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FILM & TV PRODUCTION LOCATION CHECKLIST & SAFETY REPORTThis checklist is required to be completed foreach location by doing a site reccy before production starts. If you t ick NO to anyquestion or have identified any hazards, you need to describe how/when this issue will be resolved in the Hazard DescriptionTable. The completed survey will form part of your assessment for this subject and must be submitted before theindemnity/insurance forms can be signed.

When answering the following questions bear in mind the hazards and risks to people and equipment. Additional surveys must becompleted forstunts and special effects and may be disallowed.

NAME: ___________________________________________________________

PHONE: _________________________________ EMAIL:_____________________________________

SUBJECT: _______________________________________________________________________________________

PRODUCTION TITLE: ______________________________________________________________________________

SYNOPSIS OF PRODUCTION: _______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LOCATION DETAILS: (If more than one location, use a separate form for each, and submit them all together).___________________________________________________________________________

SCHEDULE SHOOTING DATES: ______________________________________________________


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Final Checklist

Y / N

1. Has every question been answered? 2. Is the CONTACTS SHEET completed?

3. Are there any stunts/special effects? (safety supervisor will be required)

4. Is the Hazard/Risk Assessment Table complete?

Report prepared by: ______________________________________________ DATE: _____________Print Name Signature

UTS STAFF: ____________________________________________________ DATE: _____________Print Name Signature


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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Contact Telephone Number

Emergency (Ambulance/Fire/Police) # 000 Dial 6 if on campusPoisons Information Centre 131 126

Nearest Hospital Emergency Centre

http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/emergency/default.htm

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 9515 8141 Missenden Road

Camperdown

Concord Hospital 9767 6090 Hospital Road ConcordPrince of Wales Hospital, Randwick 9382 2222 St. Vincent's Hospital,

Darlinghurst 8382 1111

Ph:______________________________

Address:__________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

Remote locations contacts (If filming in a remote location, notify

emergency services in advance)

Police Bush Fire Brigade Ambulance ServicePh_______________________________

Ph_______________________________

Ph_______________________________

Utilities: (Sydney Metropolitan area) Sydney Water Gas LeakEmergencies Electricity Faults & Services (02) 13 20 90 131 909 or 000 131 626Environment Protection Authority 131 555

UTS contacts:

Production Coordinator Equipment Support Services ManagerSecurity

(02) 9514 1046

(02) 9514 2282 inside UTS buildings Dial 6outside - free call 1800 249 559

Facility Liaison:

Name: __________________________________Phone: ____________________


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INSPECTION ITEM

Answer the following with (Y / N / NA)

1. Have you obtained a signed Agreement for use of site? (Attach a copy)2. Did you inform the managers/owners of the location as to what activity your group will perform?3. Have the managers/owners advised the site is free of any hazards?4. Does the basic building structure appear sound?5. If the location is an operational facility, has there been a facility liaison assigned to the production?6. If the location is an operational facility are there emergency procedures available on site?7. Have arrangements been made for the supervision of any children who will be on the site for your production?

Hazardous Materials

1. Will the crew be free of exposure to any hazardous substances on site?2. If not, do the crew have access to material safety data sheets (MSDS) and risk assessments for the hazardous substances?3. Is the location free of obvious amounts of dust or particulate?4. Is the site free of potentially dangerous levels of microbial contaminants? (eg if filming in a laboratory)5. Is the site free of risks of exposure to biological contaminants (blood, urine, feces, animal remains)?6. Have hazardous materials been removed if required?

Access and Egress

1. Is the site free of hazards which may lead to slips, trips, falls?2. Have any danger areas been clearly marked and/or taped KEEP OUT?3. Are exits, corridors, and stairways well lit? (If not, take a back-up supply eg torches)4. Are fire and emergency exits clearly marked and unobstructed?5. Are there appropriate means of emergency egress and communications such as lights, fire exits, operational telephone

lines and signs ?


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Fall Protection/confined Spaces

1. Are guard rails or hand railings in place on raised platforms or potentially unstable areas (eg cliff edges, stair cases, etc) ?

Ventilation

1. Are special ventilation controls/spray booths available as required for safe use of chemicals, paints, or smoke and fog onsite?

2. Does the building have a general ventilation system that is operating? (this can include natural ventilation from windows)3. Has supplementary ventilation been arranged if required for any enclosed areas (eg tunnels) ?4. Is there an adequate heating system for the building?

Electrical

1. Do you know who on your crew has Lighting Safety Proficiency? (Attach a list)2. Are you working in a location that has domestic electricity supply of 240 volts? (If no you will need to consult an electrician)3. Is there enough electrical output for the demand needed?4. Have all potential live electrical hazards (exposed wiring, electrical boxes etc) at the location been made safe?

