Safety FOR ALL CAST AND CREW MEMBERS actively involved in the film production is the number one priority for the aerial cinematographer, aerial coordinator and the aerial filming unit. Working around aircraft can prove to be hazardous if sufficient care is not taken to ensure personal safety. Those individuals who make their primary living in aerial cinematography know all too well the dangers involved and strive to maintain a safe working environment in the air and on the ground for themselves and their colleagues.

To that end, provided are the following safety bulletins most relevant to aerial cinematography. These recommendations and guidelines, researched, written and distributed by the Industry Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee here in the United States, are excerpted from a larger compilation concerning all areas of safety for motion picture production.

A complete set may be obtained online from:

INDUSTRY WIDE LABOR-MANAGEMENT SAFETY COMMITTEE
CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND
15503 VENTURA BLVD.
ENCINO, CA 91436-3140
818-995-0900

Although every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, the bulletins included here should only be considered for informational purposes only. Obtain the most current versions for production use from Contract Services listed above. Dates of revision listed on each bulletin notate the last update of that particular bulletin and not the posting date to this Web site.

SAFETY BULLETIN #5 - SAFETY AWARENESS
SAFETY BULLETIN #3 - HELICOPTERS
SAFETY BULLETIN #3A - HELICOPTERS ADDENDUM
SAFETY BULLETIN #11 - FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
SAFETY BULLETIN #11A - FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT ADDENDUM
SAFETY BULLETIN #14 - PARACHUTING
SAFETY BULLETIN #29 - HOT AIR BALLOONS
SAFETY BULLETIN #29A - HOT AIR BALLOONS ADDENDUM
SAFETY BULLETIN #36 - REMOTE-CONTROLLED CAMERA HELICOPTERS