This safety primer covers equipment, vehicles, and locations in the motion picture industry. For your printed copy(ies) please contact us info@actsafe.ca To read the full Motion Picture Safety Primer Equipment Vehicles Locations document, and to print, click here (322 kB).
Please find our Actsafe Location and Production Office Hazard Checklist form below. This checklist should be completed or each location or production office. Explain all items of concern and how/when these items will be resolved in the Hazard Description Table. Location and Production Office Hazard Checklist PDF
Prior to the day of shooting, a production representative should be designated to review the location and determine if obvious safety hazards exist. This designated person is often the Locations Manager or Assistant Locations Manager. The facility/site representative is often a good resource for determining possible hazards. The following should be determined prior to prep […]
The UBC School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene have published this full report on the safety of atmospheric theatrical smokes and fogs. Kay Teschke, Yat Chow, Michael Brauer, Chris van Netten, Sunil Varughese, Susan Kennedy. March 2003. Atmospheric Effects in the Entertainment Industry Report PDF
The UBC School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene published this full report on the safety of theatrical smokes and fogs. Kay Teschke, Yat Chow, Michael Brauer, Chris van Netten, Sunil Varughese, Susan Kennedy. March 2003. Atmospheric Effects in the Entertainment Industry Summary Report PDF
This page offers guidelines for filming essential personnel or equipment while on the exterior of, entering, or exiting a helicopter in flight. Traditional helicopter motion picture activities include stunt persons transferring, air to air between helicopter and airplane, air to ground between surface vehicles or persons, Rappelling, Fast Roping and many other scenarios where essential […]
The flying accuracy of Helicopters may be adversely affected by changing natural conditions such as wind, air density, altitude/temperature, humidity, and time of day. Manmade conditions such as weight, weight distribution, center of gravity and/or the discharge of pyrotechnics in close proximity disturbing air ow around the tail rotor, can also affect the ability of […]
Section 24.13(1)(a) of the Regulation requires that all divers in an occupational diving operation meet the requirements of CSA Standard 275.4-97 Competency Standard for Diving Operations. Each diver is also required to be competent to use the equipment that he or she will be using during the diving operation. The purpose of this guideline is […]
The following recommendations and requirements apply where SCUBA equipment using compressed air or compressed oxygen will be utilized in filming. Scuba Motion Picture Bulletin PDF
These guidelines apply to any towed vehicle or trailer specifically designed to carry personnel, equipment or other vehicles. Camera Cars Addendum A Process Trailer: Towed Vehicle motion picture bulletin PDF
This safety bulletin offers guidelines for the safe operation of traditional camera cars and camera boom vehicles used on set in production environments. All camera boom vehicles are subject to all requirements outlined in the Camera Cars Motion Picture Bulletin. Camera Cars Addendum B Camera Boom Vehicles.
Please find our Actsafe Special Effects Safety Inspection Checklist form below: Special Effects Checklist PDF
Links to studies & reports relevant to the motion picture and performing arts industries: • American Actor Equity’s Smoke and Fog
In the absence of other information, theatre-specific monitoring would be required to evaluate whether smoke/fog/haze machines are being used in accordance with the peak exposure guidelines. ENVIRON developed Time-and-Distance (T&D) Guidelines as an alternative to conducting theater- and production-specific monitoring. These T&D Guidelines were developed under conservative use assumptions (e.g., no on-stage activities or props […]
This safety bulletin covers substances that may and may not be used in generating artificially created smokes, fogs and lighting effects on production stages/sets. Artificially created smokes, fogs and lighting effect performing arts bulletin PDF
When choosing a filming or recording location, the producer must determine whether there are health risks for the members of the production crew and make the necessary corrections when the air quality does not meet the standards in WorkSafeBC OHS Regulation Part 4.7 Indoor Air Quality and Part 5 Chemical and Biological Agents. Artificially Created […]
These guidelines are recommendations to either eliminate or reduce worker exposure to inhalation hazards created by chemicals generated when using artificial smoke or fog (theatrical haze, fogs, mists, etc.). Artificial smoke or fog is commonly generated using a fog or haze machine, which releases a chemical solution as an airborne aerosol to create various effects […]
Guidelines for essential, personnel or equipment to film or be filmed on the exterior of, entering, or exiting an airplane or aircraft in flight. Fixed Wing Aircraft Addendum A External Loads Motion Picture Bulletin PDF
Fixed wing aircraft (i.e., aircraft, gliders, ultralights) flying may be adversely affected by changing natural conditions such as wind, temperature and time of day. Man-made conditions such as weight, externally mounted equipment and the discharge of pyrotechnics and/or smoke can also affect the pilot’s ability to fly safely. Special precautions should be taken to ensure […]
The following recommendations and guidelines are to aid in the promotion of safety with respect to parachuting and skydiving lm sequences. Adjustments may have to be made in any given case as circumstances warrant for the safety of the persons involved in the parachuting or skydiving activity or on the set or location. Parachuting and […]
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