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201 -- A Family Guide to Handgun Safety, DMC Ammo, 1987 60 min. Covered are practical ways of determining the right gun for the owner's use and gun safety tips. This is a must-see video for new gun owners.

202 -- Be Safe and Sound (Says Safety Hound), University of Vermont 12:49 min. Safety is not something to take lightly. With the help of Safety Hound, children as well as adults learn the importance of safety on the farm. Each segment offers a different safety tip to be learned.

203 -- Outdoor Products Equipment Institute: Children and Riding Mowers, Outdoor Safety Equipment Institute 10 min. Recommended safety precautions when operating mowers and other garden equipment. Interview with a doctor and mother describing guidelines to follow and what happens when children are around outdoor equipment.

204 -- Helmet Safety and Falls and Fires: Safety in the Home, U.S. Pony Club & National Safety Council, 17:52 min. This comprehensive video contains two different programs. "Helmet Safety" demonstrates safety measures to be taken when riding a horse. Personal interviews discuss the results of not wearing a helmet while riding a horse. "Safety in the Home" looks at ways to prevent falls and fires in the home.

205 -- Farm Safety Family Style, DowElanco 13:43 min. Safety concerns of farm families with an emphasis on the dangers of farming with children are highlighted. Thinking through these issues can lead to safer practices on the farm.

206 -- Farm Safety for Kids, DowElanco, 1990 18 min. DowElanco offers a general overview on spotting farm hazards for kids and how to correct them.

207 -- Field of Danger: Children on the Farm Project SAFE, Agricultural Engineering Oklahoma State University, 1991 30 min. "Field of Danger" is designed to make both adults and children aware of the hazards they will face on the farm. Statistics of children and farm-related accidents and deaths are given with some possible reasons why these shocking numbers exist. A section called "Kids Talk Farm Safety Stuff" contains interviews of children discussing farm safety issues, such as safety around animals, farm ponds, grain wagons, power take-off shafts, and much more. This is a good introduction to farm safety and provides safety tips to protect children. It will give both parents and children a better idea of the hazards children face around the farm.

208 -- Kids Talk Farm Safety Stuff, DowElanco Corp 7 min. This video is guaranteed to make both children and adults think about farm safety. Children discuss their thought on what is safe and not safe on the farm. "Kids Talk Farm Safety Stuff" makes a great video to watch and discuss as a family.

209 -- Fundamentals of Gun Safety, National Rifle Association, 1994 10 min. Rules for handling guns provided. Facts about basic types of firearms and ammunition. Also provided is safety at home and a field.

210 -- Radon - A Homeowner's Guide, NUS Training Corporation, 1989 25 min. Radon is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas that may cause up to 20,000 lung cancer deaths per year according to the Surgeon General. "Radon - A Homeowner's Guide" explains where radon gas comes from and demonstrates testing options, proper testing techniques and guidelines for interpreting test results. Remedies for radon problems are presented from the simplest to the more complex. Also included is information about dealing with professional contractors.

211 -- Safety for Farm Families and Workers, Iowa State University Extension and NIOSH, 1992 1:59 min. Recognize these topic? Tractor safety, pesticide application, safety programs for teens and children, and 4-H and FFA farm safety programs. A panel of professionals discuss the above topic. Many of the programs explained deal with safety education and training of children in farm and rural areas.

212 -- Sleeping Baby and Scald Burn Prevention Slide Show, National Safe Kids, 1990 10 and 7 min. This highly educational video presents two programs on child safety. "Sleeping Baby," presents short clips about the importance of smoke detectors to a child's life. There are also scenes of house fires shown. "Burn Prevention," contains a slide show presentation on how to prevent children from becoming another scald burn victim.

213 -- Safety and Health on Wisconsin Dairy Farms: What Every Woman Should Know, University of Wisconsin Extension, 1996 52 min. This is not a typical farm safety video, covering lists of hazards and unsafe situations. Rather, the purpose of this video is to empower women to be proactive in the prevention of injuries and illness on their farms. It is intended as a women-to-women message, with real people speaking from their hearts. The video is divided into five modules, which are designed to be discussed as a group.

