Risk Assessment

1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date: 28/09/15 Location: Media Studies Task being assessed: Students filming/taking photos in college
General Risk assessment
Student Name: Lucy Williams
HAZARDS DEGREE OF RISK CONTROL MEASURES ACTION PLAN
Hazard
Regardless of control measures
Persons
at risk
*1
Worst
outcom
e
*2
Probability
*3
Risk
Rating
A-E
Existing control measures taken
against the risk
What further control
measures are required when
and by whom
Tripping hazard
Camera
Flash hazard
Privacy
Everyone
Camera
Suffer
from
epilepsy
Students
and Staff
Fatal
Minor
injury
Fatal
Minor
injury
Unlikely
Possible
Unlikely
Probable
D
C
D
B
Watch your step when walking
down stairs (hold rails if needed)
and make sure you haven’t left
anything lying around for anyone
else to trip up on.
Make sure you’re careful and aware
of your actions whilst carrying the
camera.
Ask anyone if they have photo
sensitive epilepsy.
Ask the person if you’re allowed to
take their picture before taking it.
*1
Sf = staff
St = students
Cr = contractors
Cl = cleaners
V = visitors
D = people with disabilities
X = young/inexperienced
L = lone workers
W = women of child-bearing
age
*2 This is without control measures
F = fatal
Maj = major injury or permanent disability
Min = minor injury
NR = non-reportable
*3 This is with control measures in place
Fr = frequent/likely/could occur repeatedly/expected
Pr = probable/not surprised/might occur often
Ps = possible/could occur sometime
R = remote/unlikely but conceivable
U = unlikely/improbable such that likelihood is almost zero