Fire Systems (non-domestic dwellings)

1. Are fire extinguishers and/or other fire safety equipment available and in working condition?2. Are there specialized electrical safety extinguishers in close proximity to the main electrical panel?3. Is fire fighting equipment accessible and noted on the call sheet?4. Has the issue of smoking of cigarettes by cast and crew been addressed? (Where can they smoke? Is there provision for

extinguishing and cleaning up butts?)5. Have the daily call sheets identified the emergency procedures for each location?

Water & Toilets


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1. Are there hygienic and functional toilets and handwashing facilities nearby?2. Is there clean, drinkable water on site and enough running water[ ] for requirements?3. Can heaters and fans be brought in if required without compromising air quality, fire safety and electricity demand?

Security1. Is the outdoor lighting adequate?2. Is the risk of potential injuries to cast and crew low (either from other people or wildlife)?3. Has a system for security of equipment/belongings from theft been

First Aid & Emergencies

1. Is there a hospital within 20 minutes travel time?2. Is there a way to contact emergency services from the location?3. Is there a First Aid officer on the crew?

Moving Vehicles

1. If moving vehicles are being used to film from have risks been identified? (In the hazard list detail use of any jibattachments, shots involving cars)

Transport

1. Has the volume and weight of the equipment to be transported been evaluated?2. Will you have enough people/equipment to transport the equipment to the location?3. Have you a plan for packing the vehicles?4. Is the vehicle suitable for the transport?5. Are the vehicles registered and insured?

Cast/crew Safety Communication

1. Do safety notices or safe work practices need to be posted or attached to the call sheet? Eg wear comfortable, warmclothes and rubber soled shoes


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2. Do you have sufficient light for cast and crew to work in?3.

Health & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

1. Has PPE (eg dust masks, ear muffs) been made available for any of the hazards identified?2. Is there someone on the crew whose responsibility it is to plan and monitor the hours of work?

Exterior Locations

1. Will the site be free of extremes of temperatures?2. Have special precautions for the terrain been taken as required?3. Have special precautions been taken for any water hazards (eg tidal extremes, current, temperature)?4. Has protection against predicted rain or strong winds been provided?

Are there controls in place for any hazards posed by animals(eg mosquitoes, spiders, sea lice)?

1. Are there controls in place for any hazards posed by plant life (eg palms with sharp fronds)?2. Is the area free of bushfire danger warnings (escape routes should be clearly marked on maps)?3. Is the area at low risk of flash flooding (even after light rain)? For advice contact local council/police/NPWS.4. Are you working in daylight have you lights for working under?

Environment

1. Have you provision for disposal/recycling of waste generated while on location?2. Will there be any detrimental impact on the environment by the cast, crew and the use of vehicles and equipment?


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Location Filming Working in an unfamiliarenvironment

The Licensees to fully acquaint the Film Officewith the subject matter, nature and action of thefilming and accordingly take appropriate advice.

Appointment of a Health and SafetyRepresentative

Multi-level location danger to crew of falling ensure that all dangerous areas are barriered off

display warning signs

use safety rails on all stairs/steps

use of safety harnesses in exposed areas

Location is poorly litdanger to crew coming from brightlylit shooting area to dimly lit otherareas

use additional working lights

consider use of fluorescent paint on edges ofsteps etc.

danger of lights dazzling cast orcrew

H&S to warn crew of danger verbally and tomonitor risk throughout shoot

If someone is dazzled they are to stand still andmake 1st Assistant aware.

Hazard from members of the public/vehicles not under the control of theProduction.

Create a secure area to work in using hazardtape, barriers.

Use stewards in Hi-Vis Jackets at perimeter toadvise members of the public of what is


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happening.

ParkingAccess for emergency vehiclescompromised by film unit vehicles.

Vehicles to be parked in accordance with theLocation Manager's instructions only to ensureemergency access is preserved at all times.

All vehicles to face outwards in case they need tobe moved and their drivers to remain in thevicinity

Personal vehicles to be parked in

XXXXXXXX to avoid congestion of the area.Running of electricalcables over theground at location

Hazard to members of the publicparticularly elderly infirm andpartially sighted or people running.

all cables to be adequately safe-guarded as theyare laid and trailed as little as possible.

where cables are trailed they must run parallel toany foot-ways and run in the corner of the gutter;if cables cross such walkways they are to becovered with a taped rubber mat or suspendedoverhead at a height of no less than eight and ahalf feet.

Potential hazard to curious membersof the public.

Potentially hazardous equipment is to besegregated from the public using tiger tape orbarriers

The location to be staffed permanently (asopposed to normally) throughout the entire periodof occupation so that no equipment is leftunattended at any time. (The cost of this is to beborne by the Production.)

