Gwen Lynn, MSci’s Post

Seven days a week... 🎭 Do you think on and off Broadway productions should have dedicated safety professionals onsite? Please comment below YES or No. After surveying several Broadway show production houses and discovering the absence of a dedicated qualified safety professional onsite, I took action. Handing out business cards and introducing myself was just the beginning. While this survey may not have met statistical validity within risk management, it did emphasize a crucial point. When asked if there is a dedicated safety professional onsite at the theatre I got "it depends" and "we all do safety".. thank you. My hypothesis confirmed. Conversations with friends in the Broadway community further fueled my resolve. From actors to writers and tradespeople, the call for action became clear. Whether or not a call comes from this initiative, the effort highlighted my collective commitment to safety, even in the heart of Broadway. WeTransfer #SafetyScientist #Broadway #liveevents #theatre #nyc #opentowork #safety #EHS #OHS #TimesSquare #BTS #JungKook #riskmanagement #safetyfirst #DEI (specially on Broadway) #BroadwayHasAMotherOfAProblem 🌟

Onsite Production Safety should be on ALL Broadway productions.. Google "Spider-Man" preproduction: multiple severe injuries. "The Great White Way".. Is Safety on site? It depends was the answer and/or "everyone does safety". Not a statistically valid survey of theatres but still disconcerting. I just gave out my business cards. #BroadwayHasAMotherOfAProblem JM #MaybeHappyEnding #BroadwaySafety #Broadway #liveevents #WICKED #productionsafety #safetyfirst #safety #safetyscience #EOHS #spiderman #opentowork

#DontDreamItBeIt .. Making opportunity smoke: A small sample of Broadway NYC theaters personnel posted outside of theatre were recently surveyed with the simple question of is there a dedicated qualified safety professional on site for this show. The answers I recieved were "it depends" and "everyone in trades is certified and does safety". When asked is there a short safety meeting every work day one answer I got was "we talk safety all the time".. My opinion is that no, there is no dedicated qualified person doing safety for individual shows on site and, no, daily (or when applicable production conditions change) safety meetings are not being done. *Broadway has a mother of a problem. **Spider-Man should've been a serious lesson learned. ***Attempts were made to interview production house personnel but it was difficult getting contact names & numbers so I went directly to theatre and spoke with mostly trades & stagehands. #safety #safetyfirst #ehs #ohs #lessonnotlearned #opentowork #Broadway #Spiderman #BroadwayHasAMotherOfAProblem

Keep it simple.. hydrate with plain water 💧 as much as possible, wear light colored clothing, cover up with 🌂 umbrellas, long sleeve loose clothing and baseball caps when not on jobsite and take frequent breaks when working. Dehydration occurs QUICKLY without warning.. The "I'll be ok" adage just doesn't work as many learn their lesson the hard way. *When your thirsty, it's too late. Metabolically, the body is already in need. Stay safe guys! From your neighborhood "safety lady". #summerfuninthesun #july4th #Safety #safetyfirst #lessonlearned #hothothot .. and I don't mean #theCURE

Trigger warning: Play stupid games.. Win stupid prizes. The internet is full of pictures of what can go wrong. Fireworks are terrible for the environment, pets & animals HATE THEM.. can be VERY dangerous, start fires and just another example of deliberately hurting our environment, for nothing other than 3 hours of human enjoyment. Stay safe this weekend and the 4th.. enjoy and have fun. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😊 #safety #science #july4th #environment #fireworks #ecofriendly #video #summer #safety #safetyfirst #whatevercangowrongwillgowrong #healthandsafety #recreationalsafety

If you use fireworks, take time to kiss your right hand and then your left hand goodbye. Most safety professionals know the data and risk inherent to fireworks, professional or pyrotechnics AND your neighbors. Every year hospital emergency rooms get their number of hand, leg, face and arm burns (or complete loss) for person setting off fireworks and spectators. Property damage associated with fireworks was about $59M in 2021 according to the NFPA. Environmentally they are horrible. Pets and animals ride the night out panicked. I feel worse for them because they don't understand and humans are the only, ONLY species that DELIBERATELY hurts our AND THEIR environment. With that said have a safe weekend & July4th Holiday. *Graphic: Allegiant Fire Protection. Data covers 6/2020 thru 8/2020. #firesafety #safety #safetyfirst #july4 #fireworks #environment #ecofriendly #IndependenceDay (for some)

I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems (EMS) from Alison! Previously had certification before but this is a excellent refresher for non-entry level Environmental, Health and Occupational Safety Professionals and Risk Managers. #SDGs #EMS #Safety #SafetyFirst #Management #opentowork #ProductionSafety #FilmMaking #ConstructionSafety #RiskAssessment #LossControl #InsuranceRisk #EnvironmentalLaw

Looking for something to learn? Here's a course that I liked & successfully passed on Alison! I've been previously certified in ISO EMS but this is a great refresher for non-entry level EOHS Scientists and Managers. #ehs #eohs #ohs #iso #environment #qualitymanagement #riskmanagement #opentowork

A tranquil green science moment.. Gymnosome or "naked body" Sea Angel. These guys are REALLY small and live really deep in water, like 200m or over 600 feet down under. The biggest can be 5cm or 2 inches in length. *There are still MANY organisms deep down we don't know about.. which may be a good thing. Shared by @thedazzlingfacts and Norman Reedus @bigbaldhead. 📹 Alexander Semenova #seaangels #thedazzlingfacts #gymnosomes #nakedbodies #water #aqua #science