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As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust. With such a coveted job, these "shining girls" were considered the luckiest alive--until they began to fall mysteriously...
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On the job stress affects everyone at some point, and the stress of an individual has an impact on all members of the team. In this episode, one member of the groups shares her battles with stress, and a stress relief technique is implemented. The stress level of the entire team is increased when one member abuses the technique - and the result is catastrophic!
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These days, employers have come to realize the importance of a fit workforce. Decreases in insurance claims and sick days make it cost effective for business to invest in the health of their employees. This episode features tips from a personal trainer to help the team with stretching exercises. Viewers can follow along in real time with a shoulder reset, finger and hand stretch, as well as back and neck stretches.
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The focus on office fitness continues in this episode as a personal trainer demonstrates stretching exercises to the team to combat stiff and aching bodies from sitting too long at their desks. After addressing the concerns of possible injuries and lawsuits, the team learns how to avoid tension headaches, and texting thumb.
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Office safety is a bottom line financial issue. Increased insurance premiums, lost time and productivity, and workers compensation claims, all cost companies billions of dollars every year. This episode shows the team engaging in risky behavior and causing accidents. One of the team leaders plans a training session on safety awareness.
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The World Health Organization defines health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health. Referencing the WHO's Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, this program takes a close look at lifestyle approaches, preventive medical approaches, and public health approaches to health promotion. The importance of integrated health promotion involving educational initiatives,...
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Poor stress management, stemming from factors such as impending deadlines, work overload, and procrastination, can lead directly to burnout, one of the top reasons for quitting a job. This video identifies workplace stressors and offers guidelines for reducing their impact to a safe level. Proven principles of stress management, including proper nutrition, adequate rest, and non-work-related pastimes, are emphasized as keys to good health and better...
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This video version of David Johnston's acclaimed seminar provides practical information about building in ways that are energy conscious, healthy and environmentally responsible. Green building movement leader David Johnston' approach has been embraced by municipalities, homeowners, building professionals and sustainability advocates nation-wide. His current book, Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time , has been hailed as the definitive...
12) Radium girls
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A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers' rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918. It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the "Ghost Girls." The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing,...
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Scope and content: Twenty issues of Old Hickory News (Aug. 3 through Dec. 14, 1918), the company newsletter for the Old Hickory Powder Plant. Newsletters document the construction and operation of the plant and activities of employees from August 3, 1918 to December 14, 1918 and contain a wide variety of information. Regular columns profiled company employees, especially those in management positions; operations of the various departments at the...