High Risk Guidance
Common Questions

This is defined as a country, region or specified area subject to war, insurrection, civil unrest, terrorism or extreme levels of crime, banditry or lawlessness, public disorder; or areas with extreme climate or terrain.

 

This would include investigations involving covert surveillance or filming and/or confrontation of terrorist, serious criminal or extremist or violent political groups.

 

These would include riots, civil disturbance or extreme public disorder, terrorist or armed criminal incidents such as hi-jacking or sieges, any event involving chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) substances, extreme climatic events and natural disasters such as hurricanes, severe floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc. or outbreaks of serious diseases and pandemics.

 

Unless the experience and previous training negated the course, a full Hostile Environment course would be required.  For BBC staff this should be done with the current preferred supplier.

 

There is no mandatory training for these areas but some ad hoc training may be recommended during discussion with BBC Safety.

 

Training would be recommended as required for each specific deployment and this could include the Hostile Environment course, off road driving, covert filming, civil disorder, CBR  or ad hoc deployment specific courses.

 

Yes.  Risk Assessments are required for travel and activities which fall under the High Risk Policy.

 

Independents, freelancers and stringers are treated the same as BBC staff in relation to all aspects of the HR policy. 

 

All PPE is available from the Safety Equipment Stores in TVC.

 

AXA PPP is currently the BBC's medical assistance and evacuation supplier.