Commissioning broadcasters have joined forces to reduce the burden of health & safety checks for both commissioners and independent producers
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| Commissioning broadcasters have joined forces to reduce the burden of health & safety checks for both commissioners and independent producers.
Broadcasters have responsibility for making sure the programmes they air are made safely and responsibly, whether programmes are made in-house or by independent producers. Because of this and as part of their commitment to improving the safe working culture across the entertainment industry, broadcasters ensure the production companies they commission have sufficient health & safety skills and competence in place. Currently, most broadcasters complete health & safety checks as part of the commissioning process. The checks are similar and duplicate work for both producers and broadcasters. From 1st January 2015 the BBC, ITV and BskyB will work together, sharing information provided during pre-commissioning health & safety checks. With support from PACT, the collaborative project aims to reduce the number of health & safety checks being completed and therefore reduce the burden on both producers and broadcasters. Other broadcasters are being invited to join the collaboration. The process From January, all partner broadcasters will complete health & safety reviews as part of the commissioning process. To unify the reviews, the broadcasters have agreed a single set of health & safety questions that form the shared ‘health and safety review’ questionnaire. Model answers have also been agreed to make sure there is consistency in the responses accepted. Commissioned production companies will be sent the questionnaire and asked to submit the completed questionnaire plus supporting documentation to the commissioning broadcaster. Once information that meets or exceeds the agreed model has been received, details will be entered into a shared database. Database information will be shared only with member broadcasters and be valid for all productions with a low-medium risk profile for a period of 3 years, regardless of broadcaster. Specific productions involving higher risk activities or locations will be subject to additional review from the commissioning broadcaster. If a company fails to meet the model response the commissioning broadcaster will let the producer know, and give advice as to how to meet the standard. The broadcaster also has the option to continue the commissioning process without adding the producer to the shared database. It should be noted that only health & safety information gathered via the questionnaire and its supporting documentation will be made available, no other information requested as part of the commissioning process will be shared. Health & safety monitoring Each broadcaster will continue to have their own terms relating to health & safety compliance and monitoring that should be followed. Monitoring information gathered by any broadcaster will not be shared. Health & safety advice Responsibility for health and safety management on commissioned productions has not changed. Independent producers continue to be responsible for health & safety arrangements within their organisation, and are responsible for meeting their legal duties. For this reason, producers should have access to independent health & safety advice. Broadcasters won’t normally provide advice, unless it is a condition of the commission contract. Contacts The following people should be contacted if you’d like more information or clarification of the process. BBC - Mike Baker, Head of Safety Policy & Compliance – mike.baker@bbc.co.uk ITV - Jackie Little, Health & Safety Manager, Assurance & Compliance – jacqueline.little@itv.com BSkyB - Sunny Bains, Health & Safety Advisor – sunny.bains@bskyb.com 1st Option Safety Services - Bob Forster, Managing Director, bob.forster@1stoptionsafety.com Directory: safety -> documents -> general-safety safety -> Discussion on vdl mode 4-receiver rejection performance safety -> Information paper safety -> Acp wgc6/WP24 aeronautical communications panel (acp) working group c meeting 6 Toulouse, France October 20-24, 2003 safety -> Development of Function Blocks Library for Safety Related Applications safety -> New devices only or combination of new and replacement safety -> First meeting general-safety -> Bbc independent production company health and safety questionnaire documents -> A – General Details general-safety -> ‘First Day’ Health, Safety & Security Induction Form jsg version Download 8.14 Kb. Share with your friends:
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