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•  A JHA is a step-by-step process that looks for current and potential future hazards in a workplace. 
• In this first video, an OSHA staff member explains why a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) is an important part of a workplace safety and health program. 
• The Safe + Sound Job Hazard Analysis video series explains the steps of a JHA. 

2 minute YouTube video, US Department of Labor

•  This video explains how to review a job’s steps in depth with workers to determine how a job is done in practice. 
• The Safe + Sound Job Hazard Analysis video series explains the steps of a job hazard analysis (JHA). 

2 minute YouTube video, US Department of Labor

•  Follow along to review the steps of a job outline for hazards, what to look for, and how to include workers in the process. 
• The Safe + Sound Job Hazard Analysis video series explains the steps of a job hazard analysis (JHA). 

2 minute YouTube video, US Department of Labor

•  This final video shares how to use a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for long-term hazard control with monitoring, continuous improvement, and keeping workers involved in the process. 
• The Safe + Sound Job Hazard Analysis video series explains the steps of a JHA. 

2 minute YouTube video, US Department of Labor

 • General Liability fundamentals: Understand what it covers (bodily injury, property damage, product liability, personal & advertising injury) and what it doesn’t (workers’ comp, professional liability, liquor liability, auto).

• Clarify Umbrella vs. Excess Liability: Learn the key differences, how umbrella policies “drop down” to cover gaps, self-insured retentions, and why these policies are only as strong as what they follow.

• Navigate Commercial Auto & Workers’ Compensation: Discover non-owned & hired auto coverage for businesses without vehicles, plus WC mandates, audits, experience rating, class codes, and owner opt-out considerations.

• Get practical risk management & contract advice: Expert tips on notifying insurers about business changes, contractual liability, additional insured requirements, determining proper limits, and tail coverage (ERP) for claims-made policies.

The National Law Review 58 minute YouTube Video.

• Learn the fundamentals of risk management: How to identify, assess, and treat risks using likelihood vs. impact, controls, and the core strategies of avoid, mitigate, or transfer (including insurance) to protect people, property, profits, processes, reputation, and digital trust.

• Discover today’s biggest business loss exposures: Cyber/data breaches, supply chain & third-party risks, increasingly frequent weather events, liability litigation, strategic disruption, and reputational damage in a digital, interconnected world.

• Understand insurance’s critical role in risk management: How it converts uncertainty into known costs, encourages loss control through risk-sensitive pricing and deductibles, and why choosing the right broker/agent (experience, integrity, plain-language communication, industry expertise) matters.

• Build the right advisory team and avoid common mistakes: Key professionals every business owner needs (CPA, specialized attorney, insurance broker, IT/data expert, banker) plus pitfalls like complacency, underestimating maximum losses, siloed operations, and incomplete risk identification.

The National Law Review 60 minute YouTube Video.

Officer Hoover reviews federal regulations (primarily 393.130) for securing heavy equipment over 10,001 lbs, requiring four independent corner tie-downs that cover at least 50% of the machine’s weight based on the weakest working load limit, with allowances for attaching to tracks or manufacturer points and separate securement for accessories like blades or booms.

• Proper attachment methods are clarified, including using rub rails (legal in the continental U.S. if undamaged), treating long chains with slack as two separate tie-downs, and the “when in doubt, throw another chain” approach to provide margin against shifting or inspection issues.
• Chain and hardware inspection is emphasized: defects such as gouges, bends, or stretched links that fail a 20% wear gauge render the load-bearing portion unusable; drivers should pre-trip all chains, binders, hooks, and keepers, while Indiana oversized-load permits require specific signs, flags, and provision sheets.
• A demonstration of Speed Binders (DOT-approved, drill- or impact-driven) shows their advantages—no chain twist, reaction-bar design that stays tight over bumps, serviceable parts, and easier tensioning compared with traditional ratchet binders.

Dirt Perfect. 29  minute YouTube Video.

 Dedicated forum for worker voice: Safety committees give workers a structured way to share ideas, suggestions, and concerns about hazards and procedures, directly engaging and empowering them to improve worksite conditions while boosting morale and performance.

