Safety Officers

Here is how this works in practice. Our team supplies safety officers who keep Moroccan shoots safe across the demanding conditions the country presents. We brief safety officers on the specific risks: desert heat above 40C, dehydration, dust and sandstorms, cool nights, remote locations far from emergency services, and the hazards of stunt, action and crowd sequences with horses, camels and large numbers of extras.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. On the ground, Safety officers we place carry out risk assessments, write and enforce safety protocols, brief crew and extras, run stunt and effects safety, and set up with the set medics and the production manager on emergency planning. They map evacuation routes and the nearest medical facilities for each location. Most work fluently in Arabic, French and English. This is key for briefing both global crews and local extras. They plan realistically around the climate and the distances Moroccan shoots involve.

Here is how this works in practice. Safety on a Moroccan production is shaped by the environment: the desert locations around Ouarzazate, Merzouga and the Atlas Mountains bring heat, dust and remoteness, while the historical epics the country specialises in routinely involve stunts, riding, animals and crowds of extras. Decades of large-scale production have built a crew culture skilled in managing these risks. But each shoot needs safety planning tied to its specific locations and sequences.

Here is how the picture comes together. On the ground, all production runs within the CCM framework. With foreign shoots partnered to a CCM-licensed local production-services firm that sets up with provincial (wilaya) authorities. The safety officers we place work within that structure, building risk running around the real conditions of desert filming and the large units Moroccan shoots assemble.