Who is SHAPE?

SHAPE is dedicated to the promotion of workplace health and safety in the motion picture and performing arts industries in British Columbia, Canada.

Our mandate includes providing free health & safety information, education, and subsidized training for the performing arts and motion picture industries in our Province. When the industry perceives a need, SHAPE responds.

Below is a list of resources that we feel are the most useful to members of Commercial Producers Association of Western Canada (CPAWC).

Please contact us if you have questions about any of these resources or would like free advice on any health & safety related topics.

Marty Clausen, our Health and Safety Consultant, is available to help guide productions through health and safety issues, provide fit testing and deliver SHAPE's resources.

Marty can be reached directly at 604.765.0791

First Aid Assessment Form
A First Aid Assesment Form must be completed before production has begun to ensure adequate first aid is available on site.

Who does the assessment?

•Construction Coordinator for shop areas and set construction (carpenter shops ‘M’ hazard).
•Location Manager provides information such as travel time and location to nearest hospital and any possible hazards at each location.
•Stunt Coordinator must assess possible hazards and injuries in regards to stunts. Limit the number of workers to just those required being present or participating in the stunt.
•SPFX Coordinator must assess possible hazards and injuries in regards to spfx. Limit the number of workers to just those required to be present or affected by the spfx.
•Production Coordinator completes production office needs assessment; gathers the information from all the others, and establishes the requirements for 1st Aid, presents it to PM. NOTE: if production office is a separate location and involves only office work, hazard classification is ‘L’.
•1st A.D. gives an orientation safety talk (emergency procedures) at each new location, and posts written First Aid Procedures at each location.
•Production Manager reviews the assessments for approval.

A copy of the assessment for each location should be kept at the production office to be
made available if required.

Click here for a PDF version of the First Aid Assessment form.

New and Young Worker Orientation
All employers must ensure that a young or new worker is given health and safety orientation and training specific to his/her workplace before the young or new worker begins work.

Click here for a PDF version of the New and Young Worker Orientation Infosheet and Form.

Notice of Project
If you are embarking on a project for which Construction cost and Wages total more than $100,000 the NOP form is required to be filled out and sent to WorkSafeBC.

Click here for a PDF version of the Notice of Project form.

Joint Heath and Safety Committee or at Least a Safety Rep
An employer must establish and maintain a joint health and safety committee:

(a) in each workplace where 20 or more workers of the employer are regularly employed, and

(b) in any other workplace for which a joint committee is required by order.

Note that worker health and safety representatives are required in any workplace that regularly employs more than 9 but fewer than 20 workers (full and part time). Worker health and safety representatives have the same duties and functions as a Joint Health and Safety Committee.

Part 3 Division 4 - Joint Committees and Worker Representatives

Click here for a PDF version of the Joint Health & SAfety Committee Workbook.

SHAPE Safety Bulletins
These guidelines, which are developed with reference to applicable Provincial regulations and legislation, cover industry standard practices for a wide variety of common safety issues.

Click here for our SHAPE Safety Bulletins page.

Courses
SHAPE Courses are available to those who are either presently working or seeking to work in the film or performing arts industries. All course certifications are WorkSafeBC recognized. The cost of these courses is subsidized by SHAPE.

Industry related courses include:

•Aerial Platform
•Aerial Platform over 80 ft.
•Counterbalanced Forklift
•Firearm Safety Level One
•Occupational First Aid Level One
•Rough Terrain Forklift
•Film and Televison Safety Awareness
•Film and Television Supervisor Safety
•Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
•WHMIS

For full course listings and dates, visit our Courses page.

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