Local 127's Safety First! Training Tuesdays
IATSE Local 127 from Dallas, TX is hosting weekly TTF Safety First! trainings on Zoom. BA Gregg Pearlman appreciates how well-planned the course curriculum is and that it’s set up with a good flow and in the right order.
Recommended Sanitation Practices for Make-up and Hair
This new TTF Safety First! Online Course helps artists and stylists learn how to implement sanitation best practices into their daily process to ensure the health and safety of themselves and the performers they work with.
What’s the Difference Between Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing?
Cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing are three terms that have become commonplace in our new COVID-19 vocabulary. The IATSE Education Department and ICAP created a handout for IATSE workers and locals who want to understand the difference between these terms.
IATSE COVID Resources: Planning a Safe Show
The IATSE and AVIXA held a webinar on August 11th suggesting guidelines to improve safety in entertainment and exhibition venues and workplaces. If you couldn't attend Planning a Safe Show? This is What You Need to Know, here are the resources.
Find the Online Training That's Right for You
We believe online training can be a great way for IATSE workers to easily access programs remotely with the flexibility to meet their busy schedules. We hope this guide will help you apply for the online trainings that are right for you.
Free Online Courses from the TTF
We are focusing on expanding our online and distance learning options to make sure training needs are still met and in the safest possible way. Here are some updates on our online training opportunities.
Local 140 Teaches Their First Safety First! Group Courses
IATSE Local 140 taught their first TTF Safety First! Instructor Led Trainings this month through Zoom. They took the Basic Entertainment Safety and COVID-19: Recommended Guidelines courses and adapted them to distance learning.
Safe + Sound Week: August 10-16, 2020
From August 10-16, Safe + Sound Week recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe.
Local 695's Networking Crash Course Helps Film & TV Productions Safely Distance
Film and television productions are experiencing an unexpected need for remote networking because of COVID-19 distancing recommendations. To meet demand, Local 695’s James Hunt quickly developed a one-day Networking Crash Course that enables Local 695 workers to work remotely.
COVID-19: Recommended Guidelines for Preventing Exposure in the Workplace
This new TTF Safety First! Online Course provides workers with information and recommended practices to minimize the spread of COVID-19 upon returning to the workplace. This course also discusses potential administrative controls to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread in the work environment.
How Local 8 is Handling Training Challenges During Coronavirus
Back in March, IATSE Local 8 decided to move their spring and summer in-person classes online due to COVID-19 safer at home restrictions around gatherings. Under the direction of Michael Barnes and with the collective effort of the Local 8 Education Committee, they have developed an extraordinary web-based training community.
New Resource: Computer Essentials Curriculum
This new curriculum developed by the IATSE Education and Training Department provides local unions a comprehensive, user-friendly training that covers the basic knowledge required for an individual to use their personal computer.
Five Join Growing Roster of Local OSHA Outreach Trainers
Five new trainers join a growing roster of 50 OSHA Trainers in 41 local unions actively teaching OSHA 10/GES classes throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
All 40 TTF Safety First! Hazard ID Mini-Courses Are Live
40 Hazard ID mini-courses are available in your TTF Safety First! account. New mini-courses include Truck & Lift-gate Hazards; Waste; Wild Animal Safety; Wildfire & Smoke Hazards; and Workplace Lighting.
InfoComm 2020 Connected Officially Opens Registration
Registration is officially open for InfoComm 2020 Connected, which takes place June 16‑18.
Prep for the CTS Exams Now
CTS Prep Online is one of the many free courses you can access with a Premium Membership available through the IATSE TTF/AVIXA partnership.
Safety and Health Week: May 3-9, 2020
The goal of Safety and Health Week is to focus on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home, and in the community.
30 TTF Safety First! Hazard ID Mini-Courses Now Available
We’ve added five more mini-courses to the TTF Safety First! Hazard Identification and Safety in the Work Environment course: Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac; Power Lines and Electrical High Lines; Public Roads; Rattlesnakes; Rodents/Vermin.
Five New TTF Safety First! Hazard ID Mini-Courses
Five new mini-courses have been added to the TTF Safety First! Hazard Identification and Safety in the Work Environment course: Mold, Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Standing Water, Mudslides, Neighboring Industry, and Pigeon Poop.