CAWP DVD and Video Library

The DVDs and videos listed in this library can help to train employees in safety and personnel issues. DVDs and videos can be used in your weekly Tool Box Talks, or in a New Employee Orientation. All  are available free of charge for up to two weeks at a time. Take a minute to browse through the list to see which DVDs and videos can help you in your next employee meeting. If there is a subject that you would like to see, but it is not listed, please contact us and we will attempt to add it to our library.


Companies borrowing videos are held financially responsible for any videos that are lost or damaged during use.

Safety DVDs and Videos

1. Hazard Communication “The System that Works” Essential as an orientation for your construction workers, explains the Hazard Communication Standard. (AGC – 1989) Time: 17:30 VHS

2. New to DVD! Just the Facts: Accident Investigation Shows contractors how best to investigate construction accidents to prevent recurrance of similar accidents. (AGC – 1991) Time: 15:00 DVD

3. Clearing the Air: Confined Space Entry Discusses the potential dangers of confined space entry and shows how to enter confined spaces safely. (AGC – 1991) Time: 18:20 VHS

4. Success at the Top: Stairway and Ladder Safety Aids in meeting the training requirements outlined in the OSHA standard. (AGC – 1991) Time: 17:20 VHS

5. On Solid Ground: A Plan for Safe Excavation and Trenching Covers optional methods of sloping, shoring, shielding, and benching. (AGC – 1990) Time: 19:50 VHS

6. The Winning Ticket: Housekeeping on the Jobsite Explains the dangers of working on cluttered job-sites. (AGC – 1991) Time: 13:20 VHS

7. New to DVD! Safety: The Bottom Line Designed to show the value of sound safety programs and their economic benefits. (AGC -- 1997) Time: 20:00 DVD

8. Play it Safe: An Overview of Crane Safety Highlights basic crane safety practices for crane operators, riggers and laborers working with and around cranes. (AGC – 1992) Time: 14:45 VHS

9. Exposing the Facts: Lead Exposure in the Construction Industry Describes how lead is used in the construction industry, its effect on the human body and how workers can protect themselves from over exposure. (AGC – 1992) Time: 16:30 VHS

10. Take the Lead on Lead: Understanding OSHA’s Lead Standard for Construction Details OSHA’s lead standard for construction. (AGC – 1995) Time: 18:00 VHS

11. Heightened Awareness: Fall Protection in the Construction Industry Shows proper fall protection from both engineering and personal protective equipment perspective. (AGC – 1995) Time: 20:30 VHS

12. The Best Strategy: Personal Protective Equipment Instructs workers about personal protective equipment including equipment required by the Fall Protection Standard. (AGC – 1995) Time: 12:00 VHS

13. Tool Box Safety Talks These videos were developed by AGC’s Safety Committee to assist supervisory personnel in conducting tool box safety talk meetings.
a. Compressed Gas Safety (AGC) 4:53 VHS
b. Working Safely with Crane Rigging (AGC) 5:03 VHS
c. Working around Construction Equipment Safely (AGC) 5:05) VHS
d. Working Safely around Scaffolds (AGC – 1992) 5:35 VHS
e. Skid Steer Loader Safet. (AGC – 1992) 9:00 VHS 

14. Preparing for the Process Describes OSHA’s inspection procedure and the types of citations that contractors can receive for non-compliance. Also gives helpful guidance on how contractors should handle an OSHA inspection. (AGC – 1993) Time: 16:00 VHS

15. Getting the Job Done Safely Worker Orientation. Outlines the fundamental construction safety practices for new workers and provides refresher training for experienced workers. (AGC – 1996) Time: 12:00 VHS

16. The Road to Safety Overview of DOT Commercial Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements. Educates contractors on the drug and alcohol testing requirements, trains employers on the different protocol for properly drug and alcohol testing workers, and explains what training is required for supervisors and workers. (AGC – 1995) Time: 13:00 VHS

