A REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF NFPA CODES RELATED TO LIVE THEATER AND PERFORMANCE,
INCLUDING NFPA 101, NFPA 70, NFPA 160, NFPA 705 AND NFPA 1126
by William Reynolds | Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre

The National Fire Protection Association develops and publishes consensus standards, which are adopted
by local legislative jurisdictions as enforceable codes. Many NFPA standards are directly applicable to theater production and live performance as they cover such issues as the means of egress from buildings, life safety in assembly occupancies, electrical systems, and live flame, flame effects and pyrotechnics before a proximate audience. EHS offices at colleges and universities are often tasked with enforcing these standards in their performance venues and for their performing arts departments.

This session will review these applicable standards and discuss policies and best practices to assure compliance.

Bill Reynolds has been on the faculty at Yale School of Drama since 1982, and is currently the Director
of Theater Safety and Occupational Health for Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre. He teaches
theater safety and health classes, and workshops in risk management, for graduate students in several
departments at YSD/YRT. Previously, Bill served as the Dir. of Facility Operations for YSD/YRT. Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Northern Michigan University in 1973; he received a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama, Dept. of Technical Design and Production, in 1977. Bill has presented health and safety sessions at the New England Theater Conference, the CSHEMA, U.S. Institute for Theater Technology, and InfoComm conferences.

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