Code of Conduct

Health & Safety

You are entitled to a safe work environment. If you feel you are being requested to perform a task where your safety, or the safety of others, is being put at risk, you have the right to refuse the request.

This may include, but not be limited to:

  • Driving a vehicle you are not comfortable operating, or during weather conditions you feel are unsafe
  • Performing a task you are not qualified for
  • Operating tools you are not comfortable with or without necessary protective equipment
  • Handling dangerous materials you are not qualified to handle
  • Interacting with individuals or situations that make you feel unsafe

Safety on set should be a primary concern for everyone and a collective effort is necessary to ensure the safest sets possible.


  • An on-set health and safety meeting must be held at the top of each shoot day, moderated by the assistant director. This meeting will review all health and safety concerns and potential hazards of filming at each specific location

  • A properly stocked, ministry-approved first aid kit must be on all sets and readily available to crew members who might need it.

  • A health and safety chain of command should be recognized as follows: the Assistant Director, then the Production Manager, then the Producer, and finally the Executive Producer. This chain of command will deal with any health and safety concerns that any crew member might have on set. Additionally, the crew liaison will also be a participant in all health and safety matters.

Discrimination and Harassment

The ACCP membership takes discrimination & harassment of any kind seriously and as such has created this code of conduct to help protect every member of our workforce and community.

Workplace harassment may include, but is not limited to, the following, which may or may not be related to any of the prohibited grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code:

  • Verbal conduct such as racial epithets, comments, or slurs
  • Lewd comments and sexual jokes
  • Offensive emails or phone calls
  • Sexual advances or comments
  • Threats and demands that may demean, ridicule, intimidate, or offend
  • Physical conduct such as assault, sexual flirtation, unwelcome touching, advances, or other physical interferences
  • Visual conduct such as offensive cartoons, pictures, photographs, or gestures, or internet materials
  • Bullying
  • Invading personal territory

Anyone who believes that they have been subjected to any kind of behavior that violates this policy should immediately and confidentially report the matter to the production company producer or executive producer. If they are not comfortable reporting the matter to these individuals, or if these individuals are the alleged harasser(s), they are encouraged to submit a personal action letter (PAL) to ACCP (see Grievances).