17. New to DVD! Putting It All Together: Scaffolding Safety Developed to train construction workers how to safely erect and dismantle scaffolds. (AGC – 1996) Time: 15:00 DVD

18. In the Trenches: Excavation Safety for Workers Teaches the viewer how to work in and around excavations and trenches safely. (AGC – 1996) Time: 13:45 VHS

19. Work Zone Ahead: Highway Work Zone Safety Provides basic safety training to road construction workers on the dangers associated with highway work. (AGC – 1996) Time: 12:00 VHS

20. New to DVD! Think Ahead: Drivers Safety Provides instruction on safe driving practices for construction workers required to operate motor vehicles while on the job. (AGC – 1996) Time: 14:00 DVD

21. Survival in Excavation: Safe Working around Existing Utilities Describes everything that your excavator needs to know to get started safely and efficiently; takes you from planning to completion. (AGC) Time: 20:55 VHS

22. Dancing Alone Produced by the National Erectors Association; this video is a true story of the effects of accidental death on a Pittsburgh jobsite.  (National Erectors Assoc. – 1996) Time: 11:29 VHS

23. Making the Move: Trailering Construction Equipment Safely. Shows how to safely load, transport and unload construction equipment. (AGC – 1995) Time: 12:00 VHS

24. Breathing Easier The Basics of Respiratory Protection. (AGC – 1998) Time: 15:00 VHS

25. Crane Safety Awareness for Site Superintendents (OSHA – 1992) Time: 8:00 VHS

26. The CRISIS Program Paving the Way to a Safer Tomorrow. (Limelight Communications – 1991) Time: 8:00 VHS

27. Digging Dangers
a. Digging Dangers VII: Hits and Misses (Underground Focus Magazine - 1996) Time: 14:00 VHS
b. Digging Dangers VIII: Accident Ambush (Underground Focus Magazine - 1997) Time: 12:00 VHS
c. Digging Dangers IX:  Fire, Water, and Fiber (Underground Focus Magazine - 1998) Time:  8:00 VHS
d. Digging Dangers X: Deadly Surprises (Underground Focus Magazine - 1999) Time: 8:00 VHS
e. Digging Dangers XI: Hidden Hazards (Underground Focus Magazine - 2000) Time: 12:00 VHS
f. Digging Dangers XII:  Tragic Encounters (Underground Focus Magazine - 2001) Time: 9:00 VHS
g. Digging Dangers XIII: Digger Nightmares (Underground Focus Magazine - 2002) Time: 7:00 VHS
h. Digging Dangers XVII: Boom! (Underground Focus Magazine - 2006) Time: 13:00 VHS

28. How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection (Safety Short Videos – 1992) Time: 5:00 VHS

29. Construction Safety Video Kit Safety…It’s in Our Hands. (AGC 1991) Time: 15:00 VHS

30. Basics of Fall Protection (Miller – 2002) Time: 20:00 VHS

31. On The Go: Forklift Safety. Provides basic safety training for those working with and/or around forklifts. (AGC – 1995) Time: 17:00 VHS

32. LEAD Labor Education and Development.  Time: 13:50 VHS

33. Common Ground in Damage Prevention A Best Practices Study. (Office of Pipeline Safety, US DOT) Time: 67:12 VHS

34. Contractor Beware Underground & Overhead Power Lines: Operating Heavy Equipment around Power Lines. (Allegheny Power – 2002) Time: 15:00 VHS

35. Flagging Operations and Procedures (US DOT / FHWA) Time: 18:00 VHS

36. New to DVD! Take the Steps: Stairway & Ladder Safety for the Construction Industry Explains industry standards for stairway and ladder construction and reviews techniques and practices for their safe use.
(AGC – 2005) Time: 15:00 DVD

