vvEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Administration And
Resources Management
(PM-211A)
EPA 220-B-92-006
March 1992
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Access To Audio-Visual
Collections
Videotapes In The
EPA Headquarters Library
Printed on Recycled Paper
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ACCESS TO
AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTIONS
VIDEOTAPES IN THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
MARCH 1992
EPA Headquarters Library
Information Access Branch
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Introduction
This guide to videotapes at the EPA Headquarters
Library provides EPA staff with a one-stop reference to
all four video collections.
EPA Headquarters staff: Videotapes may be
held on reserve for up to two days. Videos circulate for
one day, with one-day renewal possible. Tapes must
be picked up and returned personally by the borrower;
they must not be returned through inter-office mail.
EPA regional and laboratory staff: Please
ask your on-site library to reserve or borrow
Headquarters Library videos. Regional and laboratory
libraries may borrow tapes for three weeks, provided
there are no prior reservations for the tapes.
Special requests: Videotape reservations for
special workshops, seminars or retreats should always
be made as far in advance as possible to avoid
conflicts. Any requests to extend the normal circulation
period must be approved by library staff.
For more information: contact the
Headquarters Library Audio/Visual coordinator at
(202) 260-5922.
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all tapes are in
1/2-inch, VHS format.
Contents
Environmental Collection 3
Information Resources
Management Collection
Management Collection
Hazardous Waste
Superfund Collection
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ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION
Asbestos Air Monitoring
Selection Productions, 1987 (38 minutes)
Air monitoring is a crucial part of assessing and
controlling asbestos hazards in building spaces. This
program provides an overall orientation to the
equipment and procedures involved in the collection
and analysis of air samples. It was produced in and
around a major asbestos testing laboratory in New
Jersey.
Car Smart
Atlantic Richfield Co., 1990 (23 minutes)
Car Smart is a film designed to teach high school and
junior high school students about the harmful effects of
auto pollution. The program discusses how students
can individually reduce the toxic pollutants emitted from
their cars every day.
Causation and Causal Inference in
Epidemiology
U.S. EPA Institute, 1987
Cooperation Across
Boundaries: The Acid Rain
Dilemma
By Ann Carol Grossman and David A.
Smith
Umbrella Films (32 minutes)
Smith and Grossman examine the relationship
between two industrial powers and the effect of U. S.
and Canadian attempts to solve the acid rain problem
afflicting both countries.
Disaster Recovery in Motion
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989
EPA: An Overview
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1984
(22 minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
Originally intended for use by library interns, this
large-format tape provides a look at the Environmental
Protection Agency and the EPA Library.
Epidemiology
U.S. EPA Institute (1 hour 45 minutes)
Floatables Problem: New York City
Area
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1988
(13-1/2 minutes)
Graphic Exposure Modeling System
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1985
(8 minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
The Great Lakes: Troubled Waters
Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Umbrella Films (48 minutes)
First shown on CBC, the program looks at pollution in
the Great Lakes and efforts that are underway to clean
.,•*. up the region.
Herbicide Trials
Umbrella Films, 1987 (48 minutes)
Residents of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
... used the legal system to try to stop a
'•' paper company from initiating a
herbicide spraying program on forest land near
their homes. The story of their efforts is the subject
of this documentary.
I Need the Earth and the Earth Needs
Me
Narrated by Colleen Dewhurst
General Motors Corp., 1990 (20 minutes)
Designed for the nation's schoolchildren, this
educational video delivers the message that the earth
is our home. All living things on earth depend on each
other, and all need a quality environment.
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In Partnership With Earth: Pollution
Prevention for the 1990s
Versar, Inc., 1990 (57-1/2 minutes)
Explaining the importance of humans learning to live in
harmony with nature, this video stresses the
importance of pollution prevention, waste minimization,
and recycling.
Less is More: Pollution Prevention is
Good Business
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (23 minutes)
Divided into two parts, the program deals with the Toxic
Substances Control Act enacted in 1976. The first part
is an overview report of the act; the second part offers
a quiz to determine how well you know the act.
The Valley Green
By Jeff Farber
Umbrella Films, Inc. (28 minutes)
Tour the Wissahickon Creek and surrounding "green
space" as it winds through the Philadelphia area. The
video focuses on what is being done to keep the "green
space" green and developers out of the creek valley.
An Overview of the PMN
(Premanufacturing Notice) Process
With Cleland Hamnett
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (14 minutes,
3/4-inch tape)
PCBs Regulations for Risk
Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1985
(32 minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
Pointless Pollution: America's Water
Crisis
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
Lower Colorado River Authority, 1989 (29 minutes)
Cronkite provides examples of nonpoint source water
pollution problems throughout the country and
measures that are being taken to address these
problems.
Pollution Prevention: The Bottom
Line
Coastal Video Communications Corp., 1990
(24 minutes)
Saving the Ozone Layer Conference
Compilation
Central Office of Information, London
Toxic Substances Control Act
DuPont, 1989 (44 minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
Warnings on the Wind
By the Center for Environmental Study, Grand Rapids
(Ml) Junior College
Media Services (28-1/2 minutes)
Specifically focusing on the Great Lakes region of the
United States, this presentation examines how toxins
have invaded the earth's atmosphere. Scientists,
ecologists and policy makers describe how these toxins
are now harming the earth's ecosystem.
The Wealth in Wetlands
National Association of Conservation Districts, 1991
(23 minutes)
This cooperatively-produced video includes interviews
with five farmers who believe there is a place for
wetlands on their farms. Each explains personal
convictions on the values of wetlands, in terms of both
the farming operation and personal satisfaction. Also
included are brief overviews of wetlands losses,
restoration methods, and sources of help in wetlands
conservation and resources in the United States.
What if We Could Start Over?
by Dale Robertson.
U.S. Forest Service, 1988 (40 minutes)
Adapted from a speech given at EPA on June 17,
1988, by Dale Robertson, Chief of the U.S. Forest
Service, the program documents how his agency is
caring for the land and serving people with renewed
commitment and re-directed energy. It describes how
the Forest Service initiated a program directed at
improving organizational effectiveness by capitalizing
on the real strength of the organization, the people who
work there.
