Refer to the
Best Practice Guidance
• Assess how you will use the tail lift safely.
• Decide and record how you are to use the tail lift safely - SSOW
• Include within your risk assessments or carry out separate risk assessments on the use of tail lifts, as required.
• Train those who are using the tail lift to do so safely.
• Service your tail lift to keep it safe and reliable, where applicable.
• Get a thorough examination report every six months, where applicable.
• Record all the above and keep those records, as required.
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Broadcast Vehicles
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Safety Short: Vehicle checks
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Tail Lifts
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Tiredness and Fatigue
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Vehicles Used in Sports Coverage
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Winter conditions - driving and location safety
This safety guidance covers the additional risks to driving during harsh winter conditions in the UK.
How the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSR Team supports you
• Review policies and standards to ensure they fulfil legal requirements
• Provide general advice and support via the Safety Advice Line – Tel: +44 (0)370 411 0464 or email safety@bbc.co.uk
• Provide an out of hours service for health and safety related emergencies
• Advise you on what to do if there is an incident
• Investigate serious incidents and retain records of the investigation
• Provide an A-Z of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Health and Safety Guidelines A-Z of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Safety Guidelines
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An 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
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Events guidance - key links:
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- Marketing and Promotional
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- Responsibilities Form
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Health topics - key links:
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- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
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- First Aid and Welfare on Location
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- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖpage
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- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
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- Tiredness and Fatigue
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- CBRN and Industrial Spills
- Covert Filming
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- Disaster Coverage
- Door Stepping
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- Animals: Displaying and handling for performance
- Boats: Working on
- Children and Young People
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- First Aid and Welfare on Location
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- Remote Location Working
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- 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
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