Risk Assessments for Film and TV Productions
Our two day course covers how to perform risk assessments for location-based media projects. You'll gain the practical skills to improve safety when filming on location, and learn how to help crew understand their requirements while remaining creative in challenging situations.
Using the Tower Bridge riverside as an example, you'll conduct a recce of the location and learn how to identify hazards, evaluate risks, and document your findings. Day one focuses on risk assessment techniques, while day two will guide you through how to create a professional industry standard template that you can use for future productions.
The importance of risk assessments
Identify and evaluate real world hazards
Create an industry standard risk assessment
Problem solve and implement countermeasures
Share and document risk assessmentsWe'll be using the Tower Bridge riverside as a location to assess. Please wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
Course leader is an experienced industry expert
The basics of a risk assessment and the importance of working safely
Example risk assessments from large-scale film operations to smaller-scale interview setups
The key reasons risk assessments are important (safety, duty of care, insurance)
Understanding risk assessments as an evaluation tool, not a guarantee of safety
Evaluating complex risks and the role of specialist assessments (e.g. rope access/scuba diving)
Practical exercise: Applying the hazard table to a given scenario
Group discussion on identified/missed hazards
Note-taking methods and signs to look out for
The importance of taking photos
The value of attaching geotags and notes to your location images
Creating a document/template in line with industry standards (BBC example)
Adding key details: Contacts, GPS coordinates, project overview, and emergency info
Identifying risks and countermeasures based on the recce
Group discussion on which risks have been identified and which haven’t
Are the countermeasures appropriate?
What to do if you have an incident on location
Best practices for sharing and storing risk assessments
Privacy, and how to handle sensitive information about team members that is covered in an assessment
The importance of sharing risk assessments with your insurance provider
Final checks based on group discussion
Save and log your assessment with appropriate naming logic
Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.
People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.
Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.
Learn face-to-face with expert mentors in a dynamic setting that inspires growth and confidence.
Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.
Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.
Define your direction with purpose, aligning your learning journey to personal and career goals.
Gain practical insight from real-world experts who bring clarity, confidence, and momentum to your growth.
Your certificate of attendance is proof of progress — benchmarking your skills and commitment to growth.
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