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Wrench Tectonics in the Chuckchi
Sea
TCS Video Production Center, 1990 (29 minutes)
MARCH 1992
INFORMATION RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT COLLECTION
Computer Security: Make the
Commitment
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, date unknown
(14 minutes)
Computer System Security: Access
Control
National Computer Security Center, 1987 (17 minutes)
Computer System Security:
Access - The Ins and Outs
National Computer Security Center, 1987 (20 minutes)
Data Security: Be Aware or Beware
Commonwealth Films, Inc., 1984 (19 minutes)
The purpose of this presentation is to provide viewers
with some insight about data security — responsibility
and accountability for following good security controls
and practices. The video presents a series of situations
a user could encounter during use of computing
resources, and procedures to protect data.
The Domestic Information Display
System: EPA Applications
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1970 (16
minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
Information Security: Protecting Our
Major Asset
Southwestern Bell Telephone, 1985 (43 minutes)
MacAcademy - Advanced Mac
Operating Techniques
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 48
minutes)
Subjects featured in this program
include the font/DA mover, desk
accessories (DAs), system updates,
updating printer drivers, creating good
computer habits, disk first aid, rebuilding
desktop file, clearing parameter RAM, disk
fragmentation, and undeleting files.
MacAcademy - HyperCard Tips &
Techniques
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 52
minutes)
Using the Apple HyperCard system is this video's
subject. It discusses cards, stacks, buttons, fields,
backgrounds, GO menus, tool menus, creating new
stacks, creating fields, copying buttons, using buttons
with graphics, link commands, and hypertalk scripts.
MacAcademy - Macintosh - The
Basics - Part 1
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 46
minutes)
Topics presented in this video include basic computer
components, start-up disks, desk top, clicking and
dragging icons, windows, close and zoom boxes, scroll
bars, menus, desk accessories, the alarm clock, the
calculator, the chooser, the control panel, the
find-files command, key caps, the scrapbook, the trash
can, the special menu, initializing, copying and ejecting
disks, and loading programs on hard disks.
MacAcademy - Macintosh - The
Basics - Part 2
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 29
minutes)
Continuing where Part One in this series left off, this
presentation describes files, programs, systems,
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documents, utility programs, common program
functions, hierarchical filing systems, printing, desktop
organization, templates, multi-finder, and how to make
backups of files.
MacAcademy - MacWrite II - Latest
Version - Tape 1
Florida Marketing International, Inc.,
1989 (1 hour 46 minutes)
This video presents the first of a
two-part session about MacWrite II,
including program tips, page set-up,
using rulers, formatting, printing,
creating new documents, tab set,
selecting, changing styles, spacing,
setting preferences, setting indents and
margins, paragraph formatting,
correcting edit, copying text, and
the find/change function while
operating in MacWrite II.
MacAcademy - MacWrite II - Latest
Version - Tape 2
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 50
minutes)
The conclusion of a two-part MacWrite II course
features program tips, reformatting, editing of text, spell
checking, editing headers and footers, using page/
paragraph functions, creating custom styles, selecting
tab fill, working with graphics and dictionaries, using
word finder and auto hyphenation, flowing text, and
creating a mail merge and labels.
MacAcademy - PageMaker - Version
4.0 - Tape 1
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 47
minutes)
A three-part video training course for PageMaker 4.0
and functions such as desktop publishing, creating a
document, margins/page options, working with page
views, ruler/guides, master pages, column guides, the
tool box, headlines, graphics, reverses, text, and text
blocks/strings.
MacAcademy - PageMaker - Version
4.0 - Tape 2
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 42
minutes)
Again looking at PageMaker 4.0 functions, this tape
deals with PageMaker preferences, shadow boxes,
dropping caps, in-line graphics, insertion of pages, text
options, leading/kerning, pulling quotes, forced
justification, text rotation, paragraph options, editing
tables and manual kerning.
MacAcademy - PageMaker -
Version 4.0 - Tape 3
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour
47 minutes)
The last in the series of three MacAcademy tapes
on PageMaker 4.0, this video looks into the story
editor, spell checker, search/replace, style
sheets, new styles, image control, text wrap,
color options, printing options, saving options,
linking feature, help section and templates.
MacAcademy - Paints & Draws
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 37
minutes)
Use this video to learn about paint & draw functions
and programs such as tool palettes, graphic creation,
screen dumps, the clipboard, grouping graphics, paint
special- effects, draw special-effects and proof prints.
MacAcademy - Quicken
Florida Marketing International, Inc., 1989 (1 hour 53
minutes)
Learn more about the following Quicken operations:
checks, checking accounts, menus, the checkbook,
check art, printing checks, check tabs, entering
categories, transactions, deposits, group entry, bank
accounts, reconciling the checkbook, transaction
reports, budget reports, receivables and find data.
MacAcademy - Quark XPress -
Latest Version - Tape 3
Florida Marketing International, 1989 (1 hour, 26
minutes)
Part three of a course focusing on XPress, the tape
covers tracking, kerning, advanced paragraph format,
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auxiliary dictionaries, eliminating windows, printer
calibrations, Adobe screen values, color graphics, high
resolution output, printer options, color modeling, the
Adobe type manager, and type alignment.
The EPA's National Computer Center (NCC) is the
featured topic of this introductory video. The overview
provides a glimpse of the Center's purpose and
function: how it serves its users.
What is the National Computer
Center?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (21 minutes)
Video Summary of the National
Environmental Information
Conference - Kansas City, 1989
MANAGEMENT COLLECTION
The Abilene Paradox
(Based on an article by Jerry B. Harvey)
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1984 (27 minutes)
Harvey makes a case for the importance of proper
management of agreement in organizations. The
central idea is that mismanaged agreement is as
dangerous to organizational effectiveness as excessive
conflict since it can lead the organization toward
inappropriate goals. Mismanaged agreement occurs
when participants in a group decision acquiesce
without communicating their reservations to others in
the group.
