[SML] OSHA 10/30 Safety & Health for the Entertainment Industry

[Ford Sellers]

What Joe said,
There is a great conversation about this (started by Herrick) on FB.  June Abernathy and Kristi Ross-Clausen have been the main contributors to the different sides of the "argument", with more input from others on Kristi's perspective.  It is a very good read, and some of the points are extremely well thought out.  Please head over there to fully understand both "sides".

My takeaways (my perspective only):

Basically, June's perspective is that anyone who does a touring show that lasts over 14 days, and will be directing local crew (basically the entire crew that travels with any show) is now being forced to get a 30 hour cert that has almost nothing to do our industry directly.  This appears to have happened at the behest of IA Local 720, who wanted to make it more difficult for unskilled staffing agencies to fill stagehand positions (as noted by others in the conversation).  June's point is that this is onerous, and doesn't really have a demonstrable positive effect on safety in our industry. Yes, generic safety improvements, but this is now enshrined in law, and based on a hunch.

Kristi and others have replied that it really isn't that onerous.
They haven't really directly addressed June's other points, but have raised various other interesting related topics.

It is a fascinating conversation... 


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Subject: [SML] OSHA 10/30 Safety & Health for the Entertainment Industry

Ford Sellers,

What do you know about this??
Does it apply to every worker in Nevada or just residents?
Does it apply to all existing workers or only new hires starting 01/01/18??

Sounds at first like a laudable goal but that could add up to a massive cost in time and dollars for the Vegas Stri venues and any movie companies located in Nevada.

Any thoughts or words of wisdom?

-- 

Michael Powers
USMC '65-'69
ETCP Certified Rigger #820 Theatre (Ret'd)

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