Safety risk assessment
The reality shows that there is an inadequacy in both the awareness of health and safety issues and the lack of protective measures and policy in place for journalists and media workers.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) provides journalists’ unions, media managers, editors and journalists with the Risk Assessment Platform – an online tool to help journalists and media workers assess and prepare for risks associated with your assignment.
You will be done in 5-10 minutes.
Once you submit it, you will be given customised advice to help mitigate the risks that the journalist might face during the assignment along with advice how to rapidly respond to the risks and what equipment to bring with you to prepare in advance.
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