Updated: 10 September 2024
These Guidelines cover our physical and mental wellbeing. They also describe the occupational health services available to staff to help minimise the risk of these health issues arising and how these can be accessed. We also sometimes provide health news updates, such as for pandemics or other serious health concerns.
If you aren't able to find what you are looking for on these pages, please contact Occupational Health (see our Health Contacts page).
Our Health Guidelines have been grouped under the following subject headings:
Health Topics
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Health Contacts
Our health-related contact details -
Health Hazards on Location
A brief introduction to preventing communicable illness when making programmes -
Mental Health
Guidance, advice and the support services available -
Personal Wellbeing
Personal health risks and advice on how to manage / address them -
Production Health
Production health risks, including health of contributors, travel health, first aid and managing emergency situations -
Workplace Health
Workplace health risks, including DSE, manual handling, noise, shift work, etc. -
Health & Safety Topics
An A-Z list of our Guidelines (incl. health and wellbeing-related Guidelines)
Health & Wellbeing
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Disease and Contact with Viruses and Bacteria
A guide for anyone deployed to areas where there is risk from infectious disease from human, animal, insect or parasite sources, including zoonoses. These controls can also apply to harmful bacteria found in incidents such as sewage spills. -
Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
A safety guide to Display Screen Equipment (DSE) use at work, including advice on completing assessments for various types of workstation and how to address any health issues. -
Drugs and Alcohol
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has an agreed Policy in relation to Drugs and Alcohol. This guidance is extracted from that policy. In the case of doubt the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drugs and Alcohol Policy has precedence. -
International Travel - Risks & Health
This is a guide for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ staff planning to travel overseas. It covers the basic precautions needed when travelling to countries usually deemed to be of low health risk, for example, most of Europe, Scandinavia, North America, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. -
Manual Handling
If your job involves lifting or carrying heavy or awkwardly-shaped equipment, or repetitive lifting, you need to know how to minimise the risk of injury - this Guideline should help. -
Mental Health
Collated below are our Guidelines relating to mental health, providing guidance and advice, as well as describing the support services available to individuals and to managers. -
Occupational Asthma
A guide to situations in which asthma could be caused by inhaling certain substances in the course of your work. This is called occupational asthma. -
Pregnancy
A guide to health and safety considerations for pregnant and nursing mothers. In general day-to-day work activity is not harmful in pregnancy. There are, however, some work factors that can cause harm and need to be considered. -
Pressure and Stress
A guide to recognising and managing pressure and stress. -
Psychological Trauma and PTSD
A guide to dealing with psychological trauma or a traumatic event where there is exposure to a violent situation, personal life threatening danger or fear of death. This guide is for workers whose work can involve exposure to such situations especially when covering events such as war, disasters and civil unrest. -
Psychological Trauma Support & Trauma Risk Management (TRiM)
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has a range of information and support available to assist staff involved or likely to be involved in traumatic assignments / deployments. -
Skincare and Dermatitis
A guide to looking after your skin and recognising the symptoms of dermatitis which is a reaction that occurs when our skin becomes inflamed. -
Tiredness and Fatigue
A guide to the scheduling and management of your team’s working hours to help safeguard them from the effects of fatigue. -
Voice: Maintaining it for Work
A guide to using your voice if you are a presenter on radio or television, or you use your voice as part of your work such as a re-speaker, singer, translator or a lecturer/trainer.
More from SSR
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Your platform to record accidents, risk assessments, assurance monitoring and inspections
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Safety Equipment Stores
Just one number to call: 020 3614 5155 -
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Safety Guidelines
An A-Z of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Health and Safety Guidelines -
Safety Advice Line: 0370 411 0464 Email: safety@bbc.co.uk
- A-Z of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Safety Guidelines
- Accident Reporting and Investigation
- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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:
- (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ network only)
- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ network only)
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- International Travel - Risks & Health
- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔpage
- (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ network only)
- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
- Psychological Trauma Support & Trauma Risk Management (TRiM)
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Travel Health Contacts
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ High Risk - key links:
- CBRN and Industrial Spills
- Covert Filming
- Crisis Management and Security Support
- Demonstrations, Protests and Crowds
- Disaster Coverage
- Door Stepping
- (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ network only)
- (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ network only)
- Public Order
- Safety Equipment Stores
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Journalism - key links:
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio - key links:
- (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Network only)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Security - key links:
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport - key links:
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