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Safety & Security Committee (SSC)

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Chair:
George Hoff
Director, Newsgathering, English Television News
CBC/Radio-Canada

About NABA-SSC

The Safety and Security Committee develops, shares, and provides education on best practices and guidelines related to safety and security for the broadcasting community in North America. Its primary goal is to improve the safety and security of broadcasting personnel, and focus on emergency preparedness and health and safety issues.

NABA SAFETY & SECURITY PRESENTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

The committee has prepared the following presentations in order to share key “lessons learned” within the broadcasting community. Click on the image or the title to open the presentation.



Broadcaster Disaster Planning and Emergency Preparedness



Stress in the
Newsroom and Field



ENG/SNG Truck Safety

Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC)

The Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC) is a U.S. federal advisory committee created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2002. It is comprised of executive representatives from broadcasters, satellite service providers, trade associations, public safety representatives, manufacturers and other related media entities.

MSRC’s goals include preparing broadcasters for national emergencies, mitigating potential dangers, maintaining their facilities and ensuring the safety and security of their staff members. With the completion of MSRC Phase II, MSRC preparedness documents (for TV, Radio, Cable and Satellite) are now available. These documents include guidelines and tool kits to assist the community in local planning activities to ensure reliability of media services in the case of national emergencies, including natural disasters to terrorist attacks.


Avian Flu Information

The United Nation’s World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraging all countries to adopt a preparedness plan to deal with avian influenza, and warns that the world is ill-prepared if bird flu became a pandemic. Broadcasters are compiling information to aid in preparing for a pandemic, as is detailed on the Asia-Pacific Broadcast Unions website.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada) has developed a document to provide guidelines on the Prevention Program Against the Avian Flu Infection. These guidelines are designed to minimize the risks to the health and safety of staff and are intended to facilitate compliance with the Canadian Labour Code Part II and the Canada Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) Regulations.

CBC/Radio-Canada: Prevention Program Against the Avian Flu Infection
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