Theatre Arts 20, 30
THEA4A
Module 4A: Safety in the Theatre – Rights and Responsibilities (Core)
Note: Teachers should determine student familiarity with safety in the theatre. This will help determine if they require a review of concepts or more in-depth learning.
Outcome
Examine and apply
basic safety standards
in theatre arts work
and performance
spaces.
Indicators
| (a) | Discuss employers’ and employees’ rights and responsibilities pertaining to workplace hazards and how they can work together to prevent workplace hazards in the theatre. |
| (b) | Identify risks, potential safety hazards and procedures used to ensure safety in theatre environments. |
| (c) | Describe basic safety procedures used in performance spaces and theatre environments for a variety of tasks such as working with rigging or lighting and working in darkness or at heights. |
| (d) | Examine how safety standards are specific to each area of technical theatre (e.g., electrics, set construction, chemicals, overhead rigging, paints and glues, pyrotechnics, power tools, stage machinery). |
| (e) | Research Occupational Health and Safety regulations that apply to school, community and professional theatre facilities as they pertain to the use of items/features such as steps, risers, ladders, handrails on risers, rigging and traps in stage floor). |
| (f) | Discuss the purpose, scope and application of Safety Data Sheets in the theatre environment. |
| (g) | Research various safety codes (e.g., Canadian Electrical Code) and guidelines used in theatre including their purposes and related procedures. |
| (h) | Investigate safety protocols and guidelines from theatre spaces similar to the school or community playing space. |
| (i) | Co-construct a list of safety rules for general stage use (e.g., wearing close- toed shoes, no drinks on stage, procedures for using machines and stage devices). |
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