Luscombe has been working with White Light regularly this year, running health-and-safety training days for White Light's staff, freelance contractors used by White Light and anyone else interested. The course covers organising for safety, workplace safety, plant and machinery, noise and health, procedures (including risk assessments) and the environment. Each course concludes with a test that, if passed, leads to the awarding of a Safety Pass Alliance Passport, a qualification recognised by entertainment industry employers who will, increasingly, demand proof-of-knowledge of this type.
"After the most recent course, I decided that having been helped so much by Light Relief, it would only be fair to give something back - so I have donated my fee for the day's training to the charity, to tie in with the Light Relief Day Rick Fisher was organising, when working lighting designers can donate one day's royalties. I never expected to need to ask Light Relief for help, but I don't think anyone will ever expect to, and that's why it's so important it is there."
"When Chris told us about his plans, we were more than happy to match his donation," says White Light's managing director, Bryan Raven. "The work carried out by Light Relief is often unseen, but is tremendously important to those, like Chris, who benefit from its help."
Created by Tony Gottelier and Rick Fisher, Light Relief is a charity established by and for the entertainment lighting industry, to help in times of extreme hardship.
(Jim Evans)