Achieving Excellence
By Lou Heckler
Career Track, 1986 (60 minutes)
In four segments, this video teaches excellence-
oriented management: 1) creating quality, 2)
productivity thorough people, 3) making things happen,
and 4) personal excellence.
All Change: Change for the Better
By Connal Vickers
Video Arts, Inc., 1988 (29 minutes)
John Cleese stars in this half of the two part "All
Change: The Management of Change" video series
that illustrates that change must be built into the heart
of any organization. The video features three
managers who fail to plan ahead, to make changes or
to respond to changes which will be forced on them by
competition, technology or the market. Each is visited
by H. G. Wells in his Time Machine. In this video Wells
shows each manager two alternative futures.
All Change: The Shape of Things to
Come
By Connal Vickers
Video Arts, Inc., 1988 (20 minutes)
In the second half of the two-part "All Change: The
Management of Change," John Cleese continues
illustrating that change must be a central value of any
organization. H. G. Wells pays a second visit in his
time machine to three formerly-change-resistant
managers to see the impact of their new attitudes.
Bolero
By Maurice Ravel
Pyramid, 1973 (26 minutes)
Using the orchestra-and-conductor as a model of an
effective organization, this video shows Zubin Mehta
conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in
a performance of Ravel's "Bolero" and illustrates
individuals with their own problems and pleasures in
their craft in contrast to their careers as members of a
productive team.
Brain Power
(Based on the book by Dr. Karl Albrecht)
Narrated by John Houseman
MTI Film & Video, 1982 (12 minutes)
Houseman discusses Albrecht's three key principles of
perception: recognition (attention to details),
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interpretation (allowing room for ambiguity), and
expectation (unlimited expectations).
Building the One Minute Manager
Skills
By Kenneth Blanchard
(Based on the book by Kenneth Blanchard and
Spencer Johnson)
CBS/Fox Video, 1985 (48 minutes)
Dr. Blanchard put the ideas of The One Minute
ManagerInto the universal language of films. Using
classic footage from such greats as Star Wars, 12
o'clock High and Young Frankenstein, Dr. Blanchard
shows the skills of The One Minute Manager in action.
The Case of the Missing Person
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1983 (15 minutes)
All successful managers are successful
communicators. Seven key communication topics are
highlighted in this video. They are: 1) Persuading
people to accept your ideas, 2) Using the telephone, 3)
Providing dynamic leadership, 4) Listening for
increased productivity, 5) Conducting effective
meetings, 6) Making winning presentations and 7)
Getting the most of your writing.
Communication: The Nonverbal
Agenda (rev. ed.)
By Kirby Thomas
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1988 (20 minutes)
A great deal of communication is carried in non-verbal
channels. This video presents an overview of the field
of nonverbal communication: tone of voice, posture,
facial expression, gestures, use of space, eye contact,
and body movement.
Using a case study format to explore the effect of a
manager's expectations on the performance of an
employee, this video points out the importance of a
manager's positive attitude.
The Case of Working Smarter, Not
Harder
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1983 (15 minutes)
This video describes one manager's development from
an overworked, compulsive problem solver to an
innovator whose unique system draws public attention.
It focuses on delegation of authority, decision making,
planning, employee development, time management
and team development.
Clear as Mud
CRM Films, 1979
Animation and puppetry are used to highlight important
points about communication with a special emphasis
on the importance of speaking clearly so as to be
understood.
Communicate and Win Win Win
JWA/Encoders, 1989 (48 minutes)
Conducting a Performance Appraisal
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (13 minutes)
The program discusses one of the fundamental tasks
of management, covering the principal points to be
included in a performance appraisal with particular
emphasis on future goals and objectives.
Conducting a Salary Discussion
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (10 minutes)
Dealing with one of the fundamental tasks of
management, this video focuses on conducting salary
discussions with employees. Forthrightness is required
to make sure that it is clear to the employee that salary
changes are related to performance.
Conducting a Termination
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (7 minutes, 31 seconds)
Emphasizing the importance of documentation and
previous disciplinary actions, this video discusses the
proper steps to be taken in a termination, one of the
fundamental tasks of management.
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Creating Excellence
(Based on a book by Craig R. Hickman and Michael A.
Silva)
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (66 minutes)
Rather than telling people what to do, this video lets
them live through the process as experienced by a
fictional company. A management consultant re-
creates the company's months-long mission to create
excellence.
The Customer is Always Dwight
By Sara Rowe
Video Arts Inc., 1989 (22 minutes)
The message of this video is achieving 100% quality in
all areas of work; not just production but sales,
accounts, distribution, administration — every
department or section of the organization. Our guide
Dwight uses three companies to illustrate his morals of
quality and process management; Supermarvellex Inc.,
Cisco, and Worldwide Nut Company.
Decisions-Decisions
By Tina Tietjen
Video Arts, 1978 (28 minutes)
John Cleese plays a manager who
has been put in charge of moving
his company to a new
building. Everything has
gone wrong. He is taken,
by flashbacks, through the
stages of the office-move and
is shown how he ignored or
neglected all the basic principles of
good decision making.
Defining the Job
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (9 minutes)
Illustrating a basic task of management, this program
notes that poor performance can often be traced to not
knowing what the boss expects. Once the job is clearly
defined, it can be used as a later measure of
performance and as a basis for more formal
discussions should future problems arise.
Delegating
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1981 (28 minutes)
This video discusses the importance of managers'
ability to delegate and provides some basic steps to aid
the manager in easing the workload, improving the
finished product and building a stronger and more
efficient department through delegation.
Discovering the Future: The
Business of Paradigms
Charthouse Learning Corp., 1989 (30 minutes)
What is a paradigm and what is its role in
management? Discovering the Future discusses
paradigms as they relate to a set of rules and
regulations through which we see the world. The
program explains modern-day paradigms of the
business world and how we can pass beyond these
boundaries to establish new ones for the future.
Discussing Career Goals
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (11 minutes)
This discussion of a basic management task focuses
on the importance of the manager's role in clarifying
what a certain job requires. A successful career goal
discussion requires a keen knowledge of both
organizational needs and an employee's capabilities.
