Health and Safety - Audio-Visual Production

Health and safety is the most important part of the filming production especially when going out onto location unsupervised by medics and professionally trained first aiders. It is important to know where the filming/ research will take place and get any permission before hand to use that area. It is also highly important to tell multiple people where this is taking place so in the likely hood anything does go wrong, there are reliable people who know where the emergency is. It is also helpful if everyone within the production team is sensible during filming and takes responsibility when using equipment, filming in areas which could be dangerous and generally acting safely. 

"High standards of health and safety in production can only be achieved and 
maintained by everyone involved in the industry playing their part. This 
means recognising and accepting the different obligations and 
responsibilities that health and safety legislation places upon individuals or 
organisations. 
Under health and safety legislation, the ultimate responsibility for health 
and safety rests with the employers involved and the organisations in 
control of premises and facilities. On a day-to-day basis, the producer has 
overall responsibility for ensuring that appropriate standards of health and 
safety are achieved and maintained throughout the production process. 
The underlying need is for the production company to establish appropriate 
organisational structures that support risk control and place health and 
safety alongside editorial and/or dramatic considerations. There should 
also be good planning, communication, co-operation and co-ordination by 
and between all parties involved throughout a production."

- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg360.pdf

Things to remember: 

- If on location, wear appropriate clothing and set up the filming area safely, taking into consideration of weather conditions and other people. 

- Always tell someone where the filming location is, how long there will be filming for and the transport mode used. 

- Always get permission of the area/costume/transport needed.

- Check nobody in the production team needs any medical attention regularly / day to day basis, and/or has an allergy which could come up any time.

- Don't take unnecessary risks that would put someone in danger. 

- Make a filming schedule and risk assessment, keeping everyone informed of what is going on.