Safety Hub Support
BBC's Safety Hub is the platform for recording risk assessments, incidents, near-miss, inspections, assurance and much more.
If you need help with any of the following, please request support using the Safety Hub Support Form.
- Requesting an update to a workflow or approval step.
- Reporting a form or dashboard error (for example, not loading or showing incorrect data).
- Adding or updating a user role or email domain.
- suggestions for new fields, values, or filters in a form or report.
Your request will then go to the BBC Product Support Team for review and action.
Safety Advice Line
The Safety Advice Line is a service provided by the BBC's Safety Team. The phone line and inbox are monitored Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If the phone number goes to voicemail then please leave us a message whilst we're helping another caller; we'll call you back straight away.
Tel: 0370 411 0464
E-mail: [email protected]
Who can call us: BBC employees and BBC productions only
BBC Studios and Subsidiaries can also contact their safety team directly [email protected]
Contact your Safety Team
BBC, BBC News and BBC Studios have dedicated safety professionals.
You can find out who your safety contact is here. (Gateway page)
Other Useful Contacts
BBC Workplace (Facilities Management) - for property-related issues, filming permits for BBC premises.
Insurance (BBC)
Emergencies in BBC premises
To report an emergency within a BBC building, including summoning the emergency services (UK), contact the BBC's National Central Control Room (NCCR)
For Ambulance, Fire or Police assistance.
When a person or building are in danger call the BBC
National Central Control Room (NCCR)
0161 836 1666
or
0207 765 1666
Some buildings have local arrangements to dial 999 to summon emergency services locally. When that's the case use that system.
Please note: some BBC buildings are not linked to this service, in which case you should dial "999" and ask to be put through to Police, Fire or Ambulance.
If someone requires first aid;
Contact local First Aider – Via Security (in your building) and/or Local noticeboards have details
If you cannot find one quickly contact National Central Control Room (NCCR)who may be able to assist
If you think an ambulance is required:
Contact the National Central Control Room (NCCR) and tell them that an ambulance is needed tell them where the casualty is.
If you can’t contact the NCCR, or there are different arrangements locally, then call 999.
Ensure that you inform them of the address of the building and the location of the casualty in the building.
Contact the local Facilities Managers, the local security department or reception to inform them of the situation.
Stay with the casualty until help arrives.
BBC Emergency Information Service: the BBC’s ‘159’ Emergency Information Service can be used to keep you informed of major emergencies affecting the BBC, for example, major security alerts, fires or power failures at the larger BBC buildings.
- Tel: 0800 0688 159
- Web: https://www.bbc.co.uk/159/
- Twitter: @BBC159
- Red Button: Go to help menu or key in '159' on your remote.
Safety, Security & Resilience (SSR)
- Your Safety Team Contacts List[Gateway]
- High Risk Team [Gateway]
- Corporate Investigations[Gateway]
- Corporate Security[Gateway]
- Safeguarding[Gateway]
Insurance
- BBC Insurance Advisers[Gateway]
- Motor insurance certificate[Gateway]
- Driver Declarations[Gateway]
- Travel insurance[Gateway]
- Emergency overseas medical[Gateway]
- Equipment and Property insurance[Gateway]

Safety and High Risk
Contact details for emergencies, all safety-related teams and insurance
Health
Contact details for occupational health, physiotherapy helpline, travel health clinics and our overseas medevac provider.
Workplace
Contact details for the BBC Workplace Service Centre and the Asbestos management team
Business Resilience
Contact details for the Business Continuity team, BCDRT and the BBC's '159' service
More from SSR
Safety Hub
Your platform to record accidents, risk assessments, assurance monitoring and inspectionsSafety Equipment Stores
Just one number to call: 020 3614 5155BBC Safety Guidelines
An A-Z of BBC's Safety GuidelinesContact your Safety Team
Safety Advice Line: 0370 411 0464 Email: [email protected]
- A-Z of BBC Safety Guidelines
- Find my Safety Adviser (BBC Network only)
- Accident Reporting and Investigation
- BBC Health & Safety Policy
- Contractors (incl. vetted lists)
- Contributors
- Fire Safety
- Freelancers
- Independent Production Companies
- Risk Assessment
- Safety Alerts
- Safety Responsibilities
- Safety Training
- Sets & Premises Safety Guide
Events guidance - key links:
Health topics - key links:
- Access Services (BBC network only)
- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- Employee Assistance Programme (BBC network only)
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- International Travel - Risks & Health
- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: Homepage
- Occupational Health Referrals & Advice (BBC network only)
- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
- Psychological Trauma Support & Trauma Risk Management (TRiM)
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Travel Health Contacts
BBC High Risk - key links:
BBC Journalism - key links:
BBC Productions - key links:
- Aerial Filming and Airfields
- Animals: Displaying and handling for performance
- Boats: Working on
- Children and Young People
- Driving
- Electrical Equipment and Systems
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- Food Safety (Cooking and Catering)
- Remote Location Working
- Roads and Streets: Working by
- Security of Productions on Location
- Stunts
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS aka Drones)
- Vehicles: Recording in, from and around
- Working at Height: Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
- Working at Height: Tower Scaffolds
BBC Radio - key links:
- Corporate Security Home (BBC Network only)
BBC Security - key links:
BBC Sport - key links:
- Broadcast: Presentation and Linking Positions
- Broadcast Vehicles
- Buildings used for ...temporary studios (HSE)
- Electrical Equipment and Systems
- Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (DCMS)
- Managing H&S at Motorsport Events (HSE)
- Safety in Broadcasting Sports Events (HSE)
- Sports Events: Recording or Filming
- Vehicles used in Sports Coverage
About this site
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