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SAGAFTRA.org | Summer 2014 | SAG-AFTRA 27 CALL (844) SAFER SET I ntroducing the new, easy-to-remember SAG-AFTRA 24-hour toll-free Safety Hotline: (844) SAFER SET. Whether you're performing on the set or reporting in the field, your safety remains our No. 1 priority, and reaching the union just got easier. On a remote location without access to your membership card? Left your card at home by accident? No problem. The new toll-free number, (844) SAFER SET (844-723-3773), can be used seven days a week, any time of the day or night regardless of your geographic location. This number will take you to the appropriate responder for set emergencies or safety issues on the job. When to use this number: • Concerns about stunt, hazardous or rough work • Potentially dangerous locations, including environmental concerns • Issues involving minors • Serious working conditions violations You may request that your name remain confidential when you call. When NOT to use this number: • When a matter is not an emergency and may be dealt with during normal business hours • Questions about contract rates or payments (including late payments, overtime meal penalties, etc.) • Dues payments or membership status questions • Issues regarding SAG Pension & Health, AFTRA Health & Retirement, the SAG or AFTRA Foundations, SAGindie, SAG Awards or the AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union It is important to only use this number in true emergencies. To contact staff about non- emergency matters, please refer to page 2 of this magazine for a complete list of contact numbers by department. You may also visit the union's website at SAGAFTRA.org. Please note: During regular business hours, members are encouraged to call the local office in their area to report any safety/working condition concerns. However, the (844) SAFER SET hotline number is always accessible 24/7, no matter where you are working. can be used seven days a week, any time of the day or night regardless of your geographic location. This number will take you to the appropriate responder for set emergencies or safety issues on the job. Concerns about stunt, hazardous or including environmental concerns It is important to only use this number in true emergencies. To contact staff about non- emergency matters, please refer to page 2 of this magazine for a complete list of contact numbers by department. You may also visit the union's website at SAGAFTRA.org. Please note: hours, members are encouraged to call the local office in their area to report any safety/working SAGAFTRA.org | Summer 2014 | SAG-AFTRA 27 reminder of the importance of becoming familiar with safety protocol and speaking up when it's not being followed. When members see something questionable, SAG-AFTRA is as close as a phone call away. The union is taking the wraps off a new toll-free number — (844) SAFER SET — that members can call from anywhere in the country, day or night, seven days a week (see below). The number will be printed on the back of the membership card when new ones are issued in November. In its continuing effort to keep members informed and provide educational opportunities, SAG-AFTRA has also been partnering with other groups and organizing panel discussions on its own to promote safety. Panels have been held in locals nationwide and online. At a June 3 discussion held in New York and live-streamed on the Web, Monona Rossol, the president and founder of Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety Inc., described the gamut of hazards that performers can encounter, and said that sacrificing for one's art shouldn't involve dangerous situations. "You do not have to kill yourself in order to make a movie," Rossol said. "There are limits in terms of what they can expect of you." Find out more at sagaftra.org/content/safety "I never realized how that moment would affect the rest of my life." — Gabrielle Carteris, SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President