Safety Officers

Canadian provincial OHS regulations require safety supervision for productions involving hazardous activities, stunts, special effects, large crews, or challenging locations. Winter shoots, wilderness locations, and water-based filming typically require dedicated safety coverage. Union agreements and insurance policies frequently mandate qualified safety officers.

Our safety officers hold recognised Canadian OHS certifications including CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) and provincial equivalents, with specific training in film production safety. Many hold additional credentials in first aid, confined spaces, and working at heights.

We survey locations, review production plans and scripts, identify potential hazards, evaluate risk levels, and develop mitigation strategies. Risk assessments are documented as Safe Work Procedures and shared with relevant departments.

We work closely with stunt coordinators to review action sequences, ensure proper safety measures are in place, monitor rehearsals and filming, and verify all safety equipment and protocols. Our safety officers have specific experience with action productions at major Canadian studios.

We ensure compliance with the applicable provincial OHS Act requirements for film production, including risk documentation, safety briefings, incident reporting to WorkSafeBC, WSIB, or CNESST (Quebec), and coordination with union safety representatives.

We conduct safety briefings for cast and crew covering general set safety, cold weather protocols, wildlife awareness, and specific hazards for each location or sequence. We can arrange specialised training for winter work, water safety, and wilderness first aid.