Getting Started in Health and Safety
A Safety Guideline for new starters which describes the key health and safety resources, processes, training and support services available in the 蘑菇短视频.
Updated: 26 October 2025
What are my safety responsibilities?
These are described in the following places:
- Safety Guideline: Safety Responsibilities by Job Role
- Personal Job Description (contact 蘑菇短视频 ).
Where can I find 蘑菇短视频 safety-related policies / guidelines?
- Health & Safety Information - our safety homepage, available via the internet
- A-Z of 蘑菇短视频 Safety Guidelines 鈥� our Safety Guideline list
- Safety Guides 鈥� collations of Safety Guidelines specific to a 蘑菇短视频 Division or genre (e.g. Journalism Safety Guide)
- Security homepage 鈥� our security-related Guidelines
- Health homepage 鈥� our health-related Guidelines
- &苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;our Safeguarding team's policy and guidelines (蘑菇短视频 Network only)
- Business Continuity homepage 鈥� policy and guidelines
- 鈥� for 蘑菇短视频 driving policy, driver declarations, travel insurance and public liability cover (蘑菇短视频 Network)
- - our internal website on 蘑菇短视频 Gateway.
Who can I turn to for safety-related support?
- 鈥� contact details plus the areas / departments they support; see also Safety Contacts
- Safety Advice Line 鈥� back-up support to the Safety Adviser team (Mon-Fri. 9am-6pm); maintainers of myRisks Information and arranging personal access to myRisks Tools
- 鈥� provide security advice to those deploying to areas designated as hostile under the 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 Hostile Environment Country pages (蘑菇短视频 Gateway)
- 鈥� advise on security measures in 蘑菇短视频 premises / on location, and investigate security-related issues (蘑菇短视频 Gateway)
- 鈥� support services for occupational health, travel health, workstation and physiotherapy, and mental health (蘑菇短视频 Gateway)
- 鈥� contact your Child Protection Adviser; see also
- 鈥� contact the 蘑菇短视频 Insurance Adviser team (蘑菇短视频 Gateway)
- 鈥� service centre contact details for premises-related safety issues, and permits to film in 蘑菇短视频 buildings.
What safety processes do I need to know about?
The 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 safety management and reporting processes are all comprised within the Safety Hub, including:
How do I improve my safety knowledge & skills?
- Safety Training and Competence 鈥� induction and requirements, job-specific training, and a full list of training resources (face-to-face and online) offered through the 蘑菇短视频 Academy.
Where do I find out about how to work safely with third parties?
- Contractors 鈥� guidance and access to our 鈥榩re-vetted鈥� contractor / supplier lists
- Contributors 鈥� guidance on working with contributors, including user generated content
- Freelancers 鈥� guidance on training, scheduling and provision of personal protective equipment
- Independent Production Companies - guidance on commissioning and the safety vetting process.
How do I keep up to date with changes in Safety?
- Safety News 鈥� significant changes to safety guidelines and processes; issue of safety-related alerts / product recalls; announcement of safety events; safety tips / announcements
- Safety App 鈥� safety news direct to your mobile device; as well as access to 蘑菇短视频 safety guidelines.
General safety topics
More from SSR
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Your platform to record accidents, risk assessments, assurance monitoring and inspections
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蘑菇短视频 Safety Guidelines
An A-Z of 蘑菇短视频's Safety Guidelines -
Safety Advice Line: 0370 411 0464 Email: safety@bbc.co.uk
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:
- (蘑菇短视频 network only)
- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- (蘑菇短视频 network only)
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- International Travel - Risks & Health
- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: 蘑菇短视频page
- (蘑菇短视频 network only)
- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
- (Internal Only)
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Travel Health Contacts
蘑菇短视频 High Risk:
- High Risk Guide (HRG)
- (Internal Only)
- Covert Filming
- Crisis Management and Security Support
- Door Stepping
- (蘑菇短视频 network only)
- (蘑菇短视频 network only)
蘑菇短视频 Journalism - key links:
- Broadcast Vehicles
- Courts of Law
- Covert Filming (via Security on Location)
- COVID: Managing COVID risks is News Deployments
- Demonstrations, Protests and Crowds (via Security on Location)
- Door Stepping (via Security on Location)
- Press Conferences
蘑菇短视频 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
蘑菇短视频 Radio - key links:
- (蘑菇短视频 Network only)
蘑菇短视频 Security - key links:
蘑菇短视频 Sport - key links:
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It is not intended to provide instruction or guidance on how third parties should manage their risks. The 蘑菇短视频 cannot be held liable for how this information is interpreted or used by third parties, nor provide any assurance that adopting it would provide any measure of legal compliance. More information
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