Office or Environmental Health and Safety

Theater and Art Safety

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• Theater Safety
• Graphic Art Safety
• Connecticut College Theater Services Hazard Communication Handbook
• Tools and Links:
  • Pollution Prevention in the Arts (A BMP from the EPA and Rhode Island School of Design)
  • Studio Safety (From Gamblin Artists Company.)
  • The Healthy, Safe Studio (A Technical Leaflet from Daniel Smith Co.)
  • Health & Safety in the Arts (A Web Page from the City of Tucson, Arizona.)
  • Stage and Theater Safety (From New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal.)
  • Safety Guide for Art Studios (From United Educators, Risk Management Library.)
    • Hazard Exposures (A table listing hazardous materials and conditions found in art studios.)
• Online Training Presentations:
  • Creating Art Safely - A Six Step Process (Streaming video)
    • Written Narration for "Creating Art Safely" video (PDF format)
  • Play it Safe - Introduction to Theatre Safety (Sreaming video. Requires registration and a password. Contact the Theater Services Technical Director at ext. 2609.)