Individual Courses
Motion Picture Television Workers Online Safety
Everybody deserves to feel safe and secure at work. When IATSE workers know the basics of workplace health and safety, we can help to prevent accidents, injuries, and illnesses on the job. These online trainings include the “A” – General Safety Training, “A2” – Environmental Safety, and “HP1” – Harassment Prevention 1 or “HP2” – Harassment Prevention 2 Safety Pass online courses developed by Contract Services. These courses are only available to those performing work under the IATSE Area Standards Agreement. If you do not work under the IATSE Area Standards Agreement, click here.
Online Safety Training for MPTV Workers Covered Under the Area Standards Agreement
“A” – General Safety Training/Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
This course explains safety orientation, employee/employer rights and responsibilities, hazard communications, use of personal protection equipment, proper lifting techniques, emergency action procedures, and general production safety procedures. The course takes an average of one hour to complete. You do not have to complete the course all at once. This course is also available in Spanish (Español).
“A2” – Environmental Safety
This course covers a wide range of subjects, including studio lot and location safety, heat illness, severe weather, disaster/emergency response, environmental awareness, transportation of dangerous goods, electrical safety, and workplace cleanliness. The course takes an average of three hours to complete. You do not have to complete the course all at once. This course is also available in Spanish (Español).
“HP1” – Harassment Prevention 1
This course will assist individuals to identify behaviors that create or contribute to unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. It also offers information on how to respond to incidents of harassment in the workplace. The course takes an average of one hour to complete. You do not have to complete the course all at once.
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“HP2” – Harassment Prevention 2
This course will assist individuals in identifying behaviors that create or contribute to unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. It also offers information on how to assist in preventing and responding to incidents of harassment in the workplace. Individuals who have completed “HP2” – Harassment Prevention 2 will receive credit for “HP1” – Harassment Prevention 1. The course takes an average of two hours to complete. You do not have to complete the course all at once.
HP2 is for department heads, keys, and those with supervisory responsibilities. Participants are only authorized to take one HP course. Do not take both HP courses. You may be billed if you take both HP courses without authorization from the TTF.
Eligibility and Enrollment
These online courses are only available to those performing work under the IATSE Area Standards Agreement. Email your completed application to safety@iatsetrainingtrust.org and allow up to two weeks for processing. Once we verify your eligibility, you will receive an email from Safety Pass with a PIN and instructions on creating your online Safety Pass account. Use this PIN to create your Safety Pass account and enroll in the online safety courses.