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7 Best Workplace Safety Videos: To Inspire Safety at Work

From whiteboard videos to a Lord of the Rings airplane safety clip, here are the best workplace safety videos that the internet has to offer. This article offer resources that can be of significant benefit to employers and health and safety representatives when looking for novel and engaging ways to open up the topic of health and safety. ACUTE provides effective and engaging training delivered by professionals who have done field work themselves. Click here to see our upcoming training courses. Below are 7 safety videos that are sure to inspire and stir thought-provoking dialogue on the topic of health and safety.

Humorous and Engaging Safety Videos with Impact

It's incredible what a touch of ingenuity and humour can do to turn truths on health and safety into fun and delightful educational content. Here we celebrate some of the best safety videos the internet has to offer.

1) Safety Officers Check a Building Construction Site

Why it makes the list:We thought this would be a great opener to our list of safety videos. The safety inspectors are spot on while the foreman delivers one excuse after another.

Easter Egg:Did you notice the makeshift cowboy hat the foreman was wearing around his safety helmet?

Length: about 3 minutes

Source: Automotive Video

2) How to Use a Fire Extinguisher Whiteboard Video

Why it makes the list:Fire has been the age old workplace hazard across the centuries. Labourers and workers have relied on this helpful element while also managing the hazards that come with it. This video offers a quick animated guide to assessing and managing a fire with an extinguisher.

Easter Egg: the scene where the extinguisher is being used seems to be creating not only black smoke but also "blue birds"

Length: About 2 minutes

Source:Fire Equipment Manufacturer's Association

3) Office Work Safety Video

Why it makes the list:A utility in Norway offers a number of great tips for office workers, especially for anyone who hasn't done stocking work: definitely a great resource to staying healthy and safe in an office setting.

Easter Egg: Anyone else notice the stick man using an iMac for the first part of the video?

Length:About 6 minutes

Source: Norsk Hydro

4) Watching Out for a Silent Menace at Work: WSIB Heat Stress Awareness Guide

Why it makes the list: No matter the workplace environment, employees are exposed to heat stress during different times of the year. This video helps you get informed with actionable insights towards managing this silent hazard that often goes unaddressed.

Easter Egg: At 1:26 notice the bottle used to fetch water from the fountain, we've never seen something with that packaging before.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Labour

Length:About 3 minutes

5) Safety Speaker Tony Crow Shares: Safety is Important In and Out of the Workplace

Why it makes the list:Safety incidents can happen to those around you, even your closest loved ones. Tony used to have 20/20 vision but because of a family event no longer has any sight despite being a safety leader in his field.

Easter egg: Did you notice Tony's companion next to him at the podium?

Source: Youtube.com

Length:About 3 minutes

6) Industrial Safety Video: Essentials Guide

Why it makes the list:Get the scoop on the best equipment and procedures for managing industrial industry workplace hazards. This narrated presentation makes effective use of visuals for maximum impact.

Easter Egg: At around 3:45 an example of a fire hazard looks to be using equipment that is vaguely shaped like a wok.

Source: Decibel Lux

Length: 5 minutes

7) Airplane Safety Video: Lord of the Rings Edition

Why it makes the list:With cameo appearances made by the cast of the Lord of the Rings along with airplane hosts donning elf prosthetics, any passenger about to take off would be pleasantly surprised as they are treated with this mythical an informative short on passenger airplane safety.

Easter Egg: Did you notice the unfortunate accident just before the oxygen masks are explained?

Source: Air New Zealand

Length: Less than 5 minutes

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