Filmclusive Encyclopedia
Safety
Film production roles, equipment, workflows, and terms.
Driving plan
A production safety plan covering authorized drivers, vehicles, routes, schedules, loads, communications, and foreseeable road hazards.
Drone safety
Operational controls for unmanned aircraft used in filming, surveying, lighting, or event production.
Dropped-object prevention
Planning and controls that keep tools, hardware, and equipment from falling from elevated work or suspension.
Dummy round
An inert cartridge-shaped prop intended to appear loaded while containing no primer or propellant.
Dynamic load
A force that changes due to acceleration, impact, movement, vibration, or sudden stopping.
Electric arc
A sustained electrical discharge through a gas such as air.
Electric circuit
A complete conductive path through which electric current can flow.
Electric current
The movement of electric charge through a conductor, measured in amperes.
Electric power
The rate at which electrical energy is transferred or consumed, measured in watts.
Electrical bonding
The intentional connection of conductive parts to establish reliable electrical continuity.
Electrical burn
Tissue injury caused by current through the body, an arc, or overheated electrical equipment.
Electrical conductor
A material or purpose-built component intended to carry electric current continuously.
Electrical enclosure
A cabinet or housing that protects electrical parts and limits access or environmental exposure.
Electrical guarding
Placement or enclosure of live parts to prevent accidental contact by unqualified people.
Electrical impedance
Opposition to alternating electric current combining resistance with frequency-dependent reactance.
Electrical insulation
Nonconductive material surrounding or separating energized parts to prevent unintended current paths.
Electrical insulator
A material that strongly resists electric-current flow under its rated conditions.
Electrical load calculation
A documented estimate of current and power required by connected production equipment.
Electrical panel
An enclosure containing circuit protection and distribution equipment that must remain accessible and identified.
Electrical polarity
The identified relationship among conductors or terminals that must be connected in the intended orientation.
Electrical raceway
An enclosed channel designed to contain conductors, cables, or busbars.
Electrical receptacle
A contact device installed at an outlet for connection of an attachment plug.
Electrical resistance
Opposition to electric current, measured in ohms for direct-current analysis.
Electrical shock hazard
A dangerous condition in which current may pass through a person contacting different electrical potentials.
Electrical tie-in
A temporary connection made directly to an electrical service or distribution point.
Electrocution
A fatal injury caused by electrical current or closely related electrical effects.
Elevated work platform
A raised work surface used to support people and their necessary tools or materials.
Emergency action plan
A documented response for evacuation, communication, accountability, medical aid, and emergency coordination.
Emergency communications
The planned methods, contacts, messages, and backups used to report and coordinate an emergency.
Emergency drill
A planned exercise testing emergency roles, communication, movement, equipment, and accountability.
Emergency eyewash
A device providing immediate flushing fluid after hazardous eye exposure.
Emergency power off
A readily identified control intended to remove power rapidly from designated equipment or an area.
Emergency safety shower
A device delivering rapid full-body flushing after significant hazardous-material contact.
Energized
Electrically connected to, or containing energy from, a source of voltage.
Energized electrical work
Work performed on or near exposed live electrical conductors or circuit parts.
Engineering control
A physical or technical measure that isolates people from a hazard.
Entertainment chain hoist
A powered or manual hoist using load chain to lift or suspend entertainment-production equipment.
Equipment defect
A condition or characteristic that weakens or reduces the safe strength or function of equipment.
Equipment grounding conductor
A protective conductor connecting exposed equipment parts to the grounding system.
Evacuation route
A planned unobstructed path leading people from a work or audience area to a safer location.
Exclusion zone
A controlled area kept clear of unauthorized people because hazardous work or load movement is underway.
Extension cord
A flexible cord assembly used to extend power within its rating, environment, and approved use.
Fall clearance
The unobstructed vertical distance required for a fall-arrest system to deploy and stop a worker safely.
Fall protection
A planned combination of guardrails, travel restraint, fall arrest, training, and rescue procedures.
Fall restraint
A system configured to prevent a worker from reaching an unprotected fall edge.
Fall-arrest anchorage
A secure attachment point for a personal fall-arrest system, independent where required from supporting work systems.
Fall-arrest lanyard
A flexible connecting line between a harness and anchorage or deceleration device.
Fall-protection connector
A rated component joining parts of a personal fall-protection system.
Fatigue risk
The increased likelihood of error, injury, or impaired judgment caused by insufficient sleep, long hours, circadian disruption, or demanding work.
Feeder cable
A heavy conductor assembly carrying substantial power from source to downstream distribution.
Fire extinguisher
A portable device containing an extinguishing agent selected for particular classes and sizes of incipient fire.
Fire lane
A designated access route kept available for emergency vehicles and fire-service operations.
Fire watch
A designated person who monitors for ignition hazards and maintains required fire-prevention controls.
Fire-alarm interface
Coordination between production activities and a building fire-detection or notification system.
Firearms safety
The controlled planning and handling practices required whenever firearms or firearm-like props are present in production.
First-aid kit
A stocked and accessible collection of supplies selected for the likely minor injuries and conditions of a worksite.
First-aid response
Immediate trained care provided for illness or injury until further treatment is available.
Flammable liquid
A liquid classified by its flash point and boiling characteristics as presenting a readily ignitable vapor hazard.
Floor hole
A gap or void in a walking-working surface large enough to present a foot, object, or fall hazard.
Fog fluid
A manufacturer-formulated liquid intended for a compatible theatrical fog or haze machine.
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