Grip

 

Mandatory Requirements

  • Resume
  • Required kit for Grip
  • WHMIS
  • Worker Health and Safety Awareness
  • Elevating Work Platforms (Lift)
  • Working at Heights
  • CSA Green triangle patch safety boots

Recommended

  • 60+ days worked in grip in motion picture
  • 1+ years of experience: Carpentry
  • 1+ years of experience: Electronics
  • 1+ years of experience: Ironworking
  • 1+ years of experience: Machinist
  • 1+ years of experience: Mechanics
  • 1+ years of experience: Rigging
  • 1+ years of experience: Steel fabricating/fitting
  • 1+ years of experience: Welding
  • Training familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP)
  • High angle rescue certification
  • Standard First Aid + CPR + AED
  • "The Grip Book" by Michael G. Uva

 

Mandatory Kit

  • 10-inch crescent wrench
  • Flashlight
  • Hammer
  • Headlamp
  • Leather work gloves
  • Lineman’s pliers
  • Multi-driver (e.g. Picquic)
  • Pen or pencil
  • Tape measure
  • Tool belt or tool holder
  • Utility knife with extra blades (e.g. Olfa®)
  • CSA Green triangle patch safety boots

Recommended

  • Change of clothing
  • Felt marker (e.g. Sharpie)
  • Hard hat
  • Inclement weather/rain gear
  • Safety glasses
  • Safety harness

Failure to have the items of this kit could result in being sent home.