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• Construction
• Agriculture
• Health Services
• Slips and Trips
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Child safety
• Workplace Machinery
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Workplace Transport
• Working at height
• Stress
• Gas safety
• Medical Services
• Health and general Fitness

Construction

• Ian Whittingham, ex construction worker (Construction 30)
  A sixty foot fall and then what?
• Hazel Ronson, building contractor (Construction)
  Sees a tough guy get a fright.
• Stephen Peters, Decorator (Construction)
  Discovers that building sites aren't for kids.
• Ian Whittingham, ex construction worker (Construction 31)
  The dangers of taking the short cut - by one who knows.
• Melvyn Clarkson, Builder (Construction 1)
  MSD's
• Melvyn Clarkson, Builder (Construction 2)
  Falls from height
• Chris Wareing, Builder (Construction)
  Falls from height
• Adrian Hodges, Health & Safety York Minister (Construction)
  Preserving valuable items - including people's backs.
• Chris Wareing, Preston Builder (Construction)
  'Working at height': how high is that, then?
• Gareth Tyte, Manchester builder (Construction)
  Takes the wrong steps and the quick way down.
• Bernie Smith (Construction)
  A nurse is alarmed by an unmasked man.
• Reg Moore, building contractor (Construction)
  Workplace meets public place and baby in pram is in danger.
• Dave Thompson, a builder (Construction)
  Asbestosis is still a big killer.
• Reg Moore, a steel erector (Construction)
  The cost of saving his worker's life.
• Gareth Tyte, Builder (Construction)
  Construction safety - Protective clothing
• Sandra Pinder (Construction)
  Fatal accident results from working alone in construction
• Roy Britton - Former Joiner (Construction)
  A warning about asbestos from one who knows
• Peter Dowdles - Former Roofer (Construction)
  Insist on safety nets when working at heights
• Colin Moyle (Construction)
  Training is essential for forklift truck drivers
• Deborah Hillier-Paul (Construction)
  Warning signs on construction sites
• Roy Quinn - Building Maintenance Worker (Construction)
  Avoid asbestos on construction sites
• James Hardie - Former Construction Worker (Construction)
  Protect your eyesight - wear safety goggles
• Pupils from Crofton Anne Dale Junior School (Construction)
  Children warn against playing on construction sites
• Lee Reed (Construction)
  Avoid danger from hoists by having proper training
• John Forecast - Former Plumber (Construction)
  A blocked walkway causes a serious accident

Agriculture

• Open farms - Healthy children (Agriculture)
  Preventing the spread of E coli 0157 to children on farms.
• Safe ! (Agriculture)
  Helping children to stay safe on the farm.
• Hazel Ronson, farmer's daughter (Agriculture)
  A man is nearly ripped apart ... by his jacket.
• Anna Saunders, Pupils from High Legh School, Cheshire (Agriculture) -
  Farm Safety
• John Barber, Rural Stress Network (Agriculture)
  How to talk your way out of trouble.
• Barry Johnson, Veterinary Surgeon (Agriculture)
  Talks of the things which shouldn't happen to a vet - but all too often do.
• Chris Shaw, Farmer (Agriculture)
  A tractor, a dumper truck, a child - and the consequences.
• Children from High Legh School, Cheshire
  Child safety on farms
• John Barber, ex-policeman (Agriculture)
  An accident leaves a gamekeeper injured, isolated and out of contact.
• Bruce Lodge, ex-farmer (Agriculture)
  Farm safety
• Stephen Wilkinson (Agriculture)
  A farmer, gets a shock - 11,000 volts!!
• Chris Shaw (Agriculture)
  A farmer, tells how a personal hi-fi nearly killed a teenage girl.
• Ray Pettit, a former agriculture engineer (Agriculture 8)
  It took 30 years to work out why he had sciatica.
• Ray Pettit, a former agriculture engineer (Agriculture 7)
  MSD's
• John Matthews, former teenage farm worker (Agriculture)
  Tiredness kills.
• Dee Howkins, Nurse Practitioner (Agriculture)
  Stress
• Karen Armstrong (Agriculture)
  Vehicle safety - Quad bikes
• Ray Brown - Farmer (Agriculture)
  The risks of carrying passengers on farm vehicles
• Susan Smith (Agriculture)
  Shortcuts can cause fatal accidents
• Eirian Roberts - Farmer (Agriculture 3)
  Keep children away from dangerous equipment on the farm
• Peter Tyrer - Former Animal Health Inspector
  Organophosphate poisoning from sheep dip - protect yourself
• Alan Hewitt - Market Gardener (Agriculture)
  Recognise the symptoms of stress and get help
• Jeremy Desmond - Farm Labourer (Agriculture)
  Turn off equipment when investigating blockages
• Pupils from Brenchley & Matfield Primary School (Agriculture)
  Children warn that farms are dangerous places to play
• Pat Turner - Farm Worker (Agriculture)
  A farmer is crushed by his own tractor
• Tim Beeson - Gardener (Agriculture)
  A fall from an unsecured platform results in injuries and a new phobia
• Jayne Whalley - Farmer (Agriculture)
  A running engine causes a man to lose his leg and his job
• Eirian Roberts - Farmer (Agriculture 4)
  Quad bikes are powerful - use with caution
• John Barber - Lancs Rural Stress Network (Agriculture)
  How to talk your way out of trouble