Use of smoke False alarms Film Office to be informed of the use of smoke so


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the local fire station can be informedisolation of smoke sensor where smoke is beingused

smoke drifting across nearby

roadway

H&S representative to be aware of the drift of

smoke and stop its use if this becomes a problemFilming on Water cast or crew falling into water all personal to wear life jackets

dangerous currents and deep wateradequate life-preservers on hand for thoseunable to wear life jackets (cast on camera only)safety boat on standby at all times

diver dressed ready to go into water present at alltimes personnel are working on water

shock from falling into cold water paramedic on standby with unit

inhalation or ingestion of water water test carried out to ascertain quality of waterbefore filming

anyone falling in water to be taken to A&Edepartment at nearest hospital

EVACUATION INCASE OF FIRE orother Emergency

Evacuation of thelocation in event of

fire or anotheremergency

Emergency services not knowing if

personnel are not accounted for

The Licensees will furnish the Film Office with a

crew-list and call sheet prior to the shoot day.

A list of cast and crew on-site is to be kept by theHealth and Safety Representative.In the event of alarm all personnel are toassemble at (obvious rendezvous point) where


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H&S representative will account for them.

Common Hazards Motion picture and television film production often pose a number of unique fire hazards and risks to life safety as compared toroutine fire hazards in commercial buildings because filming and other activities take place in temporary and varyinglocations. Common hazards are ordinary occurrences that might be associated with most commercial film productions. Examplesof these fire and life safety hazards include blocked exits and emergency routes, electrical and lighting hazards, accumulation ofcombustible materials, smoking, welding and cutting operations, hot surfaces, combustible tents, and inadequate refuelingfacilities. Filming in remote areas or other countries can make these hazards an even greater risk due to inadequate fire fightingcapabilities or the lack of direct and quick access to the filming location by fire fighting personnel and equipment.

Location Hazards There are a variety of hazards related to filming on location. In cities, for example, old buildings and warehouses are often used.These buildings can present safety hazards due to unstable walls, broken staircases, falling ceilings, etc. In addition, there can beenvironmental hazards, such as crumbling asbestos insulation, left-over waste chemicals, and contaminated pigeon droppings.Possible hazards while filming on location in the country include insect stings, contacts with poisonous plants, accidents inmountainous areas, heat-related diseases in deserts, frostbite in cold weather conditions, and drowning in rivers and lakes.Drowning is not the only water hazard around rivers, lakes, oceans, swamps, etc. Other hazards can include poisonous reptiles,contaminated water, flash floods, boating accidents, hypothermia in cold water, and underwater hazards such as undertows andhidden rocks. There is also concern about unusual local health hazards. For example, outdoor filming in many parts of theNortheast could mean having to take special precautions against Lyme Disease caused by deer ticks. In foreign countries, there

would be concern about vaccination requirements, possible current epidemics or other local endemic diseases (such as dysenteryand typhoid), contaminated water supplies, etc. In addition, local political instability and street violence are causes for concern.Traveling to location is also a serious hazard, since four of the fatalities discussed above involved helicopter travel to the location.

Preproduction Hazards


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The construction and painting of sets - whether in a studio, or on location - can involve a wide variety of health and safetyhazards. Construction can involve accidents with scaffolding, ladders, machinery, vehicles, welding equipment, electricalequipment, etc. In addition, welding, wood dust and scraps, flammable solvents, and other combustible materials can present firehazards. Scenic painting presents many health hazards due to exposure to hazardous solvents, paints and other coatings, dyes,fire retardants, polyurethane foams, and a wide variety of other chemicals. While these hazards can be minimized with properventilation in a scenic shop, often fabrication of sets and props on location is difficult to ventilate adequately.

