COVID-19 Reopening Plan From Studios, Unions & Producers Submitted to NY & CA Governors

AJ Young · June 1, 2020

https://deadline.com/2020/06/hollywood-reopening-white-paper-unions-studios-producers-read-it-here-1202948491/

Per Deadline:

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[A] 22-page “Proposed Health and Safety Guidelines for Motion Picture, Television, and Streaming Productions During the COVID-19 Pandemic” document was sent to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.

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Along with procedures of cleaning, protection and prevention that other industries have already began implementing as America reopens in phases and surges from the COVID-19 crisis, the recommendations also want a whole new entity created for productions to ensure that safety is never compromised, at least in theory.

“An autonomous COVID-19 Compliance Officer(s) with specialized training and responsibility and authority for COVID-19 safety compliance and enforcement will be in the workplace to address issues as they arise,” the document states. “COVID-19 safety plan oversight and enforcement shall be the principal responsibilities of the COVID-19 Compliance Officer(s), provided they may be assigned additional responsibilities related to workplace safety.”

The full report from The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) can be found here: https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/iwlmsc-task-force-white-paper-6-1-20.pdf

This report was put together by AMPTP and the major industry unions including SAG, IATSE, and the DGA.