This document summarizes potential production risks for a photo shoot, including cables causing electric shock, confined spaces causing claustrophobia, costumes/makeup causing allergies, electricity causing electrocution, flammable materials causing fires, glass causing cuts, lighting causing burns or blindness, and slipping/tripping/falling. It evaluates the likelihood and severity of each hazard, and provides mitigation strategies such as taping down cables, limiting people in confined spaces, testing materials for allergies, properly storing electrical equipment, keeping flammables away from lights, having first aid supplies, using lighting safely, and minimizing tripping hazards.

1. Production Risk Assessment
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2. Hazard Evaluation
Evaluate all the hazards ticked.
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Cables
Rippingoverthemcandamage the equipmentandthe model itself,pouringwateronthem
can cause an electricshock.
Likely
Depends,severe if causedelectricshock.
ConfinedSpaces
Some people have claustrophobia,whichcausespanic.Isthere isn’tenoughroomto
move meaningthatequipmentcanbe damagedaccidently.
Veryunlikely
Minor physical harm
I can preventthisriskbymakingsure the cablesare ina safe place tapeddownorout of
range.
I can preventthisfromhappening byreducingthe numberof people inthe roomat the same
time,whichwill create more space forthe model andthe photographer.
Costume/Make-up
Make-upand some kindsof material cancause an allergicreaction.If amodel iswearing
somethinglong,she cantripoverit.
VeryUnlikely
An allergicreactioncancause severe harmdependingonaperson.
Make sure my model isnotallergictoany ingredientsormaterial inmakeup
and outfitbydoinga small testsample of the material.

3. Electricity
I’ll be workingina studiomeaningI’ll have alotof equipmentrequiringalotof electricity
that has a potential riskof electrocutingpeople.
Likely
Severe
Make sure that equipmentisorganised,andputawayonlyafteritcooleddown.Turnoff
the socketbefore puggingoff the equipment.
Fire,Flamable Material
The hot lightingmaycause fire meaningflammablematerial suchasthe clothesandthe
papersetare veryvulnerable.
Likely
Severe
Place flammable material furtherawayfromhotlighting;make sure nothingflammableis
blockingthe light.
Glass
Model mightcut herself.
Veryunlikely
Notveryharmful unlessgetsineyes
Have access to a firstaid kit.

4. Lighting
Lightingcan temporarilyblindapersonif it’stoobright.It alsogetsincrediblyhot
whichcan cause burns andevenfire.
Likely
Severe
Make sure the model doesn’tstare directlyatthe lightfora longtime,have breaks.Turn
off the lightwhennotneededandtouchitonlyafterit’scooled.
Slipping/Tripping/Falling
Wires,equipmentandclothesare all factorsthat can cause
tripping.
Unlikely
Minor