Hazard 9: Civil Unrest and War Zones

Sixty-three journalists were killed worldwide in 1993.

Cameraman Edward Henty was killed in the City of London bomb blast and cameraman Mohamed Amin by a sniper in Ethiopia.

Stage, Screen and Radio, November 1994, page 9.

The Legislation

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992

The First Aid at Work Regulations 1981

The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work Regulations 1992

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)

Special risks: death, physical injury, chemicals and explosives, intimidation, kidnapping.

The particular risk to broadcast staff from riot and situations of civil unrest are usually ...

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