Excellence in the Public Sector
By Toody Healy
Enterprise Media Inc., 1989 (53 minutes)
Tom Peters presents five case studies of management
excellence at work in the public and not-for-profit
sectors of the economy. The organizations in this
program focus on people-oriented management, with
an emphasis on customer service, people involvement,
and quality. The managers in the film inspire, reward,
and lead workers to outstanding levels of productivity.
Finding Time
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1980 (28 minutes)
Managing a schedule properly can be challenging.
This program discusses some of the reasons why
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personal and organizational time scheduling is so
difficult and gives some guidelines for effective time
management.
Getting Things Done: Mastering
Goals, Priorities and Time-Wasters
By Edwin Bliss
CareerTrack Publications Inc., 1989
Now on video, CareerTrack's live version of "Getting
Things Done" addresses dozens of commonly asked
time-management questions. In Volume One, Ed Bliss,
a popular author and speaker, gives specific advice on
getting more done in a day. His topics ranges from
setting goals and defining priorities to increasing
personal energy and hour-by-hour output.
Getting Things Done: Mastering
Paperwork, Deadlines and
Delegation
By Edwin Bliss
CareerTrack Publications Inc., 1989
Time's slipping away. Stop the clock . .. and take a
moment to learn Ed Bliss' tried-and-true, time saving
strategies on Volume Two of CareerTrack's live video
seminar "Getting Things Done." You'll learn how to
focus on the "big picture" — and assure your long-term
goals get done. You'll discover the common pitfalls of
too much paperwork, bottlenecks and meeting multiple
deadlines.
— The things that get rewarded, get done — and
provides strategies for implementing it. Encouraging
entrepreneurship, boosting productivity, fostering
teamwork and cooperation, and rewarding excellent
work performance are all components of LeBoeuf's
theory.
Handling Personal Problems
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (10 minutes)
This review of a basic management task discusses
how to deal with an employee's personal problems
such as excessive drinking, drug abuse or serious
economic or family trouble. A manager's responsibility
in such situations is to offer an opportunity to seek
outside help, with the implication that failing to do so
will result in termination.
The Helping Hand: Coaching Skills
By Myles Downey
Video Arts, Inc., 1990 (38 minutes)
"The Helping Hand" presents the essentials of
coaching in an easy to understand manner. It outlines
the benefits and process of coaching an employee. It
is divided into two parts. The first part addresses the
question "Why Coach?", and the second is concerned
with "How to Coach." In both sections there are three
characters; an employee who is to be coached, a
manager who does the coaching, and a presenter who
guides and supports the manager.
Giving Positive Feedback
Management Basics in Action series.
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (7 minutes)
Taking time to tell someone they did a good job will pay
off in continued good performance. This installment of
a series dealing with basic management tasks
discusses the importance of recognizing a job well
done.
How to Define Goals and Objectives
McGraw-Hill Training Systems, 1986 (18 minutes)
The subject of this program is a discussion of the
clearly defined goals that enable organizations to focus
on the effective use of resources and to chart a course
for future development. Defining goals and objectives
is a continuous process that requires a high degree of
skill from each member of the organization.
The Greatest Management Principle
(GMP) in the World
Hosted by Michael LeBoeuf
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (13 minutes)
LeBoeuf presents "the greatest management principle"
How to Get Results with People
By Jeff Salzman
CareerTrack Publications Inc., 1987 (105 minutes)
Business transfer Jeff Salzman describes techniques to
use in interpersonal relations. His topics cover
message content and ego, building support, use of
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power and visibility, selling ideas, and how to deal with
conflict and criticism.
How to Influence Motivation
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1986 (31 minutes)
With this tape, managers can learn how to foster
employee motivation at three crucial stages of job
performance: before a new task is begun, while the
task is in progress, and after a task has been
completed.
How to Lead Effectively
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1986 (19 minutes)
The selection of an appropriate leadership style is the
key to using power effectively. The four leadership
styles modeled in this program are directing,
consulting, delegating and participating.
Narrated by Vincent Price
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (16 minutes)
Price conveys the work of Albrecht, discussing the
ability to create, combine and explain new ideas and
showing that it is a learned skill. Ideas have the
capacity to transform problems into solutions; thus by
using thinking skills, many complex problems may be
solved.
If You Really Want to Get Ahead
By Dr. Don Bagin
JWA/Encoders, 1989 (45 minutes)
If you really want to get ahead, this video describes
eight strategies: 1) getting along with others,
2) promoting yourself, 3) gaining and using power,
4) being remembered by the right people for the right
things at the right time, 5) coping with criticism,
6) rating your management skills, 7) making yourself
indispensable, and 8) improving morale.
How to Solve Problems
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1986 (22 minutes)
The focus of this tape is the presentation of a
systematic step-by-step method of problem solving that
allows the manager to apply both logic and creativity to
the problem solving process.
Humor is Not a Luxury
Video Arts Incorporated, 1989 (40 minutes)
John Cleese illustrates that humor, far from being a
luxury, is an essential ingredient of business life that
makes an organization more competitive and open to
change. If work is fun, employees will enjoy their work
and work more effectively. Humor can facilitate
learning, change people's behavior, and help release
stress.
I Told Them Exactly How to Do It
CRM McGraw-Hill Films (11-1/2 minutes)
An animated film about the manager in every company
who is having communication problems with both his
employees and his boss.
Idea Power
(Based on the writings of Dr. Karl Albrecht)
Imagineering: Team Up to Think Up
New Ideas
(Based on the book by Michael LeBoeuf)
Hosted by Alan Shepard
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (16 minutes)
The viewer is instructed in pooling collective
imagination to spark new ideas, unleash creativity,
engineer ideas into problem-solving strategies, and
build team spirit which will fuel cooperation and
productivity at all levels.
Improving Employee Performance
Management Basics in Action series
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (10-1/2 minutes)
This discussion of a basic management task illustrates
how to deal with common performance problems:
absenteeism, tardiness, personality conflicts, problems
with paperwork, and an inability to handle job
responsibilities.