Health Services

• Alison Hockaday, ex occupational therapist
  How a wet floor changed her life.
• Steve Bradbury, Merseyside Ambulance Service (Health Services)
  The chair that conquers the stairs.
• Tony Cowley of Merseyside Ambulance Service
  How new vehicles are delivering safer working conditions.
• Sue Hatton, Nurse
  MSD's
• Steve Bradbury, Merseyside Ambulance Service
  Paramedics have to dodge the warehouse traffic.
• Sue Hatton, nurse (Health Services)
  MSD's
• Steve Evans, Merseyside Ambulance Service
  You help somebody in the street at closing time – and look what happens.
• Michael Langford, a paramedic in Manchester
  Saving someone's life nearly wrecked his own.
• Rachel Jones, Manufacturing Manager
  MSD's
• Julie Collard - NHS Manager
  Alllergic reactions to latex gloves
• Pauline Medcalf - Theatre Nurse
  Latex-free gloves helps worker keep her job
• Val Imrie - Nurse
  How a lifting aid would have saved a back injury

Slips and Trips

• Alison Hockaday, ex occupational therapist
  How a wet floor changed her life.
• Ian Roe, company director
  Tidy workplaces save lives.
• George Alker, ex-factory worker
  The company tidies up its act - too late.
• Dave Thompson, Construction Worker
  Slips and trips
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  Slips and trips
• Bruce Lodge, ex-farmer
  Slips and trips
• Alison Hockaday - Ex Occupational Therapist
  How a wet floor changed her life
• George Alker - Ex Factory Worker
  Slippery steps lead to a bad fall
• Aimee Field - Worked in a fast food kitchen
  I needed the dressing changed every day for months

Musculoskeletal disorders

• Val Imrie - Nurse (Musculoskeletal disorders)
  How a lifting aid would have saved a back injury
• Janet Wheeler - Former Secretary
  Take breaks from repetitive works to avoid RSI
• Anne Giles - Language Tutor
  RSI is painful - take regular breaks
• Tony Cowley - Mersey Regional Ambulance Service
  How ambulance workers are benefitting from safer working conditions
• Sue Hatton - Nurse
  A simple solution for preventing back strain
• Michael Langford - Ambulance Service
  Saving someone's life nearly wrecked his job.

Child safety

• Pupils from Crofton Anne Dale Junior School
  Children warn against playing on construction sites
• Jamie Abela
  Near fatal injuries caused by climbing a railway bridge
• John Hall - Student
  Climbing on a roof leads to a fractured skull
• Pupils from Brenchley & Matfield Primary School
  Children warn that farms are dangerous places to play
• David Judge
  A tragic accident on the railways
• Eirian Roberts - Farmer (Child Safety 6)
  Keep children away from dangerous equipment on the farm

Workplace Machinery

• George McNaughton, ex-Fitter
  What could be worse than losing your life?

