Documents and Records
What Records to Keep
There are extensive requirements in legislation to keep records and to dispose of them when they are no longer useful. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Document Schedule site provides a central register of these and identifies where they are held and for how long. Most records which are required to be kept by law are held centrally i.e. by one department on behalf of the whole ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ. The following list is a summary of those
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Safety
- Accident reports and investigations
- Risk assessments
- Safety inspections
- Copies of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans
- Records of vetting of independent production companies
- Records of vetting of higher risk production suppliers
- Corporate policy and guidance.
Workplace
Keep records related to premises management including
- Asbestos register
- Plant maintenance records – such as lifts, air-conditioning, gas supply, water
- Fire Risk assessments and building fire manuals
- Portable Electrical Equipment tests
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ HR
- Occupational Health Records
- Sickness Absence
Academy
- Training Records
Insurance
- Information relating to personal injury and other claims
Departments
- Records relating to maintenance of equipment that they own or operate
- Local procedures and rules
Procurement
- Lists of vetted contractors
Document Retention
Unless a specific statutory provision has specified otherwise we have standardised the retention period of safety records to 6 years from the date of the activity. The most important exceptions are that any record pertaining to Asbestos or to Health Surveillance in respect of hazardous substances which must be kept indefinitely.
A fuller list of safety documentation is available in this document and the full retention schedule is on the Delivering Quality site.
Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Safety records containing personal information are covered by data protection legislation including the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Records must be kept secure; be accurate; limited to what is necessary; processed lawfully and transparently; and collected for specific purposes. For more information contact your data protection rep.
Safety records may be disclosable by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ under Freedom of information legislation. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.co.uk/safety site forms part of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖs publication register.
Recommended links
- [³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ network only]
General safety topics
More from SSR
- Your platform to record accidents, risk assessments, assurance monitoring and inspections
- Safety Equipment StoresJust one number to call: 0844 800 8875
- ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Safety GuidelinesAn A-Z of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Health and Safety Guidelines
- Safety Advice Line: 0370 411 0464 Email: safety@bbc.co.uk
- A-Z of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Safety Guidelines
- Accident Reporting and Investigation
- ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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:
- (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ network only)
- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ network only)
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- International Travel - Risks & Health
- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖpage
- (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ network only)
- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
- Psychological Trauma Support & Trauma Risk Management (TRiM)
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Travel Health Contacts
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ High Risk - key links:
- CBRN and Industrial Spills
- Covert Filming
- Crisis Management and Security Support
- Demonstrations, Protests and Crowds
- Disaster Coverage
- Door Stepping
- (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ network only)
- (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ network only)
- Public Order
- Safety Equipment Stores
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Journalism - key links:
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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
- (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Network only)
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Security - key links:
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport - key links:
About this site
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