214- -- Ready to Ride, Teletech Video Corp, 1999 32 min. Discusses all the fundamental skills and know-how to make that cycling experience safer and more enjoyable, especially with the family. Provides tips and techniques from the pros, for the trail and the street. Gives the etiquette and rules of cycling and consequences of ignoring traffic laws and rules-of-the-road are emphasized. Recommended for ages middle school and up.

215 -- The Perfect Fit, Teletech Video Corp, 1999 7 min. This program presents simple, step-by-step directions to make sure your helmet stays firmly in place. Features Susan DeMattei and other racers instructing a group of kids on how to fit their helmets, interspersed with a few mountain biking scenes.

216 -- Jello in a Jar, National Safe Kids Campaign, 2000 7:54 min. This high-energy video is designed to appeal to kids ages 10 to 14 debunk the myth that bike helmets are not cool. One boy explains to his friends how he was critically injured because he was not wearing a bike helmet. State-of-the-art graphics and popular music are used to appeal to this age group.

217 -- North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks, Marshfield Clinic, 1999 4:30 min. Provides a few guidelines to know when your child is ready to help on the farm. Guidelines developed by specialist from United States, Canada and Mexico.

218 -- Before the Fall, Snell Memorial Foundation, min. For adults. Why your child should wear a helmet. Well done, heavy, with a parade of experts scaring you interspersed with shots of cyclists riding.

219 -- Professor Helmut on Helmets, Protective Headgear Manufacturers' Association, 6:03 min. Video for younger kids. Mentions percentages, so that level of math might help, but probably for lowest elementary grades. The friendly professor conducts a lab visit, no outside shots, no other people. Shows a lab test rig and has a messy melon drop.

220 -- Ride Smart Its' Time to Start, U.S. Department of Transportation, 8:55 min. This funky, fast-paced bicycle safety video uses humor, real-life examples, computer graphics, and a peer-to-peer approach to teach children and youth about how wearing a bicycle helmet can protect them from serious injuries (including brain injuries) and death. The video explains how to purchase an approved bicycle helmet that fits correctly, briefly discusses the rules of the road, and features a diverse group of teens modeling the newest, coolest looks in helmets. This video also includes the entertaining, yet instructional “jello brain” and “raw egg drop” demonstrations.

221 -- Dogs, Cats and Kids, Donald Manelli and Associates, 1996 27:30 min. This video shows young people how to avoid their No. 1 health risk: bit and scratch injuries from pets and strays. The video teaches children to behave safely with their own pets and neighborhood pets, and what to do when a stray do threatens. Young viewers learn how to read dog and cat body language, how to approach and play with pets, how to show affection in a safe way, the key danger signs that say "stay away", why neighbor pets must be treated differently than your own, and what to do if a stray do approaches.

222 -- Mission Impossible: Operation Safe Walk, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1990 16 min. This video provides important safety messages for seniors in a humorous way. It is ideal for use at community meetings or in preparation for trips organized by seniors groups.

223 -- Walking Through the Years, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1997 34 min. This is a program designed to teach pedestrians about traffic safety risks they face. This program has been adapted for Hispanic audiences, and includes information designed for older adults and parents/caregivers. The video is also available in Spanish.

224 -- Spotlight on Helmets, Tower Products, Inc., 2001 5:46 min. This is a short video that throws out some amazing statistics about not wearing helmets. Also, why it is important to wear a helmet and how to wear a helmet properly.

225 -- How to Fit a Helmet, Pierce County Safe Kids Coalition, 2000 7 min. This is a very well done helmet fitting video. Suitable for training a parent to fit a child's helmet or for training helmet fitters for a program. Covers all the essentials of helmet fit. An adult demonstrates fitting a number of children.

226 -- The Bicycle Zone, University of California-Santa Cruz, 1995 12 min. Popular amongst teachers, health educators, and bicycling advocates, The Bicycle Zone is a video on bicycle safety aimed at an elementary school audience. Using colorful graphics and animation, The Bicycle Zone teaches the fundamental skills of bicycling. The story follows a family into the "bicycle zone," where it becomes apparent that the children know more than the parents about bike riding. The video teaches kids that safe bicycling is both fun and cool. Comes with teacher manual including some supplemental materials.

