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1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date: 22/09/15 Location: Media Studies
Library
Task being assessed: Taking photos in college
General Risk assessment
Student Name:
Keren Colling
HAZARDS DEGREE OF RISK CONTROL MEASURES ACTION PLAN
Hazard
Regardless of control measures
Persons
at risk
*1
Worst
outcome
*2
Probability
*3
Risk
Rating
A-E
Existing control measures taken
against the risk
What further control
measures are required when
and by whom
1. Shelves falling over
2. Books falling on heads
3. Tripping over bags
4. Wires from computers
5. Foot flow
6. Tripping on chairs/tables
Sf, St,
Cr, Cl,
V, D, X,
L, W
(for all)
F
Maj
Min
Min
Min
Min
U
Ps
Ps
Ps
R
Ps
Shelves are safely secured and all
have a large amount of books
placed on them so they are unlikely
to tip over.
Books are tightly stacked so it is
unlikely that one will break free.
Bags will be placed under tables
and out of the way from the shoot
area.
Wires are placed behind computers
and with cable management so
none will be on show.
Because we are doing the shoot
within lesson times, there will
hardly be any people in the library
so the foot flow will be a lot
smaller.
Chairs will be tucked away under
tables as to avoid accidents with
them.
I, as the photographer, will get
the models to stand out of the
way of the shelves when
finished the shoot as to avoid
these accidents.
I will take the photos of the
models away from the edge of
the books so no accidents can
occur if one was to fall.
I will get all of the models to
place their bags away from the
shooting area along with any
chairs that could interfere with
the location of the shoot.
I will also corner off the area
for the shoot so no one who
isn’t in our lesson can enter my
workspace for the shoot.
*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