video production risk assessment

1. Video Production Risk Assessment
ProjectTitle:FashionKilla Filmingdate:
Location(one formper location): TownCentre
Producer:Kyle Wales,KurtHillson,IkramHussain,OscarLannon Date:
Course: Level:
Tick all hazardsthatapply atthis location.
o Access
o Animals/Insects
o Audience /Public
o Cables
o CommunicationFailure
o ConfinedSpaces
o Costume /Make-up
o Derelictbuildings/Dangerousstructures
o Electricity
o Fire / Flammable material
o FirstAid
o FoodHygiene
o Glass
o Heights
o Hostile /Remote environment
o Machinery
o Lighting
o Lone working
o Manual handling
o Mines/ excavations/quarries
o Nightoperation
o Noise
o Radiation(phone towers,transmitters)
o Personwithspecial needs
o Roads
o Setconstruction
o Slipping,tripping,falling
o Smokingonset
o Stunts
o Vehicles
o Weather
o Weapons
o Other:

2. Hazard Evaluation
Hazard: Audience/Public
What could cause harm? Towncentre isverybusy sopeople couldwonderintoourshootandfall
overour actors whowill be dancingaroundlookingatthe camera, unaware of people runninginto
them.
What is the likelihoodofthis happening? 9/10
How much harm? Bruisesandpossible grazesfromfallingover.
Apply the followingpriorities,howwill this risk be managed (provide detail)?
(1) Eliminate. (2) Reduce or substitute (3) Isolate. (4) Control. (5) Personalprotective equipment
We will have to corner off the area aroundwhere we are shooting to tryandstop people wondering ontoour shoot.
Hazard: Noise
What could cause harm? Notso much harm topeople inthislocationbutitcouldaffectthe video.
Because itis sopublicand itis indoors,the noise levelisquite high.Sothe noise canputoff actors
and/orwe will have toeditthe soundinthe final piece,whichcouldlook atbitunprofessional.
What is the likelihoodofthis happening? 8/10
How much harm? Notmuch harm, butcouldaffectconcentrationwhichcouldleadtoharm.
Apply the followingpriorities,howwill this risk be managed (provide detail)?
(1)Eliminate. (2) Reduce or substitute (3) Isolate. (4) Control. (5) Personalprotective equipment
We couldtryputting see-through earphonesto tryand blockout the noise whenfilming.
Hazard: Smokingonset
What could cause harm? Towncentre isverypublicand people are alwayssmokingarounditso
there isalwaysthe possibilityof people smokingnearthe set.
What is the likelihoodofthis happening? 10/10
How much harm? The smoke goingintoyourlungsand causingfurtherdamage.
Apply the followingpriorities,howwill this risk be managed (provide detail)?
(1) Eliminate. (2) Reduce or substitute (3) Isolate. (4) Control. (5) Personalprotective equipment
We will have to tell people whoare around the shoot that theyare not allowedto smoke near us.