Posted By Clare-Louise.Lipinski
Please could someone provide details of Companies that provide safety training videos for the reinstatement (utilities) sector i.e. tarmac operations, excavations, cable location, safe(defensive) driving, fire, manual handling, environmental, HAVS, Noise etc.

I have a number of generic construction safety videos which contain the above topics but find they do not cover the information to the level required or contain a lot of irelevant information i.e scaffolding, electricity.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted By Frank Hallett
Hi Claire.

You will find that almost none of the readily available, commercial plant training material provides any real depth or novel information unless it comes from the manufacturer; and even then it's often little better than a "promo".

Most of the programmes are little better than an introductory sessions that will then require far greater depth of information AND be focussed upon what your organisation does and the standards that you require.

Sorry to be so negative, but that's how I see it. I invariably end up proposing to clients that they produce their own, specifically focussed in-house material. With modern equipment and editting material this need not be particularly costly and you can then edit the content as it suits you.

Frank Hallett

Posted By Kieran J Duignan
When 'ergonomic' (person-centred) perspectives on hazards are used competently in risk assessment, they can't fail to provide depth of analysis, at several levels: parts of the body, psychological, team relations, organisational structure, policy and culture.

Ergonomic in this sense is the 'expanded' concept as defined by the International Ergonomics Association.

For some useful leads, visit www.ergoweb.com: I have no commercial links with them, other than as a customer satisifed with products I bought from them, and reader of their free weekly newsletter

Posted By William Martin Gaffney
I strongly suggest you have your video produced and tailored to suit your Organisation and your needs and as Frank says it is no longer the very expensive exercise it was some years ago. The Company I worked for always commissioned their Training Video’s and had them produced in-house or by an outside Production Company. This proved to be a very worthwhile investment over the years with footage being re-used and re-edited to suit changing circumstances.

Generally “Off the Shelf” Safety Training Video’s are ineffective (with a few exceptions) and do need to be relevant to an Organisation's particular requirements in order that the full benefit can be obtained from what is a very good training resource.

I must confess to a vested interest, as I am not only a HS&E Consultant but also own a small video production company. That does make me a little more critical of videos I have been required to watch in the past but also more aware of the overall benefit of “producing your own “.

However one disadvantage might be, when watching your latest purchase of “Safety Training for Everyone Regardless” (or whatever) is being denied the challenge of trying to remember what Soap Opera the leading character has or is now performing in.

Posted By Chris Pope
For cable location you probably can't do better than the one supplied by CAT (cable avoiding tool)