EXPERIENCE TENET PRODUCTION SAFETY
ABOUT US
Tenet Production Safety provides a wide range of safety services for the entertainment industry. The founders have over 120 years of combined experience in the administration of production safety supervision at the studio-level, on-set supervision, operation of stunts, special effects, COVID testing and management, and pre-production construction of sets, rigging, special effects equipment, stunt vehicles, and props.
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Our mission is for our team to share our accumulated years of knowledge and experience in Environmental Health and Safety with the Motion Picture and Television Industry.
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SERVICES
Bringing Safety To Your Set
ON-SET SAFETY PERSONNEL
DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, OR RUN OF PRODUCTION-
To help meet your budgetary goals, our safety personnel are available to your production on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. We can meet your set safety goals with our 'Run Of Production' packages to leave you to manage the creative side of your production.
CONSULTATION
o Script - an ounce of prevention can help to avoid a production being sidelined or momentarily shut down when an accident happens.
o Production Meeting – allows our team to efficiently and effectively incorporate safety into your day to day operations without slowing down your production.
o Sequence Risk and Safety Procedures - let our team build a customized plan uniquely tailored to your workplace hazards by overseeing a complete inspection of your set environment.
o Individual Stunt/Special Effects (SFX) Risk and Safety Procedures - allow our team members to evaluate and pinpoint all types of hazards to minimize risk and manage safety.
o Aerial Safety - our team instills vital aerial safety procedures that provide a safety workflow and essential tools for keeping people safe, minimizing risk, and maximizing productivity.
o Overall Production Risks and Safety Considerations - our team will save you production time and resources giving you peace of mind.
COVID DISEASE PREVENTION
Our production safety team is well versed in Covid protocols and can assist in managing Covid plans. We can work with production to select the most appropriate medical and testing services for the shooting locations.
INSPECTION SERVICES
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o Locations - control hazardous work environments more effectively to give your crew and talent a sense of safety and wellbeing.
o Rigging - the agile nature of setting rigging; for your stunts is a very important aspect of your production needs. Many factors play into the industry and OSHA standards to keep your crew and talent safe. Noncompliance of these safety standards mean there is a greater chance for severe injury or even death.
o Action/Stunt Sets - the ability to deliver safety resources to all stunt crew and talent is a critical component to your overall safety program.
o SFX/Picture Car in Action Sequences - setting these sequences up right the first time is paramount to both time and production costs. Let our team oversee your setup and production run for this costly event.
PRE-PRODUCTION RISK ASSESSMENTS
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o Locations - filming in a rough and raw set location can provide many unsettling problems for your production from local gang violence to hazardous waste located on the set itself. Let our team of industry professionals give you peace of mind while filming.
o Sets - safety on the set both physically and mentally allows you team to move forward in the creative process.
o Sequences - our team encourages a proactive approach to safety.
POST-PRODUCTION RISK ANALYSES
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o Script and Production Meeting - from weekly safety meetings to safety policies and practices, our team of safety experts can help you achieve your safety program goals.
o Accident Analysis - will significantly benefit your production safety program and bottom line.
o Near-Miss Analysis - let our team help you capture reactionary data for your near miss analysis reporting.
MEET THE TEAM
Pure Professionalism
PAUL JORDAN
Paul Jordan has more than 45 years of EHS experience including nearly 30 years working at Universal City Studios. At different times he was responsible for the safety programs within the Studio Operations group, Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, Universal Amphitheatre and motion picture and television production at the Universal City Studios facility. As his role evolved, he became Vice President of Production Safety for NBC & Universal television and film productions. Prior to joining Universal, Paul spent 14 years with a local EHS consulting company. Starting as a field services technician, he went on to become Vice President of Operations for the company overseeing industrial hygienists, engineers, scientists and office staff in offices across California.
MATTHEW SWEENEY
The Tenet Team would like honor and remember Matt Sweeney for his contribution to our company, and to our industry at large.
Matt was a great man, and we will miss him dearly.
Matt started his career in 1974 in the Special Effects department of Universal Studios. He is a past President of Alliance of Special Effects and Pyrotechnics Operators, and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Visual Effects Society. He received an honorary Academy Award for his work on Apollo 13, and three Academy Technical Achievement Awards. Special Effects Coordinator or Supervisor film credits include Lethal Weapon 2, 3 & 4, Natural Born Killers, Batman and Robin, multiple Fast and Furious franchise productions, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, and many others.
GARY JENSEN
Gary is a veteran Stunt Coordinator, who for the last 7 years has overseen safety for NBC Universal’s and Legendary Television’s Chicago operations, including the productions of Dick Wolf’s Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Chicago Med. He began his stunt career in the early 1970s. In addition to his Producer and Director credits, Gary is credited as Stunt Coordinator in such notable films as X-Men, The Usual Suspects, and The River Wild.
MATT McCUE
Matt has worked as a COVID Compliance Supervisor and EHS Manager across numerous productions under studios including NBC Universal, Legendary Television, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Prior to entering the entertainment industry, he provided consulting services to SMEs, was COO of a national real estate marketing firm, and was Vice President of a venture capital fund. He holds a MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and lives in Chicago with his wife and two boys.
Tenet Production Safety is led by production industry safety veterans
with over 120 years of combined experience.
CONTACT
TENET PRODUCTION SAFETY
1800 North Vine Street
Los Angeles, California 90028
(323) 366-7958