Risk assessment

1. Location
Possible Risk Level of Risk How to avoid this risk If it cannot be averted
Outside, on a
residential
street
Cars driving down
street
Low/Moderate The actors need to be alert at all
times and be aware of cars and
other people using the
road/path.
The actors and camera crew
may have to stop filming for this
brief time and wait until the
road is clear and safe again.
Outside, on a
residential
street
Uneven path/road Low The actors and camera crew
need to be aware at all times
and watch their footing at
particularly uneven points in the
path/road.
The location for the trailer may
have to be changed or filming
may have to take place on
another part of the path.
Inside, living
room
Falling objects –
falling on someone
Low The actors and camera crew
should check the room that
they are filming in before they
begin, and remove things that
are the most likely to fall.
By removing the possible falling
objects, this should remove the
risk. However, if it does not, the
location for filming may have to
be changed
Inside,
Doorway
Trapping fingers in
door
Moderate This risk could be removed by
all of the characters being
aware of their surroundings and
where each other is when the
door is going to be slammed.
The scene of having a door slam
may have to be removed and a
shot of the door may be used
instead with a sound effects
added later in the editing phase.
Inside, Living
room
Falling objects –
falling on someone
Low The actors and camera crew
should check the room before
filming, and remove objects that
are the most likely to fall.
By removing the possible falling
objects, this should remove all
possible risk. However, if not
the location may have to be
changed.
Inside, Living
room
Tripping over Low/Moderate The actors and camera crew
should check the room that
they are filming in before, and
should be aware at all times of
the possible risk, so therefore
watching their footing.
Although unlikely, if the risk
cannot be removed the location
may have to be changed or the
events in the scene may have to
be changed.
Inside, Living
room
Carpet burns Low/Moderate The actor who will be crawling
on the floor should be aware of
this issue and should take
regular breaks when filming to
stop/reduce the chance of
getting carpet burns on their
hands and knees. Especially for
the knees, the actor could cover
the area that would be affected
by burns.
If the risk cannot be removed,
the inclusion of crawling away
in the scene may have to be
removed, or the costumes may
have to be changed to cover
both the palms of the hands
and the knees.
Inside,
Doorway
Someone being hit
with door
Moderate All actors and members of the
camera crew should be aware
of the people around during the
filming for the scene. If possible,
the minimum number of people
needed should be involved in
the scene’s filming.
The scene may have to be
removed if the risk is too high or
a shot of the door may be taken
and a sound effect may be
added during the editing
process.
Inside, Living
room
Getting fake blood
in eyes or mouth
Moderate The actors using the fake blood
need to be careful when using
the fake blood. If the blood
does get into someone’s eyes or
mouth then they should rinse
the affected area quickly and
consult a doctor.
If the risk cannot be averted,
the use of fake blood as a prop
near the face may have to be
addressed or the use of fake
blood at all maybe removed
from the scene.