Working at Heights

Actsafe has many PDF documents in our library that can be downloaded or viewed online.

Books & Manuals

Performing Arts Safety Primer

Actsafe created the Performing Arts Safety Primer — a pocket sized booklet that contains concise and relevant information and guidelines that relate to issues that all artists, managers, and crafts people may encounter.

The Safety Primer was developed through the suggestion of Performing Arts standing committee who felt that there was a need for relevant and local reference material. The booklet answers basic health and safety questions that may come up in day to day production and rehearsal. There is further reference to Actsafe’s safety bulletins within the Safety Primer as additional resources.

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Motion Picture Safety Primer – Production

This primer describes safety guidelines and requirements for the various departments and specialized activities that may occur during a production. Topics covered include construction; painting; ladders; scaffolds; fall protection equipment; lighting and electrical safety; pyrotechnics; smoke and fog; firearms; underwater diving and more.

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An Introduction to Personal Fall Protection Equipment

The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation requires workers to use a fall protection system where they could fall at least 3m (10ft) or where a fall from a lesser height may result in serious injury.

This booklet is an introduction to the proper use of personal fall protection equipment.

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Working At Heights in the Live Production Industry in BC

This manual will help those that work in the performing arts understand the WorkSafeBC requirements and industry safe work practices for working at heights.

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Infosheets

G11.2-6 Fall protection during stunt work

Preliminary Issue May 9, 2006
Note: This guideline, and the Vice-presidential Directive on fall protection equipment are issued on an interim basis until December 31, 2006. This period is provided with the understanding that the stunt performance sector will gather further information related to standards for fall protection equipment and other relevant aspects of fall protection in stunt work. Such information is intended to assist with finalizing materials on the application of some specific provisions related to stunt work in Part 11 of the OHS Regulation.

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