227 -- Young Drivers: The High-Risk Years, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2002 16 min. This video listens to 16 year-olds tell why they want their driver's licenses and what driving means to them. Parents of teenagers who died in crashes tell how the tragedies happened and how their families have been affected.

228 -- Making Safer Roads, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 1995 12 min. More than one in four motor vehicle deaths on U.S. roads involves hitting a hazard along the roadside, not another vehicle. In this video, experts explain which roadside hazards are the worst and how to alleviate them.

229 -- Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2000 22 min. Griff Jones, an award-winning high school physics teacher who goes behind the scenes at the Institute's Vehicle Research Center to explore the basic science behind car crashes. Using a series of vehicle maneuvers on a test truck plus filmed results of vehicle crash tests, Jones explains in anything but lecture style the concept of inertia, the relationship between crash forces and inertia, momentum and impulse, and a lot more. He shows why speed and vehicle weight are critical elements in the outcomes of car crashes and how basic physics explains why safety belts and airbags protect people in crashes.

230 -- Kids and Airbags, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 1997 5-1/2 min. Using crash test footage as well as demonstrations of correct infant and child restraint use, this video tells how to protect youngsters in vehicles equipped with airbags. By following the few simple precautions in the video, adults can ensure optimum protection for everyone.

231 -- Helmet Laws: Whose Freedom, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 1991 8 min. When motorcyclists crash, the results can be disastrous. This is especially true in the case of brain injuries. This videotape illustrates the consequences of riding without a helmet.

232 -- In the Blink of an Eye, Illinois Farm Bureau, 2001 12:50 min. This video provides a user friendly approach for improving a driver's ability to recognize and safely interact with farm tractors, combines, and other slow-moving vehicles (SMVs) that travel on public highways. This video contains sections on identifying SMVs, closure time, and evasive maneuvers.

233 -- Fake Helmets, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 12:30 min. A training session is conducted by Corporal Mike Fischer of the Maryland State Police in this video. Corporal Fischer discusses why people wear unsafe helmets, what is the difference in safety, what are some ways to identify illegal helmets, how to spot a fake helmet, DOT labeling, and German-army style helmets.

234 -- Building a Firewise Home, National Wildland /Urban Interface Fire Program, 1997 20 min.

This video show features that should be considered when building a home in the wildland /urban interface. It includes ways to improve a home’s chances of survival by suggesting to homeowners the use of alternative materials, design elements and where to place the structure in a fire safe location on the lot.

235 -- Firefighter Safety in the Wildland /Urban Interface, National Wildland /Urban Interface Fire Program, 2003. A three-part video series that also includes a “Guide to Wildland /Urban Interface Firefighter Safety Series” and computer slide presentations.

This three-part series also includes a package of the “Firewise Landscape and Construction Checklist.”

This video presents ideas and techniques for homeowners when constructing or modifying homes in wildland /urban interface areas. Topics include roofs, windows, eaves and decks with some attention given to landscaping. It also provides information that a prevention officer or anyone with cooperative duties can use in presentation or as a basis of discussion for various local groups.

238 -- Protecting Your Home From Wildfire, National Wildland /Urban Interface Fire Program, 1997 25 min. Jack Cohen, U.S. Forest Service, Research Physical Scientist, evaluates burn patterns and examines the potential source of home ignitions during The Bitteroot Fires of 2000. Jack offers homeowners practical suggestions to reduce the fuel load around their homes that could potentially save their homes.

239 -- Rhythm of the Seasons: A Journey Beyond Loss, Based on a book of the same name by Marilyn Adams 24 min. Lesson Plan included for Farm Safety audiences - The video features Marilyn reading from the book interspersed with re-enactments. A prologue is presented by C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General, and there is an epilogue by the well-known farm broadcaster, Orion Samuleson. This moving video ends on a note of hope: there is something “beyond loss.” It can be used with either farm safety audiences or groups dealing with grief and loss.

