Health and Safety in Audio Visual Productions

In 2010/11, there were 49 major injuries reported in the AV industries.

All injuries must be reported and may lead to an investigation by the Health & Safety Executive.

If an injury is reported it could lead to an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive.

The investigation is handled by the Health and Safety Executive.

Health and Safety legislation applies to all work activities in the UK. (Whether conducted by UK nationals, or foreigners, even if they are not being paid).

If an accident happens and I am found not to have taken reasonable care of others, I could be prosecuted.

To protect myself and to protect the others.

Injury or even death

• Prosecution by civil or criminal law
• Not being compensated for injury
• Losing your job
• Not being employed in the AV industries

• - This legislation is one of the strictest in the world
• - They pursue criminal sanctions
• - HSE and the environmental health officers of local authorities are allowed to conduct inspections without notices and serve notices for improvements
• - All parties involved can be prosecuted in the case of an accident

They can conduct inspections without notices and serve notices for improvements

• He has to ensure health and safety of employees and others
• He has to take reasonable precautions to prevent accidents
• He has to establish formal emergency procedures
• He has to provide H&S training to employees

• He has to take reasonable care of themselves and others
• He has to co-operate with employer
• He has to use properly the items provided for H&S
• He has to report defects
• He has to report any accident

• If you run a production team, you are an employer!
• Written H&S policy is required for AV productions with more than 5 people
• Safety implications need to be considered in the proposal
• All risks have to be identified if this risk arises only from the work and actions employees are doing

Written H&S policy is required for AV productions with more than 5 people

Safety implications need to be considered in the proposal

• Eliminate the risk
• Reduce the likelihood
• Isolate the risk
• Controls