Health & safety and risk assessment
* Full consideration of Health & Safety issues for all employees must be taken and proven by the producer.
* LOLER (lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations) and PUWER (provision and use of work equipment regulations) should be considered. These cover lighting / sound gantries, staging and the like which are likely to feature on film sets.
* The producer must provide proof that a risk assessment has been done by a competent person appointed as the Health & Safety representative (with a minimum of NVQ Level 3)
* A full risk assessment of the location must be carried out in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Management of Health & Safety at Work regulation (1992)
* Activities must be carried out in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and the Management of Health & Safety at Work regulations(1992).
* Types of Risk Assessment that may be required for filming activities include Stunts, the use of flammable or toxic materials, construction work, working at Heights and the use of cranes and cherry pickers. This is in addition to a Comprehensive risk assessment of the location
* The council must give an indication of the time required for risk assessments to be carried out and approved
* Failure to follow appropriate Health and Safety procedures may invalidate any insurance
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