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Industry Wide
Labor-Management Safety Committee
Safety Bulletin
#5
Safety Awareness
Each studio, facility
and production company shall strive for the highest safety standards.
Cast and crew must work diligently to maintain a safe and healthful
work environment. Safety takes precedence over expediency.
The company shall:
- Identify a person(s)
with authority and responsibility for implementing and maintaining
a safety program.
- Include a system for
ensuring that cast and crew comply with safe and healthy work practices.
- Maintain a system for
communicating with cast and crew in a form readily understandable
by all affected cast and crew members on matters relating to occupational
safety and health. A safety hotline or other means shall be established
to encourage anonymous reporting of hazards without fear of reprisal.
- Establish procedures
for identifying and evaluating hazards at all work sites, stages
and locations, including scheduled periodic inspections to identify
unsafe conditions and work practices. Inspections shall be conducted
and documented.
- Establish a mechanism
and/or procedure for correcting unsafe or unhealthy conditions,
work practices and work procedures in a timely manner based on the
severity of the hazard.
- Establish a procedure
to investigate occupational injuries or illnesses.
- Provide training and
instruction to all cast and crew as required by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
NOTE: Check with your
safety representative regarding additional rules, policies and/or
guidelines that may apply to your work.
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