37.  Soft Tissue Injury Prevention Video Trainer's Manual and Participant's Guide with CD (AGC - 2005) Time: 22:00 VHS

38. Excavation and Trenching Training Manual, In the Trenches: Excavation Training (AGC - 2004) CD-ROM

39. NEW! Sky’s the Limit: Scissor and Aerial Platform Safety Highlights potential hazards associated with construction work performed on elevated platforms. (AGC- 2001) Time: 15:00 DVD

40. NEW! Power and Hand Tool Safety  Features practical, safe application of common hand and power tools, including: electrical, pneumatic, gasoline, powder actuated, hand, battery operated and hydraulic tools.  (AGC-2007) Time: 19:14 DVD

41. NEW! Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  Offers procedures of choice and use of proper PPE during construction. Includes the latest ANSI guidelines and highlights latest available equipment and best practices for use. (AGC-2007) Time: 23:52 DVD

42.  NEW! Electrical Safety for the Construction Worker   Enables field-level employees to recognize and promote safe electrical practices in and around the construction site. It addresses site-specific hazards and controls and provides real-world solutions. (AGC- 2007) Time: 19:14 DVD

43. NEW! Highway Worker Safety Program Package Program designed to increase hazard awareness and demonstrate the appropriate control measures to address highway worker safety exposures. Includes; instructor’s guide, participant’s guides and interactive media and video presentations. CD/DVD

44. NEW! Work Safely Around Power Line: Contractor Beware Training Materials Contains a 15 minute video, a slide show presentation, slide show presenter’s notes and a trainer’s guide.  (Allegheny Power – 2006) Time: 15:00 DVD

45. NEW! Roadway Safety: A Road Construction Industry Consortium Training Program (DOT / FHWA / Laborers / Operators – 2009) CD

46. NEW! Trench Safety Awareness Training Trench Protective Systems: Use and Management, this CD raises awareness of the risk and precautions in trenching and excavation operations to assist your training efforts.  (NIOSH – 2006)

47. NEW! Safety Training for the Focus Four Hazards in the Construction Industry Information on improving construction safety through the reduction of accidents by addressing the Focus Four hazards (falls, electrocutions, struck-by's and caught-in's). (AGC and OSHA) Available in English and Spanish (2006) CD-ROM

48.  NEW! Mobile Crane Setup Provides information on the safe setup of mobile cranes.  Information covered includes: site condition hazards, leveling, blocking and planning the lift.  (AGC - 2000) Time: 18:00 DVD

49.  NEW! Mobile Crane Capacity Provides information for the crane operator to make appropriate reductions in the mobile crane capacities.  Information covered includes: crane inspection, leveling, wind effects, dynamic loading and duty cycle work.  (AGC - 2000) Time: 18:00 DVD

50. NEW! Controlling the Load: Crane Rigging Describes the basics of crane rigging safety and gives workers the knowledge they need to perform safely and optimally. (AGC - 2001)  Time:: 14:00 DVD

51. NEW! Signalperson Training Program An interactive Signalperson training aid. The program covers all the pertinent requirements of the current OSHA 1926.1400, ASME B30.3, B30.5, B30.23. A combination of animations and videos illustrate all the standard hand signals along with crane characteristics and limitations. Many examples and practice scenarios included. (Equipment Training Solutions, LLC (ETS) – 2010) Includes training program CD, Instructor Guide, and Student Guide.

52. NEW! Getting the Job Done Safely: Worker Safety Orientation Discusses the elements employees must be aware of before beginning the day onsite, may be used to support worker orientation programs on most projects. (AGC -- 2009) Time: 22:00 DVD

53. New! Heightened Awareness: Fall Protection and Prevention Reviews the basics of OSHA's Fall Protection requirements while allowing viewers to understand the rules, know the available systems, and plan the work with proper fall protection in mind. (AGC -- 2010) Time: 36:00 DVD

54. New! Take Control: Lockout/Tagout Shows the appropriate methods for locking-out and/or tagging-out stored energy so maintenance and repair work on machines, equipment and other energy sources can be performed safely. (AGC -- 1993) Time: 18:00 DVD