In Search of Excellence
By Thomas J. Peters
Harper & Row, 1982 (88 minutes)
Learn about management strategies of some of
America's successful companies. Peters focuses on
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three major themes and how excellent companies have
benefited from their use: innovation, productivity
through people, and shared values.
Intrapreneurs
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1988 (55 minutes)
To encourage employees to devote the energy and
effort to come up with innovative ways of doing
business, managers must learn to nurture the
entrepreneurial spirit within their departments and
within the entire organization. This video focuses on
four examples of "intrapreneurship."
The Leadership
Alliance
By Tom Peters
Video Publishing
House, 1988 (64
minutes)
Tom Peters goes
on-location with
four outstanding
leaders in the
educational community
and industrial
organizations telling about their leadership styles.
The Intuitive Manager
(Based on the book by Roy Rowen)
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (34 minutes)
Rowen's work focuses on the concept of intuition as a
management tool. Intuition is knowledge gained
without rational thought. New ideas spring from a mind
that organizes experiences, facts, and relationships to
discern a path that has not been taken before. Intuition
compresses years of learning and experience into an
instantaneous flash.
The Leader Within with Dr. Warren
Bennis
By Dr. Warren Bennis and Eric Nowlin
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1989 (64 minutes)
Dr. Bennis gives his perspectives on the different types
of leaders that can be found in these volatile times. He
profiles several managers and tells why, to be a good
manager, you must first be a good leader.
Leadership: Style or Circumstances
By Judith Dancoff
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1975 (28 minutes)
This video focuses on the specific leadership theory
developed by management psychologist Fred E.
Fielder called "contingency model," which asserts that
anyone, given the right circumstances, can be a good
leader. This involves changing the organization — not
an easy proposition — to create a circumstance that
will stimulate a person's positive leadership potential.
Leadership and the One Minute
Manager
By Kenneth H. Blanchard
CBS/Fox Video, 1985 (85 minutes)
Blanchard shares his views on "situational leadership."
Included are discussions of four leadership styles:
directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating;
choosing an appropriate leadership style; and
managing expectations and reaching agreements with
people you manage about the leadership style they
need from you in order to be able to accomplish the
goals you set.
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
By Wess Roberts
MTI Film & Video
History's most aggressive entrepreneur is the role
model for this fundamental yet revolutionary approach
to people management. You'll learn to embody the
timeless and effective leadership qualities of Attila the
Hun; qualities that you, your managers and your
executives may need to meet the challenges of today's
corporate world.
Learning to Think Like a Manager
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1983 (25 minutes)
Watch this discussion of the mistakes commonly made
by new managers and learn how to avoid them. The
video suggests that upper management plays an active
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role in training new managers. The central message is
that becoming an effective manager takes time.
Listening Leaders
Nathan/Tyler
Video Arts Inc., 1989 (30 minutes)
Customers are a vital source of information about
quality. This video shows you how to tap into that
source by creating a "customer listening loop," a
continuing two-way conversation that will fundamentally
improve your product or service. In visits to the GE
Answer Center, the J.C. Penney store in Piano, Texas,
Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and Polaroid's
Customer Resource Center in Cambridge,
Massachusetts you will see how an effective customer
listening system works.
Making Advances: What
Organizations Must Do About Sexual
Harassment
MTI Film & Video, 1988 (36 minutes)
Hosted by TV news anchorman Bill Kurtis, this video
makes use of interviews with top EEOC officials and
Affirmative Action professionals in the business
environment to explore the EEOC definition of sexual
harassment and how its most recent guidelines apply in
today's workplace.
Manager-to-Manager: Dealing with
Difficult People
By Jack Noon
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (10 minutes)
Jack Noon, in one of five programs, describes critical
steps in gaining control and reducing the stress of
working with aggressive or authoritarian people. He
suggests that you remain calm and emotionally
detached, keep the conversation job-related, and
appeal to the other person's competence.
Manager-to-Manager: Gaining
Cooperation From Peers
By Jack Noon
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (12 minutes)
In one of five programs, Jack Noon provides detailed
guidance for obtaining cooperation from peers,
including suggestions such as appealing to the broader
company or department goals, offering and committing
to reciprocal cooperation in the future, setting up
schedules and following up ahead of deadlines to
reinforce the need for assistance.
Manager-to-Manager: Getting
Approval from Authorized
Department
By Jack Noon
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (12 minutes)
Jack Noon discusses steps to promote greater
understanding between staff managers and line
managers. In one of five programs, he suggests that
interactions between managers will be more effective if
the managers are prepared, exchange written
rationales for various projects, accept that there will be
differences, try to understand the other's point of view
and agree on the solution of problems.
Manager-to-Manager: Helping
Colleagues Handle Problems
By Jack Noon
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (13 minutes)
Jack Noon, in one of five programs, describes the
steps managers can follow when helping other
managers work out effective solutions. The steps
include finding out about the problem objectively,
outlining ways you can help, working out a plan of
action, implementing and planning commitments, and
providing feedback.
Manager-to-Manager: Overcoming
Resistance to Change
By Jack Noon
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (12 minutes)
In one of five programs, Jack Noon describes critical
steps to diffuse natural fear and resistance to change in
organizations, including outlining benefits of change,
anticipating rational and irrational objections and
offering solutions, uncovering real concerns and
offering time to adapt to change.
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Managers with Impact: Versatile and
Inconsistent
(Based on articles by Wickham Skinner and Earl
Sasser)
The Harvard Business Review Video Series
MTI Video and Film, 1986 (30 minutes)
Skinner and Sasser's work shows that managers with
impact are versatile and inconsistent. This video
provides a profile of managers who make a difference.
For each managerial situation such managers make an
individual analysis, set a short-term goal, and maintain
flexibility.
Managing Problem People
By Peter Henry
Video Arts, Inc., 1988 (85 minutes)
John Cleese stars in this video consisting of six
separate films, in each of which the manager, the
problem person and the manager's mentor are
introduced. Then each specific problem that faces the
manager is discussed, the mentor analyzes the
problem and makes suggestions, and finally a number
of lessons are highlighted over flashback scenes. The
Behavioral Approach is used to focus on the particular
behavior that is giving rise to the problem.
