Unit 62 Health and Safety

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By Chelsie Brandrick
Health and Safety/Risk Assessment – Unit 62
A risk assessment is a process to identify possible risks and assessing the likelihood and severity.
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
My Personal Residence
Hazard Present Severity Likelihood Risk
Factor
Comments
1 Tripod/cables Yes-
Tripod
M L 3 The tripods shouldn’t pose an
issue as they are stationary and
very large so I will be aware of
it.
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 No
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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substances
9 People No
10 Traffic No
11 Extreme weather
(Hot/Cold)
No
12 Noise – high sound
levels
No
13 Stunts/Dangerous
activities
/Equipment
No
14 Special Needs
(Elderly, Disabled,
Inexperienced)
No
Summary
As the space I will be using is inside my private residence and will be used during my personal
time so the risk of any serious issues is low. The only threats I could face are falling over the tripod
but as I will be the only one on set I will know the location of the tripod and be able to avoid any
potential injuries.