OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry Curriculum is Here!

We are happy to announce our OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum is now available to local unions throughout the IATSE! Over 200 OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry classes have been taught in the seven years since we introduced this original curriculum. While that provided entertainment industry specific safety training to thousands of IATSE workers, the need for a customized OSHA 30 has continued to grow. The OSHA 30-Hour General Industry training will help IATSE supervisors, department heads, keys, and workers with safety responsibility become more knowledgeable about workplace hazards and their rights.

What’s the difference between OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 classes?

The 10-hour training program is primarily intended for entry level workers. The 30-hour training program is intended to provide workers with some safety responsibility a greater depth and variety of training. All outreach training is intended to cover an overview of the hazards a worker may encounter on a job site. Training emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention, not OSHA standards.

The OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum consists of the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry material with additions to meet the OSHA 30 mandated curriculum. It is designed to teach workers about their rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint as well as how to recognize, abate, and prevent job-related hazards. Supervisors, department heads, and keys are not required to take both a 10-hour and a 30-hour course.

The modules use examples from the entertainment and exhibition industries and are structured for use by local union OSHA Authorized General Industry Trainers. Topics include:

  • Introduction to OSHA

  • General Duty Clause

  • Multi-Employer Worksites

  • Professional Behavior

  • Early Adopter Video

  • Walking and Working Surfaces

  • Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Protection

  • Emergency Action Plans and Disaster Plans

  • Emergency Preparedness

  • Emergency Action and Fire Prevention

  • Preparing for Weather Emergencies

  • Electrical Safety for the Entertainment Industry

  • Personal Protective Equipment

  • Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal

  • Entertainment Rigging

  • Hazard Communication/Globally Harmonized System

  • Compressed Gases

  • Lockout/Tagout

  • Machine Guarding

  • Welding, Cutting, and Brazing

  • Introduction to Industrial Hygiene

  • Bloodborne Pathogens

  • Ergonomics

  • Fall Protection

  • Working in Hot Conditions

  • Mental Health Awareness

  • Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

  • Hand and Portable Powered Tools Safety

  • Back Safety

  • Ladder Safety

  • Job Hazard Analysis

  • Hearing Conservation

  • PPE: Head Protection

  • Scaffolds in the Entertainment Industry

  • Situational Awareness

Locals licensed to use the OSHA 30-Hour General Industry with Focus on the Entertainment Industry curriculum will be provided an Instructor Guide, PowerPoint Presentations, and Workbooks free of charge.

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