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Speak Up!

Your Content Goes Here Speak up! Everybody is responsible for keeping the production safe and everybody has the right and the duty to speak up if they think something is wrong. If you see anything or are asked to do anything that you think is unsafe you should let your head of department

Speak Up!2025-06-29T15:09:56+01:00

The Law

Your Content Goes Here Recap: what weโ€™ve covered so farโ€ฆ Who has overall responsibility for your safety at work, What your responsibilities are in keeping production safe, How production management and heads of department decide on the necessary processes and procedures What to do during an evacuation, and how to summon

The Law2025-06-29T11:12:42+01:00

Reporting: Accidents and Near Misses

Your Content Goes Here What should you do if you're involved in an incident? If youโ€™re involved in an accident or near miss, your first priority is to make sure everyone is safe and receives any medical treatment they need.ย Once thatโ€™s been done, you must make sure the incident is reported. But before

Reporting: Accidents and Near Misses2025-06-29T11:13:34+01:00

Responding to Injuries

Your Content Goes Here What do you do if someone gets hurt? All workplaces must provide some form of medical support. The level of support varies depending on the type of production and its risks.ย Through the risk assessment, the production team will have decided what injuries could occur and will ensure there are

Responding to Injuries2025-06-28T16:05:55+01:00

Fire Safety and Evacuation

Your Content Goes Here In office buildings, fire instructions may be displayed on noticeboards, backs of doors, or shared during evacuation drills.ย On set or in temporary locations, fire procedures will be included in the call sheet or risk assessment. Make sure you know: How to raise the alarm Where your nearest

Fire Safety and Evacuation2025-06-28T16:07:12+01:00

Lifesaving Rules

Your Content Goes Here Some activities on set carry a serious risk of life-changing injury or death.ย  For these critical tasks, we follow a clear set of Life Saving Rules. Each rule is designed to prevent the worst from happening - but only if everyone understands the risks and follows the right steps.

Lifesaving Rules2025-06-27T08:29:23+01:00

Identify Risks – Practical

Your Content Goes Here Take a look at the image below.ย Use what you've learned to identify dangers and whoโ€™s at risk? Try to identify as many as you can, then hover over the image. Remember: What's the potential danger? Who might be affected? What controls can you think of to minimise risk? What's

Identify Risks – Practical2025-06-27T08:29:23+01:00

Step 5: Review and Revise Your Risk Assessment

Your Content Goes Here Risk assessments are living documents. They should be updated any time thereโ€™s a change to: The task The people involved The equipment, materials, or location If new hazards arise, they must be added immediately and new controls put in place where needed. Next: let's have a go at risk

Step 5: Review and Revise Your Risk Assessment2025-06-27T08:29:23+01:00

Step 4: Record Significant Findings

Your Content Goes Here The key points from the assessment must be written down and communicated. This is usually done in an electronic document, which is shared with the production team and any relevant contractors. The assessment may also be used during safety briefings, especially for hazardous tasks or stunt days. A written

Step 4: Record Significant Findings2025-06-27T08:29:23+01:00

Step 3: Control the Risk

Your Content Goes Here Once we know the risk level, we look at whether thereโ€™s anything we can do to reduce it. The Hierarchy of Controls is a standard framework used to reduce or eliminate risks in the workplace. It's called a hierarchy because it should be applied in order of effectiveness, starting

Step 3: Control the Risk2025-07-07T18:19:52+01:00
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