Health & Safety: concerns and issues

Health and Safety: concerns and issues

• You cannot take pictures of a child under the age of 16 without having permission from a parent.
• If taking a picture of a child over the age of 16 permission from a parent in not needed but you will need to get permission from the head of the school for it to be allowed on the magazine.
• You need to have permission to take photos in a certain locations
• It is important that you dont take photos in a private place, eg schools and homes
• You can take photos in public places e.g in the street if they are over the age of 16
• You need to be careful who you take a picture of and who see's you taking certain pictures incase they are aggressive
• Be careful with equipment incase it gets damaged or stolen
• Be aware of your environment, e.g if youre on a building site you need to make sure that you are wearing the correct protective clothing incase of any accidents