OSHA calls for increased safety training
Investigations into death of Salim DRA ’09 lead to call for greater precautions in handling props
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formally recommended that the Yale School of Drama provide training to students handling heavy props and materials following the death of a graduate student at the Yale Repertory Theatre last month.
The recommendation to offer more training was contained in OSHA’s report about the accident, which has not been released publicly and was obtained by the News under the Freedom of Information Act. Pierre-Andre Salim DRA ’09 was killed Nov. 18 after several dozen sheets of particleboard fell on him as he helped to unload...
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