Filming Hazards As discussed in the section on Fatality and Injury Statistics, stunts are the main single cause of fatalities in motion pictureproduction. A stunt can be defined as any action sequence that involves greater than normal risk of injury to performers or otherson the set. A SAG analysis of films in 1982 found that major causes of injuries and illnesses were falls, smoke and chemicalinhalation, auto accidents, fight scenes, equipment failure, horses, and motorcycles. Most of these are stunt-related. Other filmingsituations which would be considered stunts because they could involve an increased risk of injury or illness include: being apassenger in a stunt car, driving a background car or being a pedestrian in a car chase scene, heat exposure during a desertscene, cold exposure during repeated filming of a scene involving a walk in a cold mountain stream, and underwater or swimmingscenes.A major cause of the increasing number of fatalities and accidents involving stunts has been the demand for realism andincreasingly more dangerous stunts. For example, 9 of the 21 stunt-related fatalities since 1980 involved helicopters, one examplebeing the death of stunt performer Clint Carpenter while filming "Hired to Kill" in Corfu in 1989. In past years, many of thesehelicopter scenes would have been simulated - not live action. Even normal filming sequences involving helicopters is hazardous,since 8 of the 9 ordinary filming fatalities involved helicopters (the other involved an airplane). The lack of proper emergencymedical care has also been a contributing factor in several filming fatalities. This is typified by the 1983 death of famed stuntmanDar Robinson while filming a motorcycle sequence in Arizona. There was not adequate on-site emergency medical care, nor anyprovision for emergency evacuation. After waiting about two hours for an ambulance, the film crew loaded him into a station wagonand started driving towards a local hospital. He subsequently died. Medical experts have said that Dar Robinson might havesurvived and recovered had he received immediate attention from a qualified emergency specialist, had proper and timelyemergency transportation, and treatment at a properly staffed and equipped emergency room. Such poor emergency medicalcare is not restricted to remote location filming. In filming "Sanctuary" in New York City in 1988, two stuntmen got glass in theireyes during a scene involving windows exploding from machine-gun fire. Because advance arrangements had not been made,they had to wait over two hours in the emergency room of a hospital before being treated. Although advance arrangements will not


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guarantee quick treatment if more serious cases are present, lack of these arrangements can result in delayed medicaltreatment.

Special Effects Hazards Special effects can include fire, pyrotechnics, firearms, fogs and smoke, rain and snow, lightning, lasers, wind and sand storms,computer and model simulations, and a multitude of other situations. The most dangerous types of special effects involve the useof fire, pyrotechnics, and firearms. Many of these special effects scenes are also stunts since actors are involved. The death of VicMorrow and two children during the 1982 filming of "The Twilight Zone: a Movie" involved a special effects explosion which causedthe helicopter to crash onto the actors. Other types of hazardous fire and pyrotechnics special effects include car explosions,simulated bullet hits, burning buildings, flames, flash pots, etc. Firearms are also a potential hazard, whether live ammunition orblanks are used. In 1984, the actor Jon Eric-Hexum accidentally killed himself when he pointed a blank-loaded gun at his head and

shot himself during the f ilming of the TV Series "Cover-Up". There have been many other accidents involving supposedly "safe"blank ammunition. Smoke and fogs used on the set can create respiratory irritation, which, although obviously less dangerousthan pyrotechnics and similar special effects, can cause serious asthma attacks and short-term irritation, necessitating productiondelays. Other special effects can create specific hazards. Examples are the use of lasers, electrical equipment, and chemicals tocreate specific effects.

Camera Crew Hazards As described earlier, 5 of the 30 stunt-related fatalities were camera operators. The camera crew can often be at high risk in stunts

because they are so close to the action, or even part of it. The classic example is the 1980 death of Rodney Mitchell and theinjuring of 8 others during filming of an episode of the "Dukes of Hazzard". The TV camera truck carrying 12 crew membersoverturned during rehearsal of a car chase scene.Actual stunts are not the only risk to the camera crew. During normal filming,cameras can be located on moving vehicles, fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, scaffolding, overhead cranes, mobile elevatingdevices, boats, etc., which can involve risks of equipment failure, falls, collisions, and other accidents.


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Medical Emergencies Stunts are not the only cause of major traumatic accidental injury that can result in death and disability on a set or location. Falls,machinery accidents, falling sets, non-stunt related motor vehicle accidents, etc. can also occur. Of course, many of theseaccidents can result in minor injuries and in lost time. In addition, medical problems, both major and minor, can arise, andpreexisting chronic medical problems can be exacerbated. Examples can include asthma attacks, heart problems, appendicitis,colds, infections, and insect stings. These types of medical problems can affect anyone on the set. The greater the number ofpeople on the set, the greater the chances of someone becoming ill or being injured.A major factor in determining the outcome ofsuch medical emergencies can be the quality of local medical care. Another factor can be the time to reach adequate medicalfacilities. Even in a major American city like New York City, this can be a problem due to traffic and slow ambulance response time.In rural areas or in many foreign countries, the local level of medical care might not meet modern medical standards, or the time to

reach medical care too long. In such situations, adequate on-site medical services would be necessary. For example, during the21-day shoot of the James Bond film, "The Living Daylights", in the Moroccan desert, the on-site medical team treated 496patients, at least 9 of whom would have had to be immediately evacuated if they were not equipped for on-site surgery.Asidefrom the serious danger of loss of life or health, such injuries and illnesses can result in enormous cost increases associated withdelays in production, canceled projects, possible lawsuits, costs of health care, increased workers' compensation rates, lawsuits,and, of course, budget overruns. This can affect the production company, distribution company, insurance companies andeveryone on the stage or location.

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