Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for execution of hazardous action sequences involving natural elements
- Notify relevant personnel of your arrival on location and confirm your capacity to perform the required hazardous action sequences involving natural elements
- Confirm with relevant personnel specific production requirements for hazardous action sequences and prepare accordingly
- Review skills requirement and experience of self and other specialist personnel for relevance to proposed sequences
- Familiarise self with production materials to be used in hazardous action sequences and check cast and crew for technical suitability and safety compliance
- Note camera locations for coverage of hazardous action sequences
- Recall positioning and movement of all personnel involved in hazardous action sequences to support ease of visual continuity and editing
- Consider and review alternative execution methods for specific hazardous action sequences
- Confirm with relevant personnel that planned hazardous action sequences comply with legal and regulatory requirements
- Attend dedicated personnel briefings
- Review all hazardous action sequence information
- Attend briefings of relevant personnel and confirm communication methods, chain of command, cues, and abort and emergency action procedures
- Check available technical specifications for all production materials to be used and advise relevant personnel of issues arising
- Set up and check production materials
- Unload, position and assemble production materials to be used in hazardous action sequences
- Check that all equipment and handling procedures comply with given technical specifications in terms of required safety standards and regulatory requirements and notify relevant personnel of emergent issues
- Review camera positions for latent safety issues
- Check that production areas are clear of unwanted objects and personnel
- Identify visual cues and spots to assist in positioning performers for hazardous screen production activity
- Reconfirm that personal protective equipment (PPE) and other specified safety equipment are operational and used correctly
- If possible within budgetary and safety constraints, determine the operation of hazardous action sequences by test, demonstration, simulation or rehearsal
- Advise relevant personnel of any revision to planned hazardous action sequences identified through test, demonstration, simulation or rehearsal
- Abort hazardous action sequences where unacceptable risk emerges and advise relevant personnel
- Safely execute hazardous action sequences
- Comply with relevant PPE requirements
- Confirm with relevant personnel where specific production requirements involve other high-risk activities
- Recheck that areas are clear of unwanted objects and personnel
- Execute sequences according to agreed production schedules and cues
- Follow all safety controls and regulatory requirements during the execution of sequences
- Implement predetermined alternative safeguards for all production personnel where variations occur to agreed production plans
- Abort hazardous action sequences where unacceptable risk arises during execution and advise relevant personnel
- Ensure that continuity of hazardous action sequences is maintained throughout execution
- React to emergency situations
- Abort activities and implement emergency plans in the event of accidents
- Clear sites of all personnel and if possible remove items that may cause further injury
- Identify items or locations that may need to be isolated for safety and investigatory activities post-emergency situation
- Advise relevant personnel of the emergency situation according to established procedures
- Secure locations on completion of hazardous action sequences
- Collect, check inventory of, transport and store all materials, props and equipment used in hazardous action sequences in compliance with regulatory requirements
- Inspect locations to ensure that they are left in a safe and secure state, in compliance with regulatory requirements
- Participate in post-sequence evaluations with relevant personnel and provide feedback in order to guide future operations
- Complete personal logbook and contribute to any final written reports as required