CINCINNATI, OH – USITT, the IATSE Craft Advancement Program committee and the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund are collaborating to present an OSHA 10/General Entertainment Safety training prior to the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center in March.
More details from USITT (www.usitt.org):
The 10-hour class will be held over two days, from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 16, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center. USITT’s 2015 Annual Conference & Stage Expo runs from Wednesday, March 18 through Saturday, March 21 at the Duke Center.
The training covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as general industry safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA general industry standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide.
The OSHA 10/General Entertainment Safety course was customized for the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund and uses examples from the Entertainment Industry.
The course will be led by the same nationally and internationally recognized trainers that developed the customized training and conduct it for the Training Trust Fund. Joe Aldridge, Alan Rowe, Kent Jorgensen, and Eddie Raymond of the IATSE Craft Advancement program will bring their cumulative experience and knowledge to present this training that will be entertaining as well as informative.
This course is offered at a greatly reduced rate. Members of USITT and members of IATSE can register for only $50. For non-members, the cost is $75.
Space is limited. USITT members and non-members can register online at www.usittshow.org. IATSE members should contact USITT at 800-938-7488 to register at the reduced rate.
USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, is the national non-profit serving the performing arts and live entertainment design and technology industry. USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo is its signature event for the backstage community. For more info, visit www.usitt.org.
IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, is the labor union representing more than 120,000 backstage employees in the U.S. and Canada. For information, visit www.iatse.net.
The IATSE Entertainment & Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund is a Taft-Hartley and ERISA training fund and non-profit organization. It was created to facilitate and sponsor safety and skills development training programs and courses for IATSE members and those working in crafts represented by the IATSE. For more info, see www.iatsetrainingtrust.org.
