Independants and Independant Productions
Key Points

Key Points

All those involved in the commissioning process for Independents must understand and follow the BBC's Health & Safety Vetting procedures
The process will be delayed if the Independent does not send in the right information
Independents must complete all the questions on the questionnaire fully, and if referring to another document, reference it to the subsection
Vetting must be done every 3 years
If the company has changed production genres, they must be re vetted
The BBC must not become actively involved in the safety management of Independent Production Companies. The only exception to this rule is if the Independent is participating in High Risk Work e.g. deployments to hostile environments, undertaking certain high risk activities and involvement in high risk events
BBC Managers who loan out staff to Independent Production Companies must ensure that the staff are competent to undertake the work and that the Independent has carried out a risk assessment and that the findings of the risk assessment have been communicated to the staff member.