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Education is most certainly the best way to achieve a healthy and safe working environment. The following list of textual resources will provide a wealth of information regarding the arts, and particularly the performing arts. Additionally, some of these resources will serve as excellent resources for students interested in theater production and management.

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Art Hazards News. Center for Occupational Hazards, New York.
Bellman, Willard F. Lighting the Stage: Art and Practice.2n ed.
New York: Chandler Publishing Company, 1974.
Boca Raton   PN2091.E4 B39 1974  
 

Burris-Meyer, Harold and Edward C. Cole. Scenery for the Theater.
Rev. ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1971.
Boca Raton   PN2091.S8 B8 1971
 

Carter, Paul.Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of
Technical Information. New York: Broadway Press, 1988.
Available in the Technical Director's Office
 

Davidson, Dr. Randall W. A. and Paul Vierra. The Pocket Guide
to Theater Safety. Campbell, CA: Risk International, 1990.
 

Entertainment Design.PRIMEDIA Business Magazines & Media Inc.
Availalbe to FAU Faculty and staff through Online Media. Access through MYFAU library Tab
 

Gillette, A. S. and J. M. Stage Scenery Construction and Rigging. 3rd ed.
New York: Harper and Row, 1981.
Available in the Technical Director's Office

Glerum, Jay O. Stage Rigging Handbook. Carbondale, IL:
Southern Illinois University Press, 1987.
Boca Raton   PN2091.M3 G54 1997
Available in the Technical Director's Office
 

Parker, W. Oren, R. Craig Wolf, Dick Bock, Scene Design and Stage Lighting.
8th ed. Fort Worth: Holt, Rinehardt and Winston, Inc., 2003.
Available in the Technical Director's Office

 
 
Pook, Barbara. Rigging Components and Application. New York:
Drama Book Publishers, 1985.

 
 
Preparing, Understanding and Using Material Safety Data Sheets.
Janesville, WI: The Lab Safety Supply Company, 1988.

 
 
Rossol, Monona. Stage Fright: Health and Safety in the Theater.
New York: Center for Occupational Hazards, 1986.
Available in the Technical Director's Office

 
 
Stern, Lawrence. Stage Management: A Guidebook of Practical
Techniques. 3rd ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1987.
Boca Raton   PN2085 .S77 1995
Available in the Technical Director's Office
 

 
 
Walne, Graham., ed. Effects for the Theatre. London: A & C Black;
New York: Drama Book Publishers, 1995.
Boca Raton   PN2091.S6 E33 1995
 

Theater Design and Technology (TD&T).The Journal for Design
and Production Professionals in the Performing Arts. Published
by USITT (United States Institute for Theater Technology).
Availalbe to FAU Faculty and staff through Online Media. Access through MYFAU library Tab
Available in the Technical Director's Office