55. New! Silica Exposure: It Can Leave You Breathless Highlights the use of silica in the construction industry, its effects on the body, and how workers can protect themselves from the hazards associated with silica exposure. (AGC -- 1999)
Time: 15:00 DVD

56. New! Specialized Crane Operations Focuses on the important issues of 3nspecialized crane operations: twp crane lifts, pick and carry operations, and crane supported personnel platforms. (AGC -- 2001) Time: 12:00 DVD

57. New! Above the Hook: Wire Rope Safety Provides a basic overview of important wire rope issues that crane operators should understand.  Items discussed include: wire rope installation, inspection, maintenance, deficiencies, wedge sockets, and block spinning. (AGC -- 2001) Time: 14:00 DVD

Management Videos and Resources

1. New to DVD! When You Have to Release an Employee Describes the challenges that every company faces and explains the good habits that can help a company avoid losses, provides a six-point checklist, and gives specific answers to several of the most commonly asked questions  (AGC – 1994) Time: 14:00 DVD

2. New to DVD! Drawing the Line: How to Prevent Sexual and Other Harassment Features three prominent labor lawyers in the construction industry explaining, in plain English, the rules that all managers and supervisors should follow. (AGC – 1994) Time: 38:00 DVD

3. New to DVD! Crossing the Line: What Can Create a Hostile Work Environment? Topics include how sexual/other harassment can lead to a hostile work environment. (AGC – 1995) Time: 15:00 DVD

4. NEW! Violence on the Job  As part of its mandate, NIOSH works with industry, labor, and academia to better understand violence in the workplace, the effects of violence on safety and health, and ways to prevent and reduce violence in the workplace. (NIOSH – 2004) Time: 27:00 DVD

5. NEW! Working with Stress:  As part of its mandate, NIOSH works with industry, labor, and academia to better understand the stress of modern work, the effects of stress on safety and health, and ways to reduce stress in the workplace. (NIOSH – 2002) Time: 17:00 DVD

6. NEW! Federal Government Contractor Ethics and Compliance Programs Tool Kit and Guidance Second Edition, Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr. and Eric L. Nelson: This book contains several developments to ethics and compliance policies adopted since its first publication in 2009.  (AGC -- 2012) Length: 246 pages Book

7. New! The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination, Attorney Deborah C. England: Filled with real-world cases, answers to common questions, and tools you can use immediately in your company, this book is your go-to guide for preventing and managing harassment and discriminatiojn claims.  (NOLO -- 2009) Length: 330 pages Book and CD-ROM

Educational Videos and Resources

1. Build Your Future ’08 National Center for Construction Education and Research. (NCCER – 2008) Time: 20:18 DVD

2. Careers in Construction (AGC – 1999) Time: 8:00 VHS

3. New! Survivial of the Fittest: How the Future of Union Construction Depends on Every Journeyman, Every Apprentice, and You, Mark Breslin: You are the most important person in determining the future of Union Construction. Inside these pages are the challenges and rewards facing the best construction workers in the world. (McAlly International Press) Length: 162 pages Book and CD

Other Resources

1. Design and Operation of Work Zone Traffic Control Instructor and Student Manual and Supervisor Instructor Guide- Outlines the human factors, work zone traffic control objectives, traffic control devices, the planning process, installing and removing traffic control devices, flagging, and legal liability issues associated with work zones. (AGC – 2005) Length: 140 pages

2. New! Theft & Vandalism Prevention Techniques for Mobile Construction Equipment Instructor Kit Includes DVDs "Headaches for Vandals: Jobsite Vandalism & Tool Theft Prevention" and "Stealing from Theives: Equipment Theft Prevention."  Also includes an equipment registration form, a leader's guide, 10 Easy Tips to Help Protect Your Investment pamphlets and wallet cards, and alphabet stencils.