Health and Safety
It's often said that making screen narratives is all about ‘smoke and mirrors' - if this is true then there is no excuse for the number of unnecessary accidents that occur in the creative media industries.
In a studio or on a set, there will often be lights, water, animals, actors, pyrotechnics, crew, cranes and children, all in the same space. The potential hazards are enormous.
If these risks are not properly assessed and managed, mistakes can be made which could cost thousands of pounds worth of damages - or worse, cause injury or death to the cast and crew.
Health and safety is taken seriously in the creative media industries, particularly by production staff and also by Heads of Department, feeling responsible for the staff in their teams. Nevertheless, this responsibility is every professional's first obligation to themselves and everyone in the workplace.
Skillset has worked with film and television industries to create the Health and Safety Framework, an agreement across sectors about which qualifications or training courses are needed for priority production roles. Find out more about the Health and Safety Framework here.
BECTU has dedicated Health & Safety representatives who specialise in liaising with the workforce to raise safety awareness.
Are you in control of the risks?
The need to protect everyone working on a set against the many potential risks (including the increasing possibility of being sued), has made Health and Safety more important than ever.
Read MoreHealth and safety of your workforce
A happy, healthy workforce is creative and productive. Good health and safety practice gets everyone thinking about how they work and how they can prevent accidents and illness.
Read MoreHealth and Safety Guide
Read our quick guide to health and safety in the workplace.
Read MoreHealth and Safety Training
Find here details of Health and Safety courses for the Film and television industries
Read MoreUseful contacts for Health and Safety
Other organisations that offer information and support for health and safety.
Read MoreHealth and safety advice for freelance photographers
There are many health and safety considerations to take into account before, during and after assignments on location.
Read MoreDavid Deane, Health and Safety Advisor
David Deane Associates Limited are the UK's leading film health and safety advisory service, with offices at Pinewood, Leavesden and in Europe.
Read MoreThe Health and Safety Department
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 places a duty on the employer, and employees, to work in a safe manner.
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