• Ongoing improvements through participation: Even plants that believe they already have strong safety see continuous gains; the Liberty Electric Power Plant has implemented hundreds of improvements over the years through its committee, with attendance rising from just a few people to as high as 90% of staff.
• Identifying hidden hazards: Committees surface risks that managers often miss because they don’t perform the daily tasks; workers flagged rusting valve handles on a cooling water tower that could cause injury or equipment failure, leading to full replacement.
• Worker-driven solutions: Frontline hourly employees are best positioned to spot practical issues; their recommendations (like the valve handle fix) prevent injuries such as back strains and demonstrate why broad participation is essential to effective safety programs.

USDOL YouTube 3 minutes

 A worksheet is issued to employers who qualify for experience rating and details the data used to calculate the experience rating modification (mod), with the top section listing the employer’s name, NCCI risk ID, production date, and effective policy date.

• The summary section compares actual losses (reported by the carrier) against expected losses (based on the employer’s payroll size and class codes) to determine the mod.
• The detailed section shows class codes, associated payroll, and expected losses on the left, with claim data and loss amounts on the right; these are totaled and summarized on page one, which may also include explanatory comments.
• Viewers are directed to additional free resources and a webinar for a more in-depth explanation of the worksheet.

YouTube, Channel NCCI 2 minutes.

•  Differentiate Your Risk: Risk managers should proactively communicate to underwriters why their firm is better than peers by highlighting how it exceeds minimum safety regulations and regulatory requirements, rather than just meeting them, to secure better rates and terms.
• Build Long-Term Underwriter Relationships: Maintain ongoing, proactive relationships with underwriters through regular meetings and updates. Stay ahead of firm changes, regulatory shifts, and industry developments rather than treating insurance as a one-time transaction.
• Know Your Audience: Tailor presentations to the specific underwriter, provide detailed financial information for D&O and surety underwriters, while focusing on relevant exposures and risks for property and liability underwriters. Briefly address financial stability, then quickly move to the concerns that matter most to them.
• Get Involved Early in Major Changes: Involve your broker team early in mergers, acquisitions, and other significant events, even during draft purchase agreements, to identify synergies, address insurance provisions, and manage claims that may arise between signing and closing. This helps maximize savings and ensures smoother outcomes.

IRMI. 3 minute YouTube Video.

•  Learn how to find SMS safety scores on the FMCSA .gov website. 
• Motor carrier safety ratings can be found using the SAFER website linked below. 
• These are the kind of the major things that Insurnce Companies and Brokers will look for when they evaluating the trucking safety performance.
• The profile of the company or anyone else's company you'll see the SMS Safety Measurment System score.
• JD Logistics National. YouTube 4 Minutes

• This Hot Work Permit is required for any operation involving open flame or producing heat and/or sparks. 
• Work includes, but is not limited to, welding, brazing, cutting, grinding, soldering, thawing pipe, torch-applied roofing, or chemical welding. 
• Fill out and submit for a one-day permit.
• https://www.nfpa.org/downloadable-resources/forms/hot-work-permit

• Oregon OSHA 9 minute YouTube Video.

•  Machine safeguarding prevents thousands of serious injuries and deaths each year while avoiding top OSHA violations that cost millions in fines plus much higher indirect costs.
• OSHA 1910.212 and the ANSI B11 series establish core requirements for protecting workers at the point of operation, nip points, rotating parts, and flying chips/sparks.
• Practical methods include guards that meet the OUTA rule, light curtains with correct safety distance and function testing, two-hand controls, interlocks, pressure-sensitive mats, and machine-specific solutions for presses, grinders, lathes, and robot cells.
• Best practices also cover NFPA 79 electrical standards (E-stops, dropout protection), danger signs with pictograms, regular testing, and resources for deeper training.
• JJ Keller & Associates 75 minute YouTube Video.

 This video stresses the growing importance of warehouse rack safety inspections following a 23% increase in fatal injuries from 2020 to 2021.

• It explains the key categories inspectors evaluate, how professionals identify safety risks, and why independent third-party inspections are essential for compliance and protection.
• Viewers learn practical preparation tips, the green/yellow/red hazard coding system, how to address issues ranging from minor damage to serious violations, and ways to build a lasting safety culture.

The Lifting and Rigging Channel. 10 minute YouTube Video.

