Film and Television Production: a Risky Business

By N Oughton

"OHS can easily escalate a budget many times. Its cheaper to risk our lives - sad but true". So said a director of photography in the Qld film and television industry.

This and a raft of other anecdotal evidence suggested that, in Qld, productions vry in their compliance with OHS legislation.

The poor OHS culture found in the industry can be addressed through professional development and appropriate training sponsored by a partnership of educational institutions, governments and industry stakeholders.

(CCH Journal of Occupational Health and Safety in Australia and New Zealand; vol. 21, no. 1, February 2005. pp23-31