Managing the Journey:
Understanding and Implementing
Change
By Dr. Ken Blanchard
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1989 (75 minutes)
Part of the One-Minute Manager series, this video
deals with the implementation of change in going to the
one-minute manager system and the new relationship
between manager and employee that results from this
new process.
Managing Up
MTI Films & Video, 1986 (17 minutes)
Learn the skills employees need to effectively manage
their own behavior, resulting in successful employee-
boss relationships. An employee succeeds when his or
her boss succeeds, and that means success for the
entire organization.
Managing Your Boss
(Based on the Harvard Business School article by John
Gabarro and John P. Kotter)
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (32 minutes)
Using the Boston-based fast-food specialty chain, Au
Bon Pain, as a model, the program focuses on how
subordinates manage their relationships with their
boss, stressing the importance of "managing up" to
help companies improve their productivity and
employees improve their job satisfaction.
The Massey Triad
Narrated by Morris Massey
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1986 (Stapes,
60 minutes each)
Massey energetically discusses manager and
employee behavior, especially their responses to
situations that are new and/or different. The three
videos focus on the past, the present, and the future.
Meetings, Bloody Meetings
By Antony Jay
Xicom Video Arts, 1976 (30 minutes)
John Cleese illustrates the skills of handling people in
the heat of a discussion, including practical advice and
tips for chairmen of meetings. Planning, pre-
notification, preparation, processing, and putting it on
record are emphasized.
The Middle Manager As Innovator
By Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The Harvard Business Review Video Series
MTI Film & Video, 1984 (34 minutes)
Kanter defines the scope of innovation, focusing on its
mechanics: how it is to be achieved, and by whom.
From documented case histories of two companies
general principles common to any innovation project
are developed.
More Bloody Meetings
By Antony Jay
Xicom Video Arts, 1984 (27 minutes)
John Cleese plays the manager who has learned and
is applying the lessons of his previous film, Meetings,
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Bloody Meetings, but even so learns in a dream
sequence how badly he is still chairing his meetings. It
is brought home to him that he is doing things badly,
and we watch him put his new lessons to practice.
Motivation: The Classic Concepts
By Kirby Timmons
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1985 (21 minutes)
Five classic motivational theories are this program's
subject: McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, Maslow's
needs hierarchy, Herzberg's "hygienes" and
"motivators," McClelland's motivational profiles, and
Skinner's behavior reinforcement. How these theories
operate in the workplace is illustrated.
The One Minute Manager
(By Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson)
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1982 (50 minutes)
Behavioral scientist Blanchard examines the three
secrets of the people side of management — goal
setting, praising and reprimanding. The education
process starts at the beginning: what makes people
behave the way they do and how are poor performers
effectively redirected to reach their goals?
A Passion for Excellence
By Tom Peters
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1985 (63 minutes)
Peters describes how successful organizations create
and sustain their competitive edge. He discusses how
the care of customers, constant innovation and reliance
on creative contributors of the staff distinguishes
successful organizations from mediocre ones.
Peak Performance: The Winner's
Guide to the Top
By Charles Garfield
Nightingale-Conant Corporation, 1985 (58 minutes)
Dr. Garfield discusses skills which are common to all
peak performers: motivation through
mission, ability to innovate, team-
playing to empower others,
orientation toward results and
continuous self-
development.
The Psychology of Winning in
Action
Hosted by Denis E. Waitley
Nightingale-Conant Corporation, 1986 (58 minutes)
Waitley describes action steps for self-development
and attaining high performance. These include
enhancing self-esteem and positive self-expectancy,
recognizing the importance of positive self-control, and
the importance of setting attainable goals.
Putting the One Minute Manager to
Work
By Kenneth Blanchard and Robert Lorber
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1984 (60 minutes)
Blanchard and Lorber, in this chapter from their One-
Minute-Manager series, discuss the secrets of putting
the one-minute-manager to work. They explain the
ABC's of management (A-Activator, B-Behavior and C-
Consequence) and give examples of how to implement
them.
The Quality Revolution
Narrated by Collin Siedor
MTI Film & Video, 1989 (38 minutes)
The Quality Revolution asks the question: How did
American manufacturers lose their competitive edge
and worldwide dominance in the years following World
War II? It answers that question by telling the stories of
Ford Motor Company, Globe Metallurgical, Inc., and
Eastman Kodak Copier Products Division.
Race & Sex Discrimination in the
Workplace: What you Need to Know
MTI Film & Video, 1990 (21 minutes)
Gain an understanding of issues of racial and sexual
discrimination as they occur at work. The program
addresses options you may have if it happens to you.
Speaking Effectively ... to One or
One Thousand
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1980 (23 minutes)
Learn about concise keys for improving communication
skills: act naturally and relaxed; control your language
and vocal qualities; watch your words and intonation.
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Stepping Up to Supervisor
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1985 (20 minutes)
Stepping Up to Supervisor discusses issues that new
supervisors face, including establishing authority and
obtaining cooperation. New supervisors are alerted to
mistakes commonly made during the early stages of a
management career and strategies are offered for
avoiding these common pitfalls.
Taking Disciplinary Action
Management Basics in Action series
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (22 minutes)
Another program focusing on basic management tasks,
Taking Disciplinary Action discusses what to do when
an employee's problem has been discussed before and
changes have not been made. This chapter outlines a
step-by-step approach for dealing quickly and firmly
with problems as they arise.
Team Building: How to Motivate and
Manage People
With Mark Sanborn
CareerTrack Publications, 1989 (2 volumes)
In the first volume of this package, Mark Sanborn
shows how teamwork leads to greater productivity and
creativity. He examines how to find the best team
members and lead them to be their best. In Volume
Two, Sanborn explores ways to motivate a team to
achieve manager and company goals, how to
communicate effectively with co-workers and clients,
and how to evaluate a team.
Time Management: Ideas That Work
JWA/Encoders, 1989 (46 minutes)
This lesson highlights the following time-management
ideas that work: 1) overcoming the biggest time
wasters, 2) dealing with interruptions, 3) coping with
crises caused by others, 4) handling those mounds of
paperwork, 5) conducting more productive meetings, 6)
dic-tating to save time, and 7) putting an end to
procrastination.
