Trust & Safety
Sense/Net sets heat limits for performers wearing the Field Suit
New rules limit continuous wear in warm conditions and add cooling breaks and checks on every capture day.
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LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2024 — Sense/Net today introduced limits on how long a performer may wear the Field Suit in warm conditions, on stage and on location. The suit measures pressure at 212 points on the body and is worn close to the skin, and it holds heat.
From today, when the temperature where a performer is working is above 82 degrees Fahrenheit, a performer may wear the suit for no more than 50 minutes at a time, followed by a cooling break of at least 15 minutes out of the suit. A capture technician checks each performer for signs of heat stress at every break, and any performer may end a session early without loss of pay.
The rules were drawn up by Sense/Net Studios with performers’ representatives after a review of the production safety log, which recorded eleven cases of heat stress in the suit last year. Incidents during capture will be reported in the company’s transparency report.
About Sense/Net
Sense/Net makes first-person recordings. Founded in Los Angeles in 1988 by Maureen Vance and Gordon Pruitt, it records performances from the performer’s own position for Fullfield, its line of first-person titles, and keeps the Sense/Net Library, one of the largest collections of recorded performance in the world, in a former salt mine under Ashworth, Kansas. Sense/Net Holdings, Inc. is privately held.
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Lauren Pak, Sense/Net · press@sensenetstudios.com · +1 213 014 6688