Safety Officers

Here is how this works in practice. We place safety officers who check and manage risk on shoots in Malta — writing risk assessments, briefing crew, watching hazardous sequences, and liaising with the AD team and emergency services. The local pool is skilled with the specific demands of film work, including water units, heights, stunts, pyrotechnics, and heat exposure. English as an official language means risk forms, safety briefings, and crew direction run without translation friction for visiting shoots. Day rates sit competitively against larger Mediterranean markets.

Here is the short of it. For tricky or high-risk shoots, we supplement with safety crew from Sicily, mainland Italy, and the UK, a short flight or ferry away, with EU freedom of movement easing the logistics. We match the safety officer to the production's risk profile and brief them on planned action and locations early so assessments are in place well before the shoot.

Here is the breakdown. Safety running in Malta operates under EU health-and-safety standards, giving visiting shoots a familiar regulatory footing. The island's signature filming environments each carry distinct risks: the water tanks at Malta Film Studios in Kalkara. This served Gladiator, Troy, and World War Z, demand water-safety planning. Fort Ricasoli's heights and hard surfaces shape stunt safety. And the Dingli Cliffs need fall-protection discipline. Hot dry summers and roughly 300 days of sunshine make heat a year-round consideration. The Malta Film Commission sets up police and emergency-services liaison alongside permits. The compact archipelago — most locations within 30 to 45 minutes — keeps hospital transfer times short, an advantage on higher-risk shoots.