Updated: 14 November 2024
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2024
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TSL MDU's 19th December 2024
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ProLight Spectra Batten Lights 14th November 2024
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Electric Bikes and Electric Scooters 18th April 2024
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Mains single circuit lighting track 18th March 2024
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Use of Ladders 15th March 2024
2023
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Bryant/BES MDU-09 Mains switch Issue 18 August 2023
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Tourniquets in Trauma Kits 4 July 2023
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PAG MPL50 USB Plug-in Module issue 21 June 2023
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Re-wirable IEC Connectors splitting 27 April 2023
2022
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MDU Fuse Holder Issue 2nd December 2022
2021
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‘RF Solutions’ RF Receiver PCB-HORNETMRX-1 17th Nov 2021
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Tended Proximity Hub 26th April 2021
2020
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Duraplug 25 August 2020
2019
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Audionics ACO-12-MDU-WS32 18 October 2019
2018
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IEC Connectors (incl. Rendar & Schurter issue) 23 November 2018
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K&M Microphone Boom Friction Plates - Product Recall 20 April 2018
2017
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RRP Power Distribution Unit 26 June 2017
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Unicol Powalift Controller 30 May 2017
2016
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63 Amp Socket Outlet 25 April 2016
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Mac Pro 8 January 2016
Safety News
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Automatic External Defibrillators
BBC Academy launched a first aid training video on defibrillators - what they are, what they do, where they can be found and how to use them. -
Bird Flu
Outbreak of Bird Flu in Yorkshire November 2014 -
Bushfires
Guide to keeping safe when reporting on Australian Bushfires -
Living with Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Advice for staff about travel and/or interviewing guests -
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. -
Health and Safety Law posters
HSE Health and Safety law posters tell workers what they and their employers need to do in simple terms. They must be displayed on all business premises or employers must provide each of their workers with the equivalent leaflet. -
Safety of Helmet-cams
Have you ever mounted a mini-camera (e.g. GoPro) onto the climbing helmet of your presenter or contributor and wondered if it was safe to do so? -
Wearing your life jacket
Working on or near water becomes particularly popular in the Summer months. Life jackets do save lives and should be worn where there is a risk of entering the water unintentionally -
MERS: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
This is a virus that is new to humans and was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. -
Mpox (monkeypox)
2024 Deployment and WHO information -
Zika Viral Disease
Zika Viral Disease is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the Zika virus. In 2015, the World Health Organisation declared it a global public health emergency.
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BBC Safety Guidelines
An A-Z of BBC's Health and Safety Guidelines -
Safety Advisor Contact List
Safety Advice Line: 0370 411 0464 Email: [email protected]
- A-Z of BBC Safety Guidelines
- Find my Safety Adviser (BBC Network only)
- Accident Reporting and Investigation
- BBC Health & Safety Policy
- Contractors (incl. vetted lists)
- Contributors
- Fire Safety
- Freelancers
- Independent Production Companies
- Risk Assessment
- Safety Alerts
- Safety Responsibilities
- Safety Training
- Sets & Premises Safety Guide
Events guidance - key links:
- Exhibitions
- General Guidance
- Indoor Location Recce Checklist
- Outdoor Location Recce Checklist
- Major Incidents & Emergency Planning
- Marketing and Promotional
- Noise Exposure
- Planning and Management
- Responsibilities
- Responsibilities Form
- Laser Lighting Effects
- Strobe Lighting
- Temporary Stages and Rostra
Health topics - key links:
- Access Services (BBC network only)
- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- Employee Assistance Programme (BBC network only)
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- International Travel - Risks & Health
- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: Homepage
- Occupational Health Referrals & Advice (BBC network only)
- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
- Psychological Trauma Support & Trauma Risk Management (TRiM)
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Travel Health Contacts
BBC High Risk - key links:
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BBC Productions - key links:
- Aerial Filming and Airfields
- Animals: Displaying and handling for performance
- Boats: Working on
- Children and Young People
- Driving
- Electrical Equipment and Systems
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- Food Safety (Cooking and Catering)
- Remote Location Working
- Roads and Streets: Working by
- Security of Productions on Location
- Stunts
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS aka Drones)
- Vehicles: Recording in, from and around
- Working at Height: Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
- Working at Height: Tower Scaffolds
BBC Radio - key links:
- Corporate Security Home (BBC Network only)
BBC Security - key links:
BBC Sport - key links:
- Broadcast: Presentation and Linking Positions
- Broadcast Vehicles
- Buildings used for ...temporary studios (HSE)
- Electrical Equipment and Systems
- Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (DCMS)
- Managing H&S at Motorsport Events (HSE)
- Safety in Broadcasting Sports Events (HSE)
- Sports Events: Recording or Filming
- Vehicles used in Sports Coverage
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