240 -- Wildfire! Preventing Ignitions, National Wildland /Urban Interface Fire Program, 2001 19 min. This program is based on the research of Jack Cohen, U. S. Forest Service, Research Physical Scientist, at the Fire Sciences Laboratory of the USDA Forest Service in Missoula, MT. The program discusses how the combustion process effects forest fires, what you can do to create survivable space, and how to identify your home’s ignition zone – the area that includes the home and its immediate surroundings, which, if properly conditioned, can save the home during a wildfire.

241 -- Gimme the Keys, Please! Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 2002 16 min. This somber video illustrates the consequences of common unsafe teenage driving behaviors.  "Gimme the Keys, Please" also urges parents to understand what can make their teen drivers less safe and cautiously manage their teens driving habits. 

242 -- Die Hard If You're Dumb
Operation Lifesaver, Inc., 1999 12 min
This video is a documentary put together by high school students for their peers, elaborating on the dangers of playing near or around railroad tracks. Safety messages related to trespassing, driving and general safety are covered.

243 -- Sly Fox & Birdie
Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1992 10 min
Children, K-4th grade, learn about dangers of playing in or around railroad cars and railroad yards. It addresses other Train/railroad safety tips including: 1) Staying off railroad tracks, bridges and equipment; 2) Stay out of railroad tunnels; 3) Creates highway/rail crossing signals awareness; 4) Discourages throwing rocks at trains.

244 -- Tracks are for trains, not for kids
Operation Lifesaver Inc., 8 min 
Teaching video for elementary students.  Emphasizes the dangers of playing on or around railroad tracks, safety when crossing the tracks, how long it takes trains to stop, and most importantly, the idea that "Tracks are for trains, not for kids!"

245 -- Byron's Last Day
Operation Lifesaver Inc., 1998 12 min
This video is a dramatization of a true story of three teenagers and their brush with death, or in Byron's case, his actual death, caused by their actions around trains.

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Fact Sheets/Publications

AEX 590 -- Noise on the Farm can Cause Hearing Loss

AEX 591 -- Hand Signals for Agricultural Safety

AEX 690 -- If Fire Strikes ... Escape Fast!

AEX 690.1 -- Smoke Detectors for Your Home

AEX 690.2 -- Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers

AEX 690.3 -- Purchasing and Installing Your Smoke Detector

AEX 691 -- Purchase and Proper Use of Ladder

AEX 691.1 -- Falls in the Home

AEX 692 -- Parents Appliance Use & Safety Exchange (P.A.U.S.E.) with Children

AEX 991 -- Farm Safety for Children: What Parents & Grandparents Should Know

AEX 991.1 -- What Job is Right for my Child?: Child Development Awareness for Farm Parents & Grandparents

AEX 991.2 -- Emergency Action on the Farm: What Parents & Grandparents Can Teach Children

AEX 319-97 -- Hydrogen Sulfide in Drinking Water

HYG-5008 -- Lead Contamination in the Home

HYG-5550-97 -- Sun Exposure: Precautions and Protection

CDFS-102 -- Disposal of Household Hazardous Materials

CDFS-103 -- Hazardous Materials in the Home

CDFS-104 -- Reducing Hazardous Materials in the Home

CDFS-185-96 -- Are Electro Magnetic Fields Hazardous to Your Health?

CDFS-189-96 -- Radon

CDFS-190-98 -- Noise

CDFS-191-96 -- Indoor Air Quality: Molds and Dust

CDFS-192-96 -- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

CDFS-193-97 -- Lead

CDFS-194-97 -- Sick Building Syndrome

CDFS-198-97 -- Formaldehyde

CDFS-199-98 -- Ultraviolet Radiation

CDFS-200-98 -- Mercury

CDFS-201-98 -- PCBs

Agricultural Tailgate Training Safety Modules

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Demonstrations and Displays

What Tasks are Appropriate for farm Kids? On farms, youth are put to work at very young ages for a variety of reasons. The real dangers lie in the assignment of tasks to youth who do not have the physical, mental or emotional ability to perform the job. This display incorporates photos of kids working on farms with recommendations of appropriate tasks. Teaching adults about common risks that youth take at different stages of their lives and protective measures for each age level is a key concept in safety education. The display works well with a variety of audiences, from children to grandparents. Fact sheets AEX-991 and AEX-991.1 accompany the safety message on the display and make nice take-home messages.

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