About the Session
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Daniel Farley
Director, Industry Health & Safety, Actsafe Safety Association
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Daniel has a diverse career that is routed in creativity and expanded into health and safety leadership. His career started in B.C.’s art industry where he acted as a freelance artist and entrepreneur. He created everything from movie props to a 30-foot-tall Bonzi tree sculpture located in Princeton University. One of his favourite projects was leading a team that fabricated the interior cabinetry of the world’s most expensive personal submarine. He shifted his focus from art and creativity to occupational health and safety while starting his family. He obtained a Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (Honours) from BCIT, then he joined the senior leadership team of the largest design/build mega construction project in North America’s history acting as a Project Safety Manager and Utility Engineer.
Daniel joined WorkSafeBC’s prevention department as a Prevention Officer in 2011, where he gained experience in every industry in British Columbia and developed an expertise occupational health and safety law. He participated in developing regulations and designed training programs for prevention officers. For the past 8 years, Daniel has been supervising BC’s Motion Picture & Live Events Officer team, which conducts the majority of inspections, investigations, advising, consultation, industry presentations and research in the BC arts and entertainment industry.
Daniel describes joining Actsafe as Director, industry health and safety, as way to merge his passion for art and creativity with his expertise of occupational health and safety leadership. “I feel privileged to support British Columbia’s creatives in the art and entertainment industries.”
Caleigh Hoot
Industry Health & Safety Specialist, Actsafe Safety Association
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Caleigh Hoot is a Canadian Registered Safety Technician with an Advanced Safety Management Diploma from BCIT and an educational background in psychology and occupational health and safety. Over the past five years, she has worked as a safety professional in the film and television industry, supporting productions with studios such as Apple, Legendary, E One, CBC, and 20th Century Fox.
Now part of the Actsafe Safety Association team, Caleigh brings a deep understanding of on-set safety and a strong commitment to advancing health and safety practices across all performing arts sectors. She also holds a Level 3 Crowd Safety Management certification and a range of specialized credentials related to both live events and screen production.