives you a quick overview of how to operate a fire extinguisher.

RUNNING TIME: 5 Minutes

Manual handling contributes directly to a significant percentage of work-related accidents and injuries. This safety short covers some important questions to consider before manual handling takes place.

RUNNING TIME: 3 Minutes

Fire is one of the most difficult things to control despite our increased ability to create and manage our environment.

It is a fact that approximately 70% of all businesses that suffer from a major fire fail within 3 years. Over 40% do not even re-open.

Almost all office fires start small. With established firefighting procedures and appropriate, well maintained firefighting equipment many fires can be easily controlled.

Topics covered in this program include:

• Fundamentals of fire fighting
  • Immediate safety of the individual
  • Calling the Fire Brigade
  • Attacking the fire if safe to do so
  • Evacuation if necessary
• Types of office fires most likely to occur
• Firefighting equipment in the office
• Operational details of different pieces of firefighting equipment
• Details of portable fire extinguishers
• Personal safety
• Assessment of most likely hazards

Office fires do happen and a knowledge of what to do should a fire occur in your work area can prevent damage and even save lives.

RUNNING TIME: 10 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 recognised 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

What is manual handling?

Simply, manual handling is the movement of items by human energy.

Manual handling includes lifting, holding, pushing, pulling, shifting and lowering.  In fact, any form of human exertion could be included – with or without the use of mechanical aids.

This program covers:

• Detailed description of manual handling
• The problems and how injuries are caused
• The types of injuries
•  Steps to deal with manual handling

Hierarchy of Control Measures

The steps to deal with manual handling can often be addressed by following through a series of questions.  This process, the hierarchy of control measures asks the following:

• Must the load be moved?
• Must it be lifted?
• Can it be moved mechanically?
• Can the load be reduced?
• Can assistance be gained?
• Is the load too heavy to safely lift?

Manual handling contributes directly to a significant percentage of work related accidents and injuries.  Manual handling is an issue that must be addressed as an ongoing subject in the workplace.

RUNNING TIME: 12 Minutes

Slips, trips and falls are a major category of workplace accidents and result in a significant number of injuries.

The three most important factors contributing to the occurrence of slips, trips and falls are:

• poor design of the workplace
• poor workplace practices and procedures, and
• inappropriate behaviour.

By following some basic safety principles the accidents and injuries that result from slips, trips and falls can be dramatically reduced.

This program looks at all the key hazards associated with slips, trips and falls, including:

• good housekeeping practices
• signposting and barricading
• correct use of equipment and furniture
• proper maintenance
• appropriate footwear, and
• correct use of step stools and stepladders.

The program is suitable for all workplace personnel.

RUNNING TIME: 15 Minutes

Accidents and injuries resulting from incorrect manual handling techniques comprise the largest group of occupational hazards that result in lost time. This safety short gives you a quick overview of correct lifting and carrying technique.

RUNNING TIME: 4 Minutes

Working from home is the practice of engaging in work without commuting to an established location such as an office, a facility, a complex or a campus.

There can be many benefits to both organisations and employees as a result of a remote work arrangement, such as reduced overheads for the organisation, less chance of spreading infectious illness and improved quality of life for the employee.

This program covers:

• Remote Work Hazards
• Physical Concerns
• Ergonomic Factors
• Mental Health
• Control Measures

Just like working on-site a healthy and safe environment should be the goal for all people working from home.  Regular, clear communication between management and staff is crucial to achieve this.

RUNNING TIME: 10 Minutes