1. Risk assessment
All employers must conduct a risk assessment. If you have fewer than five employees you don't have to write anything down.
We have started off the risk assessment for you by including a sample entry for a common hazard to illustrate what is expected (the sample entry is taken from an office-based business).
Look at how this might apply to your business, continue by identifying the hazards that are the real priorities in your case and complete the table to suit.
You can print and save this template so you can easily review and update the information as and when required. You may find our example risk assessments a useful guide
(http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies). Simply choose the example closest to your business.
Company name: Date of risk assessment: 25/01/19
Filming
location
What are the
hazards?
Who might be harmed
and how?
What are you already
doing?
Do you need to do
anything else to control
this risk?
Action by
who?
Action by when? Done
Forest Uneven ground
in the forest
Cast and crew tripping
over
Plan to stick of open spaces
of grass and the paths already
made
Warn cast and crew to watch
their step
me 24/2/19
(filming day)
Forest and
home
Being outside in cold
temperatures for a
long time
Cast and crew will tell everyone to bring warm
clothes
Provide hot drinks to warn
everyone up
Me 24/2/19
(filming day)
Home Tripping over wires Cast and crew Tape down wires Tell everyone to watch their step Me 24/2/19
(filming day)
Forest
Horses and cows in
the forest
Cast and crew being hurt if an
animal gets too close
Planning to move location if needed
to move away
Tell cast and crew to not go near
the animals
me 24/2/19
(filming day)
Forest filming an actor whilst
they are driving
Cast and crew if the driver
isn’t concentrating fulling on
driving
Not giving the actor any dialogue,
the camera may just pan over her
Confirm to the actor she only has
to focus on driving
Me 24/2/19
(filming day)
Home Being outside in the
dark, limited vision,
actors falling over
Cast and crew Will use the light I will be filming with
to help light the area
Warm actors to watch where they
are going
Me 24/2/19
(filming day)
Home Having lots of actors
in one small space
Cast getting squashed Tell all extras to be lively but still
make sure they allow room for others
Control the numbers of people,
have enough to fill the shot but not
get out of control
Me 24/2/19
(filming day)
You should review your risk assessment if you think it might no longer be valid (eg following an accident in the workplace or if there are any significant changes to hazards, such as new work equipment
or work activities)
For information specific to your industry please go to
2. For further information and to view our example risk assessments go to http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/
.
Combined risk assessment and policy template published by the Health and Safety Executive 08/14
