Unit 35 Health And Safety And Risk Assessment

1. By Chelsie Brandrick 1
Unit 35 - Health and Safety/Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is a process to identify possible risks and assesses the likelihood and
severity of the risks that could occur. This could lead to further action being taken.
Risks should be ‘rated’ according to the following codes:
Severity Scale Likelihood Scale Risk Factor
Action to be taken:
5. Take immediate action
4. High priority
3. Programme for action
2. Action may be required
1. Probably acceptable
City of Westminster College Television Studio
Hazard Present Severity Likelihood Risk
Factor
Comments
1 Tripod/cables Yes-
Tripod
and
cables
M L 3 All cables will be taped down
and the crew will be made aware
of where they are which should
prevent people from tripping on
them. The tripod shouldn’t pose
an issue, as it is stationary and
Negligible N
Low risk L
Moderate risk M
Severe risk S
Very severe risk VS
Very unlikely VU
Unlikely U
Possible P
Likely L
Very likely VL
VU U P L VL
VS 3 3 4 4 5
S 2 3 3 4 4
M 2 2 3 3 4
L 1 2 2 3 3
N 1 1 2 2 3

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large so the crew will be aware
of them.
2 Derelict buildings No
3 Dangerous
structures
(Scaffolding)
No
4 Flammable
materials
No
5 Confined spaces No
6 Extreme heights No
7 Animals/Insects No
8 Hazardous
substances
No
9 People No
10 Traffic No
11 Extreme weather
(Hot/Cold)
Yes M P 3 As the studio lights will be on
during the shoot the room will
get warm so the crew will have
to have regular breaks to cool
down and hydrate themselves.
12 Noise – high sound
levels
No
13 Stunts/Dangerous
activities
/Equipment
No
14 Special Needs
(Elderly, Disabled,
No

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Inexperienced)
Summary
As the space I will be using is inside a private college and will be used during lesson
hours whilst supervised, the risk of any serious issues is low. The only threats I could
face are crew members tripping over cables or overheating as the studio can become
warm due to the hot lights. However, I will inform the crew about these problems so
they can be aware and this should hopefully prevent any injuries.