 On March 17, 2019, a circulation pump on tank 80-8 at the ITC Deer Park, Texas bulk liquid terminal catastrophically failed, releasing large volumes of flammable butane-enriched naphtha that ignited; the fire burned for three days, spread to 14 other tanks in the shared containment area, caused over $150 million in damage, forced community shelter-in-place orders, and led to a secondary-containment breach that contaminated the Houston Ship Channel.

• The pump failure began with a failed motor-side bearing that caused misalignment and vibrations, loosening the mechanical-seal gland nuts until the seal fully failed around 9:45 a.m.; the release went undetected for roughly 30 minutes because the facility lacked vibration monitors, flammable-gas detectors, and tank-volume alarms that would have alerted the control room.
• Once the fire started, responders could not stop the flow because the tank had only manual isolation valves that were inaccessible amid the flames; the closely spaced tanks and undivided containment design allowed the fire to escalate rapidly.
• The CSB identified five key safety gaps, inadequate mechanical-integrity programs for non-listed chemicals, missing flammable-gas detection, absence of remote emergency isolation valves, suboptimal tank-farm layout, and regulatory exemptions under OSHA PSM (atmospheric tanks) and EPA RMP (NFPA flammability rating 3 materials) and recommended stronger industry standards plus elimination of those exemptions to prevent similar incidents.

USCSB. 18 minute YouTube Video.

 Safeguarding science is essential to national security, as adversarial nations use cyber espionage, intellectual property theft, and personal/professional connections to steal U.S. research and gain technological dominance.

• These threats cause billions in economic losses, endanger national security, and undermine U.S. leadership in science and technology.
• Research security serves as the first line of defense by protecting data, technology, and innovation from foreign interference and misuse.
• NIST has developed a series of research security training videos to educate researchers on the risks and protective measures, enabling safer collaborative science.

NIST. 2 minute YouTube Video.

The video covers the updated 2023 Class A CDL pre-trip inspection (outside portion), emphasizing that knowing the new requirements is critical to passing the road test, with no fixed order required and the need to adapt checks to the specific truck while using precise examiner-friendly wording.

• Front and under-hood items include operational lights/lenses of proper color, no fluid leaks or leaning, checking oil/power-steering/coolant levels and hoses with the engine off, inspecting the power-steering box/linkage for secure mounting and no damage, and verifying tire tread (≥4/32" on steer axle), inflation, rims, lug nuts, brake hoses, and suspension components (leaf springs, hangers, shocks).
• Tractor-trailer coupling and mid-section checks cover secure mirrors, fuel/DEF tanks, battery box, undamaged frame/cross-members, air and electrical lines (connectors locked, no cuts/chafing/tangling), fifth-wheel skid plate lubrication and mounting, kingpin/apron with no gap or damage, fully closed locking jaws, engaged release arm, and raised/secure landing gear with clearance.
• Rear and side items include proper lights, reflectors, and tape; tandem-release pins if present; and locked trailer doors, with the reminder that only the front axle is required on the test (though all axles should be checked in real life) and a strong recommendation to use the school’s word-for-word script and training.

Driving Academy 15 minute YouTube Video.

In 2009, Jason Brozen was severely injured when an arc flash occurred while he was performing work on an energized breaker at a hotel in Kansas. Without any personal protective equipment (PPE), the incident left Brozen, who at the time had more than 14 years of experience as a master electrician under his belt, with third-degree burns on his face and arms. He spent a week in a coma and two weeks in an intensive care unit.   

NFPA 9 minute YouTube Video.

•  Despite a softening property insurance market, securing favorable renewals requires comprehensive, data-driven risk management rather than relying on market trends alone.
• Independent risk engineering and proactive loss control are essential for uncovering hidden hazards and enhancing submission quality to insurers. 
• Proactive risk mitigation, supported by data, strengthens negotiations to secure improved coverage, better rates, and increased insurnce carrier capacity.
  TÜV SÜD 43 minute YouTube Video.

• Expert Property Assessment: Industry specialist Mike Herrmann shares advanced strategies to identify, evaluate, and mitigate critical structural and operational risks.
• Proactive Hazard Mitigation: Learn actionable methods to assess vulnerabilities ranging from natural disasters and fire safety to day-to-day operational hazards.
• Data-Driven Engineering: Discover how structured on-site surveys and quantitative analysis help calculate potential losses.
• Insurance Renewal Leverage: Understand how high-quality risk reports build carrier confidence.

TÜV SÜD 3 minute YouTube Video.