WINTER 2016

IATSE Local 891 and Actsafe Safety Association announced in October that a requirement for membership of the union will be completion of the Actsafe Motion Picture Safety Awareness Workshop .

This agreement represents a significant increase in the availability of specific safety awareness education for the rapidly growing BC motion picture and television workforce .

At a time when so many new workers are entering the industry , safety is at the forefront of everyone ’ s mind . This initiative will support workers and employers in creating safe and healthy workplaces with a world class pool of talented and safe crews !

- Geoff Teoli , Executive Director , Actsafe .

You ’ re invited to the inaugural Actsafe Event Safety Conference , February 20th & 21st 2017

We hope to encourage important connections between everyone who is involved in , and provides support to , the live event industry .

We ’ re excited to announce that Rick Antonson will be our speaker as we kick off our conference with a welcome gala and keynote address on February 20th .

Keynote Speaker

Rick Antonson

Author , Former CEO Tourism Vancouver

The next day will see a full schedule of workshops , demos , panel discussions and roundtable talks featuring :

Medical planning for festivals Supervisor safety training Firearm use in live theatre Site setup for live events Tradeshow

Don ’ t miss your opportunity to connect . For more information and to reserve your space :

http :// www . actsafeconference . ca

T 604.733.4682 / 1.888.229.1455

www . actsafe . ca

Early Bird Full Conference Pass $ 150 ( Early Bird Passes available until December 11th )

Full Conference Pass $ 200 ( Available from December 12th )