How Hollywood's Biggest Studios Stay Safe

How Hollywood's Biggest Studios Stay Safe | Risk & Insurance Hollywood's biggest production studios tend to also be their safest--in part because it's easier for OSHA to get them, and in part because of shocking accidents in the past.

Here's an interesting sampling of some of the major studio's safety policies for production companies.

--Sony Pictures, a list of their studio terms and conditions and regulations

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--Walt Disney, a short description of their policy

--Warner Bros., a very interesting homepage for the Injury & Illness Prevention Program of the studios' Department of Safety & Environmental Affairs

Also, check out the safety info and programs put out by the Contract Services Administration Trust Fund, a nonprofit organization that administers a variety of programs for the benefit of the motion picture and television industry.

One of their offerings is a Studio Safety Hotline list that has the emergency contact for five pages' worth of Hollywood studios.

November 1, 2008

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