Transactional Analysis
By Linda L. Phillips
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1974 (22 minutes)
Phillips proposes transactional analysis as a method of
dealing with interpersonal problems, communication
breakdowns, and the "playing of games," the big
energy waster of all organizations. Transactional
analysis is a type of psychotherapy developed by Dr.
Eric Berne that emphasizes effective communication.
The Unorganized Manager
By Jonathan Lynn, Andrew Marshall and David
Renwick
Video Arts, 1983 (4 cassettes: 24 minutes, 26 minutes,
20 minutes and 28 minutes)
John Cleese portrays the title character in this set of
videos which detail a manager's errors in organizing
himself and others and then demonstrate time
management and effective delegation. Also explained
is how a manager can organize his or her workers and
help them understand their responsibilities,
performance standards and goals.
Verbal Communication: The Power
of Words
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1981
The principles and pitfalls of communication are
examined in an entertaining and informative manner.
This video concentrates on the responsibilities of the
sender of the communication. It examines the
techniques available to assure the best possible control
over the complete communication process.
What If We Could Start Over?
By Dale Robertson
U.S. Forest Service, 1988
The video is adapted from a speech given at EPA on
June 17 by Dale Robertson, Chief of the U.S. Forest
Service, who documents how the Forest Service is
caring for the land and serving people with renewed
commitment and redirected energy. It describes how
the Forest Service initiated a program directed at
improving organizational effectiveness by capitalizing
on the real strength of the organization, the people who
work there.
Where There's a Will...
Video Arts, 1987 (29 minutes)
This video emphasizes that being in charge of a group
of people doesn't mean having to have all the answers,
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but rather entails using the group to help find the
answers and to achieve the required results of the
department or section.
A World Turned Upside Down
Narrated by Tom Peters
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1986 (31 minutes)
In this analysis of corporate excellence, Peters asserts
that in order to meet foreign competition a new breed of
company must emerge. He looks at ten basic business
functions and outlines the old and new attitudes
organizations have toward these areas, providing
examples of new-breed companies for each category.
You'll Soon Get the Hang of It
By Arthur Dickenson and Tina Tietjen
Video Arts Inc., 1981 (29 minutes)
Learn the basic psychology of training and motivation,
as John Cleese shows how to facilitate passing on
knowledge and skills to a trainee. In a variety of
situations, Cleese delivers the essential points and
illustrates the major pitfalls.
Your Attitude is Showing
CRM Films, 1988 (18 minutes)
See how attitudes can affect individual and team job
performance. Demonstrated are the role of attitude in
daily work and the involvement of others in determining
attitude. A direct correlation is established between
positive attitudes and increased production.
HAZARDOUS WASTE SUPERFUND COLLECTION
Note: Videos in the Hazardous Waste Superfund
collection do not circulate, except with the permission
of the Hazardous Waste Superfund Librarian,
(202) 260-5934.
All the King's Men
(3/4-inch tape)
Presented here is coverage of a tire fire in Winchester,
Virginia.
Burial Ground
Thomas McCann & Associates, 1982
Drawing upon several case records to develop a
fictional account of what occurs when a hazardous
waste generator violates state and federal laws, this
video highlights the responsibilities of the generator,
fines, cleanup costs, and damage suits.
This EPA videoconference is available in both VHS and
3/4-inch formats.
Community Awareness &
Emergency Response: Planning
Emergency Exercises
Chemical Manufacturer's Association, 1987
(10 minutes)
The CMA presents a summary of four commonly used
emergency response exercises. The pros and cons of
"table top," "drills," "field exercises," and "emergency
operator simulation" exercises are discussed.
Chemical Emergency Preparedness
_ _..., ...
Program: Title III
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987 (5 tapes:
53 minutes, 37 minutes, 40 minutes, 59 minutes, 59
minutes)
The Day Before....
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (23 minutes,
3/4 inch tape)
Chemical response planning through simulation is
discussed in this presentation.
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Effective
Management of
Underground
Storage Systems
American Petroleum Institute, 1988
(27 minutes)
The problems associated with underground storage
tanks are presented. The video emphasizes that
managers of underground storage tank systems need
to be encouraged to exercise preventive maintenance
so that leakage, corrosion, and rusting do not occur.
Field Installation of a Vadose Zone
Monitoring System Installed at
Allied-Signal, Metropolis, Illinois
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989
(12 minutes)
First Responder Training Program
Chemical Manufacturer's Association, 1985
(32 minutes)
Prospective measures for personnel involved with first
response hazardous waste cleanups are highlighted.
While the video does not inform viewers of procedures
for handling hazardous waste, it summarizes basic
techniques that can be used to reduce the risk of
exposure. Accompanied by a booklet.
The Geneva Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emergency
Response Team (40 minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
A specification for a four-well cluster of monitoring
wells.
Handling Hazardous Waste
BNA Communications, Inc., 1987 (7 tapes)
A video workshop:
Tape 1 (15 minutes): An Introduction.
Tape 2 (19 minutes): Packaging Hazardous Waste.
Tape 3 (13 minutes): Transporter Checklist.
Tape 4: Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest.
Tape 5 (13 minutes): Lab Packing.
Tape 6 (18 minutes): Disposal Facility
Tape 7 (20 minutes): Liquid Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste: Who Bears the
Cost?
Umbrella Films, 1981 (28 minutes)
Citizens in Woburn, Massachusetts discuss their
concerns about hazardous waste in their community.
The video presents a variety of opinions held by
citizens, businesses and government officials
concerning hazardous waste management.
Health and Safety for UST
Inspectors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989
This extensive video workshop on petroleum tank
safety procedures for underground storage tank
inspector trainees is presented as a series of modules.
Module 1 (24 minutes): Fires and Explosions.
Module 2: Toxicity of Petroleum Products. Part 1:
Paths of Exposure. Part 2: Specific Petroleum
Constituents.
Module 3: Oxygen Depletion and Confined Space
Safety.
