Assistant Directors
The links below contain the written Production Safety Program (PSG) as well as support documents.
To download and print the full program (A - D): Production Safety Guidebook - Complete (PDF).
Production Safety Guidebook
Part A - Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
Part B - Forms & Checklists
- Production Safety Program Orientation Introduction
- Production Safety Guidelines Acknowledgement of Receipt
- Fall Protection Hazard Assessment Checklist
- Firearms Hazard Assessment Checklist
- Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention
- Production Activity Notification Checklist
- Production Safety Meeting Training Roster
- Rooftop Checklist (PDF) (online form)
Part C - Safety Programs
- Fall Protection Production Safety Guidelines
- Fall Rescue Guidelines
- Hazard Communication Program
- Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention
- Wildfire Smoke Prevention Program
- COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
Part D - Safety & Environmental Standards / Guidelines
- Aerial Info (sUAS - small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
- Aerial Lifts Supplemental Manuals
- Animal Use In Production / Animals in the Workplace
- Bicycle, Golf Cart & Personalized Transportation Guidelines (English)
- Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
- Codes of Safe Practice
- Dive Operations (Scuba)
- Document Retention Policy
- Inspections by Regulatory Agencies
- Liftgate Safety
- OSHA 300 Recordkeeping
- Preventing Heat Illness for Background / Extras
- Preventing Outdoor Heat Illness - Information for Dept. Heads / Supervisors
- Production Safety Program Orientation Introduction
- Production Safety Guidelines Acknowledgement of Receipt
- Prop Firearms Production Guidelines
- Water Quality & Safety
- Weather Monitoring
- Working with Minors
Contract Services Safety Bulletins
- 1 - Recommendations for Safety with Firearms And Use of "Blank Ammunition"
- 2 - Special Use of "Live Ammunition"
- 3 - Guidelines Regarding the Use of Helicopters in Motion Picture Productions
- 3A - Addendum "A" External Loads – Helicopter
- 4 - Stunts
- 5 - Safety Awareness
- 6 - Animal Handling Rules for the Motion Picture Industry
- 7 - Recommendations For Diving Operations
- 8 - Guidelines for Traditional Camera Cars
- 8A - Addendum "A" - Process Trailer/Towed Vehicle
- 8B - Addendum "B" - Camera Boom Vehicles
- 8C - Addendum "C" — Power Line Distance Requirements
- 9 - Recommended Guidelines for Working In and Around Base Camps
- 9A - Addendum "A" - Base Camp Inspection Checklist
- 10 - Guidelines Regarding the Use of Artificially Created Atmospheric Fog & Haze
- 10A - Addendum "A" — Atmospheric Fog & Haze - Technical Awareness Sheet
- 11 - Guidelines Regarding the Use of Fixed-Wing Aircraft in Motion Picture Productions
- 11A - Addendum "A" - External Load Guidelines
- 12 - Guidelines for the Use of Venomous Reptiles
- 13 - Recommended Guidelines When Using Combustible & Flammable Fuels and Associated Equipment
- 14 - Parachuting and Skydiving
- 15 - Guidelines for Boating/Watercraft Safety for Film Crews
- 16 - Recommended Guidelines for Safety with Pyrotechnic Special Effects
- 17 - Water Hazards
- 18 - Guidelines for Safe Use of Stunt Air Bags, Boxes or Other Freefall Catch Systems
- 19 - Recommended Guidelines for the Use of Open Flame on Production
- 20 - Guidelines for Use of Motorcycles
- 21 - Guidelines for Appropriate Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment
- 22 - Guidelines for the Use of Scissor Lifts (Elevating Work Platforms) and Aerial Boom Lifts (Extensible Boom Platforms)
- 22A - Addendum "A" - Power Line Distance Requirements
- 23 - Guidelines for Working with Portable Power Distribution Systems and Other Electrical Equipment
- 23A - Addendum "A" - Power Line Distance Requirements
- 23B - Addendum "B" - Basic Electrical Safety Precautions for Motion Picture and Television Off Studio Lot Location Productions
- 23C - Addendum "C" – Working With 480 Volt Systems
- 23D - Addendum "D" – Common Motion-Picture/Television Tasks and Associated Personal Protective Equipment
- 23E - Addendum "E" – Guidelines for Meeting National Electrical Code (NEC) Grounding Requirements for Portable Generators Supplying Portable Equipment in the Motion Picture and Television Industry
- 24 - California OSHA Safety Requirements for Handling of Blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials
- 25 - Camera Cranes
- 25A - Addendum "A" - Power Line Distance Requirements
- 26 - Preparing Urban Exterior Locations for Filming
- 27 - Poisonous Plants
- 28 - Guidelines for Railroad Safety
- 29 - Guidelines for Safe Use of Hot Air Balloons
- 29A - Addendum "A" - External Load Guidelines for Safe Use of Hot Air Balloons
- 30 - Recommended Guidelines for Safely Working with Edged, Piercing, and Projectile Props
- 31 - Safety Awareness When Working Around Indigenous Wildlife
- 32 - Food Handling Guidelines for Production
- 32A - Addendum "A" - Los Angeles County Approved Film Production Food Services
- 33 - Special Safety Considerations when Employing Infant Actors (15 days to Six Months Old)
- 34 - Guidelines for Working in Extreme Cold Temperature Conditions
- 34A - Addendum "A" Wind Chill Chart
- 35 - Safety Considerations for the Prevention of Heat Illness
- 36 - Recommended Guidelines for Safely Working Around Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
- 37 - Vehicle Restraint Systems - Seat Belts & Harnesses
- 38 - Guidelines for Inclement or Severe Weather
- 39 - Safety Guidelines for Using Foam(ed) Plastics in Set and Prop Construction
- 40 - Guidelines for Non-Camera Utility Vehicles
- 41 - Recommended Guidelines for Safely Working On and Around Gimbals
- 42 - Guidelines for Alternative Driving Systems
- 43 - Recommended Guidelines for Free Driving
- 44 - Guidelines for Working Safely with Radiofrequency (RF) Transmitters
- 45 - Guidelines For Long or Successive Takes