Arts/Crafts/Theater

If your work at SRJC involves:

• Visual or Performing Arts
• Crafts
• Gallery or Museum work
• Photography or
• the Shops supporting these activities at SRJC

A variety of occupational health and safety issues may apply to you.

Depending on the materials, equipment, and activities involved, you may need specific safety training to understand and protect yourself, your co-workers, and the environment from hazards typically found in arts and crafts studios, shops, and theaters. The Arts & Crafts page of the Safety Training Mandate will guide you to EH&S training resources for the kind of work you do.

Health and Safety Responsibilities

SRJC faculty, staff, students, and visitors have a right to a safe, healthy work environment. Campus activities must be performed safely, as described in the campus Injury & Illness Prevention Program. All SRJC faculty, staff, students, guests and volunteers must follow safety guidelines. SRJC personnel must also understand their responsibilities under Injury & Illness Prevention plan.

Hazardous Materials

If your shop or studio uses hazardous materials or generates hazardous waste, you are required to implement a Hazardous Materials Management Plan.

What do you need to know to work safely?

• Reporting Emergencies at SRJC
• First Aid & Emergency Procedures
• If you are a Supervisor
• Battery Recycling
• EH&S Video Lending Library
• Electrical Safety
• Fire Safety
• Injury & Illness Prevention Program
• MSDS Information
• Safety Training Directory

Other Resources

ACTS (Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety) - Provides access to safety information for the visual and performing arts. Data sheets on specific topics are available for a nominal fee.
Copies of ACTS are sent monthly to Art and Theater Arts departments. Extra copies are available at the EH&S department.

Arts Wire Subscription Access to Center for Safety in the Arts (CSA) Services - The now defunct Center for Safety in the Arts sponsored ArtSafety, a read-only conference containing 70 CSA data sheets and other information about hazards in the arts. These materials are still accessible through Arts Wire's subscription service. Contact Anne Focke, Arts Wire Director, by phone at 206-343-0769 or by e-mail at afocke@tmn.com to subscribe to the service.

Stagespecs Theatre Links - From Stagespecs On-line, a listing of on-line theater safety information, including suppliers and manufacturers of safety equipment, supplies, and consulting.

Internet Resources for Art Hazards - From the University of South Australia Library

If you have surplus, usable chemicals, call us at 521-7841. We may be able to recycle them for you.

Questions about art hazards at SRJC? E-mail EH&S at ehsweb@santarosa.edu or call 527-4803.