[SML] H&S Contracts?

[illuminati500]

The think about safety policies is that they are specific to productions. IF there were a one size fits all, I haven’t seen it!. Even if there was it would be an uphill struggle to get people to read it regularly and live by it- people get habituated to these things and forget them when it comes to the crunch. Obviously there are  interlocking things like working at height policies, manual handling and so on, but these are  multi-industry, freely available regulations to be followed. When it comes to individual productions, indoor or outdoor and especial;y with students, it is important that they are written for each production, assessing the risks and laying out amelioration methods. That way they get to discuss and identify things they may not have though of, like for example weatherproofing of connectors, earthing methods, expansion and contraction of scaffolding clamps etc. secondary means of suspension over public places,  crowd behaviour, barrier types, weapons and sharps.

When it comes to third parties here in the UK we are usually required to produce all our policies, risk assessments, insurances, PAT test certs, food hygiene etc., and method statement well in advance: and any incoming company using our resources has to produce theirs or no dice.



> On 3 Aug 2016, at 07:17, Chad Croteau via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> Been gone from the list for a little while due to some problems with my previous ISP, and ultimately a change of service providers.
>  
> Have a question that came up at the college where I work…  I’ve been tasked to work with our Risk Management department to develop some new safety policies for our Production students on practicum when we work on outdoor events and/or events that take place on non-college property.  We do a number of events each year with community partners, and a recent policy review found we were lacking in formal policies for things like inclement weather, site safety, etc. for sites that the college does not own.
>  
> My question to everyone on-list, is this:
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> Does anyone, professional or academic, have any kind of language in their contract or a specific contract or agreement for safety policies?  Specifically, do you have some kind of written documentation that describes what is expected of the client and what the client can expect of you?
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> If any one would be willing to share this info with me, I would be very appreciative.
>  
> Thanks!
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>  
> Chad
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