Actsafe Safety Bulletins (UPDATED May 2010)
for Motion Picture & Television Production
Motion Picture
Safety Bulletins
Below are safety guidelines for the motion picture industry in British Columbia. The Actsafe Safety Bulletins are recommended guidelines only; always consult all applicable rules and regulations.
Complete Document
Actsafe Safety Bulletins
Title Page
Table of Contents
General Code of Safe Practices for Production
Photographic Dust Effects Fact Sheet
#1 – Safety With Firearms
#2 – Special Use of Live Ammunition
#3 – Helicopters
#3A – Addendum “A” for Helicopters – External Loads
#4 – Stunts
#5 – Safety Awareness
#6 – Animal Handling Rules
#7 – SCUBA Equipment Recommendations (UPDATED Dec 09)
#7A – Addendum “A” for SCUBA Equipment – WCB of BC Guideline G24.13
#8 – Traditional Camera Cars
#8A – Addendum “A” for Traditional Camera Cars – Process Trailer/ Towed Vehicle
#8B – Addendum “B” for Traditional Camera Cars – Camera Boom Vehicles
#8C – Addendum “C” for Traditional Camera Cars – Power Line Distance Requirements
#9 – Multiple Dressing Room Units
#10 – Artificially Created Smokes, Fogs and Lighting Effects (UPDATED Nov 09)
#10A – Air Quality (ADDED Nov 09)
#11 – Fixed-Wing Aircraft
#11A – Addendum “A” for Fixed-Wing Aircraft – External Loads
#12 – Exotic Venomous Reptiles
#13 – Gasoline Operated Equipment
#14 – Parachuting and Skydiving
#15 – Boating Safety
#16 – Pyrotechnic Special Effects
#17 – Water Hazards
#18 – Air Bags
#19 – Open Flames
#20 – Motorcycles
#21 – Appropriate Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment
#22 – Elevating Work Platforms (Scissor Lifts) and Aerial Extensible Boom Platforms
#22A – Addendum “A” Power Line Distance Requirements
#23 – Lighting Systems and Other Electrical Equipment
#23A – Addendum “A” Power Line Distance Requirements
#24 – Blood Borne Pathogens and Other Potentially Infectious Materials
#25 – Camera Cranes
#25A – Addendum “A” Power Line Distance Requirements
#26 – Preparing Urban Exterior Locations
#27 – Poisonous Plants
#28 – Railways and Railway Equipment
#29 – Hot Air Balloons
#29A – Exterior Personnel/ Equipment
#30 – Edged and Piercing Props
#31 – Indigenous Pests
#31A – British Columbia Wildlife
#32 – Food Handling
#32A – Addendum “A” for Food Handling – Craft Services
#32B – Addendum “B” for Food Handling – Ministry of Health File#59
#33 – Infant Actors (15 days to six months)
#33A – Child Actors (two-years to 15-years)
#34 – Working in Extreme Cold Temperature Conditions
#34A – Wind Chill Chart
#35 – Working in Extreme Hot Temperature Conditions
#36 – Miniature Remote Controlled Camera Helicopters
#37 – Vehicle Restraint Systems
#38 – Inclement or Severe Weather
#39 – Foam(ed) Plastics in Set and Prop Construction
#40 – Non-Camera Utility Vehicles
Actsafe Fact Sheets
#1 – Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes (ADDED June 2009)
#2 – First Aid (ADDED June 2009)
#3 – Fire Prevention (ADDED June 2009)
#4 – Construction/Woodworking (ADDED June 2009)
#5 – Construction/Demolition (ADDED June 2009)
#6 – Hair and Makeup (ADDED Dec 2009)
#7 – New Locations and Temporary Location Facilities (ADDED Dec 2009)
#8 – WHMIS (ADDED Nov 2009)
#9 – Transportation (ADDED Dec 2009)
#10 – First Aid and Emergency Transportation (ADDED Sep 2011)
#11 – Propane Guidelines (ADDED November 3, 2011)