A Cert IV in WHS does not a safety officer make: Entertainment Safety Alliance

Safety in the screen industry has been “falling apart” over the past decade, according to the Entertainment Safety Alliance (ESA), which is warning producers that a Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety is not sufficient on its own to deem someone a professionally competent safety officer.

Established in 2022 by veteran safety consultants Gordon Waddell and Roger Graham, who each have more than 40 years’ experience, the alliance’s aim is to professionalise the safety industry across all sectors of e...