Space Related Health and Safety

Chemical Dependency Services help entertainment professionals, their families, and industry employers identify and respond to drug and alcohol addiction problems. Individuals enter the recovery process, achieve and maintain sobriety and, most significantly, take control of their lives. By staying involved through the recovery process, Fund social workers help individuals through the transitions of treatment and are there to provide ongoing support. Services available in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.

Through the Musicians Assistance Program (MAP), an Actors' Fund social worker is situated in the offices of the American Federation of Musicians Local 802 in New York City. The MAP program provides help with a broad range of concerns including health, mental health, chemical dependency, housing, family and child care services. In addition this program offers a broad range of referrals and workshops tailored to the interests and needs of members of the music industry.

The Actors' Fund's Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative (PNWHI) addresses health issues which impact women in the entertainment industry and highlights The Fund's health-related services for women. The concept for the new program was the inspiration of actor/director and Fund Trustee, Phyllis Newman, a breast cancer survivor, who provides leadership, energy and guidance. This program is supported in part by the annual NOTHING LIKE A DAME event.

Health care information on a variety of topics including clinical practices, preventive services, and detailed descriptions of health services research projects.

This classic art reference shows artists how to handle materials safely while practicing their craft. Dozens of at-a-glance tables and charts present vital information about art materials, ingredients, technical hazards, proper protective equipment, and safe work practices simply and accurately. This brand-new third edition is now completely revised and expanded to detail lifesaving new safety and ventilation equipment, present urgent new discoveries on toxins and pollutants found in arts and crafts materials, and explain the controversies surrounding new government regulations.

Thoroughly updated and expanded, this classic handbook teaches emerging artists all the strategies they need to know for selling artwork on their own or through dealers. The book's new sections target today's vital issues: creating a web site; obtaining copyright/trademark protection on the Internet; coping with censorship of controversial art; and dealing with the new realities of funding sources. Additional chapters tell how to find galleries, arrange exhibitions, apply for grants, land survival jobs doing custom decorative art or teaching, and other relevant topics. Out of print.

Definitely a necessity for anyone involved in professional or amateur entertainment, this handbook is the only resource to offer all vital information about health and safety issues affecting the performing arts. Covered are topics relevant to every type of performance venue: stage, film, television, theme parks, circuses, parades, fireworks displays, and beyond. The author outlines safeguards against hazardous materials such a theatrical paints, certain makeup, pigments, and solvents, and recommends protective measures for woodworking, welding, using fog and other special effects. Safety checklists, agencies to contact for help, and other important tips are included.

This indispensable guide covers all the risks faced by photographers, lab personnel, and others involved with photographic chemicals and discusses how to ensure their health and safety. Coverage includes setting up a safe workplace, a review of which chemicals are harmful in various types of photographic processes, health issues in conservation and restoration, and right-to-know laws.

The mission of the American Lung Association of New York is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. A variety of online resources and publications available at the site on quitting smoking, air quality, asthma, and allergies.

A quarterly research-oriented journal. A forum for authoritative articles of current music therapy research and theory, including book reviews and guest editorials. An index appears in issue four of each volume

Emerging and growing performance companies, technical theater personnel, students of theater design, and architects will find successful techniques for renovation, restoration, and improvement in this essential guide. Checklists, sample contracts, architectural drawings, contact resources, and examples of successful projects illustrate how to achieve your goals. Available on Amazon.

Provides information and health tips about using arts and crafts materials.

A&U is an unusual hybrid publication whose readership reflects a cross section of society: leading intellectuals, business and civic leaders, artists, AIDS educators, AIDS activists, doctors, pharmacists, and others who are well-informed about the disease.

Artists work with almost every material under the sun, sometimes using traditional techniques, often experimenting in ways never before imagined. The dangers are real and can be deadly. Ready to protect yourself and the environment? Check out these selected health and safety resources. Because many toxins don't show immediate symptoms but boost the risk of cancer or cause other damage over time, it's important to learn about art hazards early on and make safety part of your lifelong technique. It's never to early or too late to start making art safely.

On-line listing of opportunities for artists.