Personal Protective Equipment

• Ian Whittingham, ex-construction worker
  Protective clothing

Workplace Transport

• David Mitchell, Engineer
  How to save lives in three minutes.
• David Kellett, forklift trainer
  Forklifts can kill.
• David Kellet, forklift trainer
  Vehicle safety
• David Mitchell, Engineer (Workplace Transport)
  Workplace safety - Vehicles
• Bruce Lodge - Farmer
  A farmer loses his arm but is lucky to be alive
• Karen Armstrong
  Vehicle safety -Quad bikes
• Jayne Whalley - Farmer
  A running engine causes a man to lose his leg and his job
• Jeremy Desmond - Farm Labourer
  Turn off equipment when investigating blockages
• Pat Turner - Farm Worker
  A farmer is crushed by his own tractor
• Eirian Roberts - Farmer (Workplace Transport 6)
  Quad bikes are powerful - use with caution
• Colin Moyle
  Training is essential for forklift truck drivers
• Deborah Hillier-Paul
  Warning signs on construction sites
• John Forecast - Former Plumber
  A blocked walkway causes a serious accident
• Ray Brown - Farmer
  The risks of carrying passengers on farm vehicles
• Bernadette Byrne - Mother
  Reversing vehicle causes fatal accident
• Robbie Moss - Firefighter
  Preventing an accident by guiding a reversing vehicle
• Tony Vass - Farm Worker
  Forklift truck training could have prevented a fatal accident

Working at height

• Brian Shrimpton - Farm Worker (Working at height)
  An unsecured ladder is the cause of a painful fall
• Susan Smith (Working at height)
  Shortcuts can cause fatal accidents
• Tim Beeson - Gardener (Working at height)
  A fall from an unsecured platform results in injuries and a new phobia
• Ian Whittingham - Ex Construction Worker (Working at height)
  A sixty foot fall and then what?
• Reg Moore - Building Contractor (Working at height)
  The cost of saving his worker's life.
• Peter Dowdles - Former Roofer (Working at height)
  Insist on safety nets when working at heights
• Sandra Pinder (Working at height)
  Fatal accident results from working alone in construction
• Mark Winstanley - Painter and Decorator
  An unsecured ladder causes a serious fall
• Keith Williams - Former Window Cleane (Working at height)r
  A fall from a ladder leads to a leg brace for life and retraining for a new career
• Darryl Wort - Trainee Electrician
  A lesson learned the hard way - tie ladders at the top when working in difficult conditions
• Eddie Nimmo - Former Aircraft Painter
  The value of safety harnesses to break your fall

Stress

• Alan Hewitt - Market Gardener
  Recognise the symptoms of stress and get help
• John Barber - Lancs Rural Stress Network
  How to talk your way out of trouble
• Barry Johnson - Vet
  Talks of the things which shouldn't happen to a vet - but all too often do.

Gas safety

• Helga Hyames
  Tragic death of a student from carbon monoxide poisoning
• Lee Reed
  The importance of having your gas boiler serviced
• Elaine Pritchard
  Don't breathe in carbon monoxide - insist on a fire safety certificate
• Carolyn Forde & Caroline Braddick
  A lucky escape from carbon monoxide poisoning
• Henry Gill
  Brain damage caused by steady leak of carbon monoxide from school boiler
• Anne Lomax
  A life is at risk from a blocked flue and unserviced gas appliances
• David Mercier
  Wood burning stove causes ill-health from carbon monoxide fumes
• Paul Leary - Chartered Physiotherapist
  A winter illness? Check - it could be carbon monoxide poisoning
• Debbie Davis
  Long-term memory loss and fatigue caused by unserviced gas fire

Medical Services

• Bill McMillan, Unison
  Needles cause 100,000 injuries per year.

Health & General fitness

• Kenneth Merrett, Club Secretary, Manchester United
  Getting everybody into condition at Old Trafford.
• Hilda Palmer of Manchester Hazards Centre
  The importance of that tea break.
• Jill Johansen, a HR Director
  How to get rid of a pain in the neck.