AMPTP Bulletins
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- GSCP - General Code of Safe Practices for Production
1 - Recommendations for Safety with Firearms And Use of Blank Ammunition
2 - Recommendations for Safety with Firearms And Use of "Blank 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 - 23A - Addendum "A" - Power Line Distance Requirements
23B - Addendum "B" - Basic Electric Safety Precautions for Motion Picture and Television Off Studio Lot Location Productions
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 - Safety Guidelines for Multiple Dressing Room Units
10 - Guidelines Regarding the Use of Artificially Created Smokes, Fogs and Lighting Effects
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 Exotic Venomous Reptiles
13 - Gasoline Operated 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 - Guidelines for the Use of Open Flames on Motion Picture Sets
20 - Guidelines for Use of Motorcycles
21 - Guidelines for Appropriate Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment
22 - Guidelines for the Use of Elevating Work Platforms (Scissor Lifts) and Aerial Extensible Boom Platforms
22A -Addendum "A" - Power Line Distance Requirements
- 23 - Guidelines for Working with Portable Power Distribution Systems and Other Electrical Equipment
- 23C - Addendum "C" – Working With 480 Volt Systems
23D - Addendum "D" – Common Motion-Picture and 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 - Recommendations for Safety with Edged and Piercing Props
31 - Safety Awareness When Working Around Indigenous "Critters"
32 - Food Handling Guidelines for Production
32A - Addendum "A" - Los Angeles County Health Advisory
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)
36A - Addendum "A" - Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Exemption Summary
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 - Safety Guidelines for Non-Camera Utility Vehicles
All-Terrain Vehicle(ATV) Safety at Work (Not AMPTP - Dept. of Health and Human Services)
41 - Recommended Guidelines for Safely Working On and Around Gimbals
42 - Guidelines for Alternative Driving Systems
Procedural Guidelines
- Special Procedures For Minors Performing Physical Activities
California Child Labor Laws - 2013 (Not AMPTP - State of California)
BLUE BOOK - The Employment of Minors in the Entertainment Industry (Not AMPTP - State of California)
Informational Fact Sheets
- Safety & Health Awareness Sheet - Extended or Successive Takes
Safety & Health Awareness Sheet - Guidelines for Handling Freshly Painted or Printed Backdrops and Other Graphic Arts
Safety & Health Awareness Sheet - Photographic Dust Effects
Safety & Health Awareness Sheet - Guidelines for Reducing the Spread of Influenza-Like Illness