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Fire at Seven Dials (2002)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £47.00

In September 1999, the London Fire Brigade attended what at first appeared to be a routine fire at a video editing company, which occupied one of the commercial units of an old warehouse in the fashionable...

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Science Shack: Tall Buildings (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), off air recording under licence

Adam Hart-Davis takes a look at the engineering and challenges of making skyscrapers, while a team tries to build the world’s tallest paper tower.

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Building of Bath, The (1995)

Director

Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall

Producer

Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £65.00

The development of the city of Bath, famous for its imposing Georgian buildings, was inspired by a desire for architectural elegance but founded on the financial reality of speculative business. The film...

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Safely Does It II (1997)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 18 minutes), £99.00

A sequel to SAFELY DOES IT, this video deals with the health and safety issues involved with the operation and use of ride-on plant and equipment on site. Aimed at managers, supervisors and operatives who...

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Fire at Valley Parade, Bradford, The (1987)

Subject

Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 32 minutes), £44.06

Describes and analyses the devastating fire at Bradford City Football Ground on 11 May 1985 in the aftermath of the investigation by the Fire Research Station.

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Team Building (1994 Video)

Producer

Roger Penfound

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Looks at team building skills, beginning with a small group of health service workers from the Ravensbourne NHS Trust, who meet informally to understand and improve their services to clients. Then looks at a...

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Shattered Lives (2002)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; FE; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL), £55.00

Real life interviews with victims of Health & Safety incidents who relive their experiences and the dramatic consequences on their lives and those of their families. Intended to drive home the message that...

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Your Office Fire (2002)

Subject

Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (12 min), £56.40

Shows an office fire in real time reaching flashover in about 4.5 minutes. This is typical of many office fires caused by carelessness. Explains why fires like this happen and gives advice on preventing them.

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Workskills in Construction: Building Your Business (2004)

Subject

Business studies; Careers Guidance; Civil Engineering & Building; FE

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), subscription only

Three programmes on different aspects of management skills for the construction industry.

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Bush Lane House (1977 Film)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows a building method devised by architects Arup Associates using stainless steel lattice work as a structural medium, the stainless steel tubes being filled with liquid for fire resistance.

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