Loss Prevention Videos

    Purpose - The Risk Management Division maintains a small collection of loss prevention videos for use only by Washington State agencies, universities, or community and technical colleges in training, presentations or other activities to raise awareness or provide general loss prevention information.

    Eligible Borrowers - The Risk Management Division videos are loaned free of charge only to Washington state government agencies, universities, and community and technical colleges. We regret that we cannot extend borrowing privileges to entities outside of Washington state government.

    Borrowing Guidelines - To ensure efficient use of the limited collection of videos, the following borrowing guidelines are established:
    • Videos will be loaned for two-week periods at a time.
    • To extend courtesy to the next user, please ensure videos are returned to arrive in the RMD office by the indicated due date on the video borrowers form.
    • All videos are loaned free of charge.
    • RMD videos must be returned via a courier with a traceable delivery system (e.g., UPS, FedEx, or US Postal Service-Certified Mail).
    • Borrowers are responsible for the full replacement costs of any lost or damaged videos.
    • When requesting videos, allow ample time for mailing prior to intended "show" date. If the video is intended for training, please indicate the scheduled training date.

Safe Driving Habits: A State of Mind

A 15-minute video produced by the State of Washington for state drivers to emphasize safe driving practices. With opening remarks from the Washington State Governor, the video features three captivating state employee "lessons learned" safety testimonials. Washington State Patrol Trooper Johnny Alexander provides simple but effective tips to prepare for a safer driving experience, such as planning the trip before leaving the office, and taking the time make adjustments and locating vehicle operating devices prior to leaving the motor pool. Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center crash investigator Rob Kaufman provides tips on avoiding distractions, which his studies show lead to a significant number of vehicle crashes. The video is well suited for the new employee safety orientation. Produced by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Risk Management Division and the Department of Information Services, Interactive Technologies.

You may download players at the following locations:

Real Media

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Risk Management Division Video Titles:

  • Distracted Driving, 17 minutes - Covers the typical actions that contribute to "distracted" driving and ways they can be avoided. Illustrates the distance a vehicle travels within a few seconds of distraction.
  • Safe Winter Driving, 26 minutes - Covers the basics of driving in wet, icy and snowy conditions. A good "awareness reminder" of safe driving tips for state employees who must travel during winter weather conditions, or a good foundation of winter driving safety tips for new employee orientation.
  • Trucks, Vans and Other Delivery Vehicles, 20 minutes - Covers a wide range of typical, but important safety practices while operating trucks, vans and other delivery vehicles. One small segment shows a 15-passenger van, but the video is not otherwise dedicated to the specific topic of 15-passenger vans. A training manual is included with the video.
  • Backing and Parking, 13 minutes - Covers practical and simple solutions for avoiding common accidents that can occur when drivers are backing vehicles. It also provides simple but important safety tips when parking vehicles and when driving to parking lots.
  • Wonderful World of Mold - A Primer on Mold, 120 minutes - An OFM Risk Management workshop held at Spokane Community College on July 31, 2003.
  • Coaching the Van Driver II - A "self-contained" notebook that packages together a video, instructor's guide, and overheads for instructing drivers of 15-passenger (or other sized) vans. The program has a non-lecture, participant-intensive educational approach. This program can be presented as a classroom course in one session or shorter, multiple sessions, or can be offered as a self-instruction/assessment course. Subjects covered in the training package include: vehicle inspection/characteristics; safe driving skills; driving environments; special considerations; and transporting cargo and passengers. The notebook also contains instructor and self-instruction notes and a driver test form. Available in VHS and DVD
    Note: OFM's 15-passenger van training requirements allow for agency discretion in the selection of course curriculum, length, or mode of training for 15-passenger van drivers. This video package is provided by the Risk Management Division only as a convenient resource for Washington State agencies, and is not to be construed as required to meet OFM 15-passenger training requirements.
  • Driving Distractions of the Professional Driver - Distractions of the Professional Driver are more complex and tend to differ from day to day. Common distractions such as clipboards, work orders, two-way radios, on board computers, maps, directions, finding an address in traffic as well as the more common types of distractions such as cell phone, GPS device and pedestrians are skillfully addressed in this video.
  • Road Rage - Combating Aggressive Driving in Washington State, 11 minutes - This video reminds everyone to steer clear of aggressive drivers, practice good driving habits, and keep calm behind the wheel. Presented by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
  • Safety Management Practices for Field Operations and Employees, 5 hours (3 video tapes) - This one-day forum was offered by OFM on March 6, 2003, in Olympia. Forum presenters and panels provide information and discussions that focus on what agencies can do to reduce the risk to employees who work in the field. It addresses such questions as: 1) What policies, procedures, and practices can an agency institute to mitigate potential risks?; and 2) What are the legal issues and pitfalls?
  • Safe Driving Habits: A State of Mind, 15 minutes - A video produced by the State of Washington for state drivers emphasizing safe driving practices. Well suited for new employee safety orientation.
  • Defensive Driving: When Good Weather Goes Bad, 18 minute DVD - Driving safety tips for all four seasons. Winter covers snow and ice, and other common hazards. Spring covers heavy rains, and hydroplaning as well as high winds. Tips for driving in fog and sun glare conditions are also addressed. It also covers pre-trip vehicle inspections. (2/2008 production)
  • Defensive Driving: A Supervisor's Guide, 17 minute DVD- Tips for improving effectiveness in monitoring employees' driving. Supervisors will learn how to observe behaviors and correct unsafe driving using positive coaching techniques.

This link will take you to the Risk Management video reservation form.

Labor & Industries Safety & Health Video Library

    This library has a large collection of safety and health videos on a wide range of safety and loss prevention topics--primarily oriented to worker protection. However, many of the safety topics have cross-over value to tort liability (such as safe driving videos). This is a free borrowing library that is heavily used by all private sector businesses as well as state and local governments. Always have second and third choices selected when calling to schedule videos. For more information about the Department of Labor and Industries video library and a listing of titles, contact L&I at: http://www.lni.wa.gov/wisha/videocat/videocatalog.

Click here to view Videos by Subject - Driving Safety

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