Module 5: Monitoring Instruments, Permissible
Exposure Limits.
Household Hazardous Waste: State
Legislative Issues
Multivision of Denver, 1987
Actions states have taken to regulate household
hazardous waste are summarized in this video. The
film presents a variety of options legislators have, in the
absence of RCRA jurisdiction, for regulating household
hazardous waste.
Introduction to Hazardous Materials,
Chemicals, Substances and Waste
TSP Inc.
Viewers learn of the different types and characteristics
of hazardous waste. Particular emphasis is placed on
the influence of wastes within water. The video also
addresses the purpose and contents of the Clean Air
Act.
It Can't Happen Here
Commonwealth Films, Inc., 1987 (30 minutes)
The purpose of this video is to make managers and
employees aware of the safe handling of chemicals
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and hazardous and solid waste. Through the
dramatization of a chemical accident, employees are
reminded that they must comply with all laws,
regulations, and safety standards related to the
handling of hazardous waste.
Lee Thomas Overview
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The subject of this excerpt from an early 1987 video
conference is SARA, the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986.
LRT: The Liquid Release Test
Research Triangle Institute, 1988 (14 minutes)
Method 9096 is demonstrated in this effective training
tool. The LRT is performed in a visually clear way,
covering all the apparatus carefully. It contains a
computer-animated simulation of the test which gives
the viewer a valuable understanding of the inner
workings.
Main Street
1987 (18 minutes)
This program informs its viewers of common hazardous
wastes, the health and environmental impact of these
wastes, and procedures used for removing them.
Resources that may be used to locate further
information are mentioned. Accompanied by
participant's and trainer's manuals.
the contents of a permit application, reviews technical
standards, and points out opportunities for public
involvement.
Petro-chemical Tanker Puerto Rican
Spill Off San Francisco
Videoreel, 1991 (18 minutes, 3/4-inch tape)
RCRA Orientation Program: 1990
Edition
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (1 hour,
5 minutes)
The video and accompanying training manual provide
introductory information on the solid and hazardous
waste management programs under RCRA. The
materials review regulatory requirements for non-
hazardous, hazardous and medical wastes as well as
RCRA's relationship to CERCLA. The film and manual
were developed by EPA in conjunction with the
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste
Management Officials and the University of Michigan
School of Natural Resources.
RCRIS National Teleconference Part 1
This first of a two-part series discusses the results of
the 1990 RCRIS database pilot program. It presents
an overview and demonstration of the system. In
addition, panel discussion with program participants
are included.
New Superfund: What it is, How it
Works
National Archives Trust Board, 1987 (6 hours) (6
tapes)
This video, consisting of six tapes, is the complete
1987 nationwide conference on Superfund. It is
available in both VHS and 3/4 inch format.
Permit Writer's Training Manual
Regeants of the University of Michigan, 1989 (1 hour,
25 minutes)
Geared toward waste management under RCRA and
the administration process involved, this tape reviews
RCRIS National Teleconference Part 2
This second of a two-part series discusses the results
of the 1990 RCRIS database pilot program. The
segment focuses on interviews with program
participants who discuss customizing RCRIS and the
system's effectiveness for compliance officers.
RCRIS Instructional Series Part 1
This video describes the RCRIS database system
through an eight-segment presentation. Part 1
includes an overview of RCRIS, covering such topics
as facility identification, permitting, closure and
enforcement.
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RCRIS Instructional Series Part 2
Continuing the explanation of the RCRIS database, this
video describes the system's application to RCRA in
areas of corrective action, program management and
facility management planning.
regulatory requirements and authorities as of
November 1986. Topics include: remedy selection,
health assessment, enforcement settlement, removals,
research and development and Title III. Accompanied
by a booklet of information summarizing the contents of
the tapes.
RREL/RCB Research Program
Foster Wheeler Enviresponse, Inc., 1990 (60 minutes)
Safety and Economy: Hazardous
Waste Transportation
Amplex Corporation, 1986 (2 hours)
An exploration of issues related to the transportation of
hazardous waste is the subject of this program. The
following are covered: 1) the roles of the federal and
state governments in transportation regulation, 2)
industry compliance,
3) the problems associated with the decentralization of
hazardous waste transportation policy.
Sampling Techniques
University of Michigan, 1988 (30
minutes)
Straight Talk On Leak
Detection
With Joe Thursday
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1990 (30 minutes)
Joe Thursday and tank owners address the
problems of Underground Storage Tank (UST)
regulation compliance.
Strategy of Crisis Response
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (24 minutes,
3/4-inch tape)
Superfund Implementation Meeting
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986
Eight videocassettes describe the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and new
Superfund Innovative Technology
Evaluation (SITE) Program
Foster Wheeler Enviresponse, Inc. (1 hour, 15 minutes)
This program summarizes SITE Program monitoring of
innovative technologies at Superfund remedial
locations to judge the applicability of the technology to
other sites, and to assist in the determination of
whether the technology meets RCRA and CERCLA
requirements for remediation.
Survey of Coal Tar Contaminated
Area
Narrated by Tom Massey and Joe Lafornara
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (15 minutes, 3/
4-inch tape)
Features a site located at Brodhead Creek, Strasburg,
Pennsylvania.
Tank Closure Without Tears: An
Inspector's Safety Guide
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission, 1988 (30 minutes)
State and local underground storage tank inspectors
will find answers in this video to questions of tank
closure safety.
Toxic Release Inventory: Meeting
the Challenge
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1988 (19
minutes)
Section 313 of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 and its requirements and
reporting procedures are the subject of this program.
The benefits that the Toxic Release Inventory will
provide for both the generator of hazardous waste and
the community are summarized.
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Waste Not: Reducing Hazardous
Waste
Umbrella Films, 1988 (35 minutes)
Gain a broad overview of waste reduction methods. A
step-by-step approach to establishing a source
reduction program is presented. Accompanied by a
booklet.
Your Right to Know: Hazardous
Communication Labels
J. J. Keller & Associates, 1987
Viewers learn how to interpret labels that are affixed to
hazardous substance containers.
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