Electrical location safety
More haste
Location recording is often a scramble to rig, record, wrap and move on to the next set-up. There is always the urgency to get the job done, but as pressurized as this may be, it is never expedient to cut corners on safety. A couple of minutes saved by not making safe a cable crossing the top of a flight of stairs may result in injury and many hours of lost time. You have a responsibility to ensure that the condition and the method of rigging lamps and cables at a location is safe to yourself and to members of the public.
Periodically check the earthing and safety of your lamps. Make certain the safety glass or wire is fitted and not damaged in any way. Check the condition of cables for frayed or worn insulation ...
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