Education is most certainly the best way to achieve a healthy
and safe working environment. The following list of textual
resources will provide the interested reader a wealth of
information regarding the arts, and particularly the performing
arts. Additionally, some of these texts will serve as excellent
resources for students interested in theater production and
management. Resources marked with an asterisk (*) indicate items
available in Miller Library. Art Hazards News. Center for
Occupational Hazards, New York. *Bellman, Willard F. Lighting
the Stage: Art and Practice. 2nd ed. New York: Chandler
Publishing Company, 1974. *Burris-Meyer, Harold and Edward C.
Cole. Scenery for the Theater. Rev. ed. Boston: Little, Brown
and Company, 1971. Carter, Paul. Backstage Handbook: An
Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information. 3rd ed.
Louisville, Kentucky: Broadway Press, 1994. (In Runnals Design
Studio) Davidson, Dr. Randall W. A. and Paul Vierra. The Pocket
Guide to Theater Safety. Campbell, CA: Risk Internation