News Assignment and Location Safety

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In London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    4h

To give: An understanding of corporate and personal responsibilities under health and safety law when working on assignment and location. A broad overview of the risk management issues to be considered during newsgathering, including hazard identification, risk assessment and good health and safety management. The opportunity to analyse and discuss the risk management used on assignment and location. Information about risk management policy and procedures, including how news crews should interact with contractors and others. Suitable for: All staff who work on assignment and location and those who have management responsibility for people working on location. This course is for Producers, Directors, Unit Managers, Broadcast Journalists, Reporters, Correspondents, Resource Organisers, Camera Operators, Sound Recordists, Location Editors, Deployers.

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Location

Start date

London
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Primrose Studios, 109 Regents Park Road, NW1 8UR

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On request

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Course programme

Designed for all News staff (television and radio), this course will provide essential knowledge and understanding of the types of risks that are encountered in newsgathering and the safe working practices that can reduce those risks to an acceptable level.

The course concentrates on the safe management, planning, organisation and news gathering requirements when working on location. The topics covered during the course are -
Risk assessment within News Assignment Sheets
Outline of legal duties as employers and employees
Managing pre-vetted and non-vetted contractors
Electricity and cable management on location
Satellite / masted vehicle: safe use, precautions and protocols
Working on / near water
Working at height (Scaffold, MEWPS, Roofs)
Chemicals and fire on location
Accident reporting - who reports accidents involving contractor's staff - freelancers etc
Emergency arrangements

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