This document discusses health and safety lessons related to classrooms. It explains that a risk assessment identifies potential hazards and risks and how to minimize them. Common classroom hazards include computers, movement, furniture, heating, and fire. A risk assessment lists each hazard, who is at risk, and control measures to reduce risk level. Safe working practices provide instructions for completing tasks safely, as determined by a risk assessment. The document also explains that a location recce involves visiting a site in advance to evaluate suitability for filming by assessing access, power, lighting, sound, permission needs, and potential problems.

1. Health & Safety
Lesson 10

2. Starter
There are lots of different things in a
classroom that could be dangerous.
Complete the worksheet:
+ Hazards – List anything that you
think could be dangerous in the
classroom.
+ Safety Measure – Explain what
could be done to minimise the
risk.

3. Lesson Goals
 Understand the use of risk assessments
 Know how and why location recces are completed
 Be able to describe various safe working practices
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#recce #risk

4. What is a hazard?
Think about your starter activity…

5. Hazards
Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
 A hazard is something that may be
dangerous or risky.
 Classroom hazards may include:
 Computers / Electrical
 Movement
 Furniture
 Heating
 Fire
 It is important that a company can
try to identify potential hazards so
that they can plan to avoid them.
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#recce #risk

6. Risk Assessment
Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
 A risk assessment is carried out by a
company as a means of identifying and
trying to minimise potential risks.
 Risk assessments will normally include
the following information:
 Hazard Name
 What are the risks?
 Who is at risk?
 How can it be controlled?
 Level of Risk
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#recce #risk

7. Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
Risk Assessment
Hazard
Electrical
Equipment
Movement
around
classroom
What is the risk?
Students suffering shock from loose
cabling or risk from improper use of
any additional equipment.
Staff and students may trip injure
themselves when walking around
the classroom due to trips and falls.
Fire
Food and
Drink
Students
Control Measures
Students taught how to use equipment
Staff check electrical equipment
Staff report any problems
Staff &
Students
Risk Level
Low
Medium
Staff &
Students
Computers
Heating
Who is at
risk?
Students and staff may be in poor
working conditions if the room
temperature drops too low or
reaches too high a level.
Students and staff may suffer
burns, smoke inhalation or
potentially fatal injuries if trapped
in a classroom during a fire.
Computers may become damaged
or student safety put at risk if
drinks or any fluids are spilled on or
near a computer.
Regular breaks to be taken during day
Workstations maintained
Specialist equipment used as necessary
High
Staff &
Students
Air conditioning unit installed in class
Heating system installed in classroom
Easy access for staff to adjust both
systems
Low
Staff &
Students
Students
Medium
No food or drink in classroom
Students aware of classroom procedure
Drinks to remain in sealed containers
High

8. Safe Working Practices
Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
 These are often put in place after a risk
assessment to give instruction on how to
carry out a task safely.
 Safe working practices can be set out for
many tasks, even straight forward ones
just to minimise the risks a person may
face when doing a job.
 An example would be as follows:
1. Risk assessment in a science lab identifies
a danger with using chemicals.
2. Safe working practices are implemented to
ensure students wear goggles.
#health #safety
#recce #risk

9. What is a recce?
Think of where you have heard this term before…

10. Location Recce
Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
 A location recce is typically carried
out before recording a video to test
the suitability of a location.
 Someone visits a location to check:
 Suitability for filming
 Potential Problems
 Access to site
 Facilities available
 Potential light / sound issues
 Permission required
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#recce #risk

11. Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
Location Recce
 The main stages of a location recce are as follows:
How easy is it to get
into this location?
Natural or artificial light?
Background noises?
Are there any
plug sockets?
Are you allowed
to record here?
What might cause a
problem or be risky?
Do you think this will
be a good location?
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#recce #risk

12. Your Task
We are going to carry out a location
recce of St Anne's Hall. You need to
identify the following:
+ Access
+ Power Supply
+ Lighting/Sound
+ Permission
+ Potential Problems
+ Suitability of Location

13. Your Task
Describe safe working practices
Understand risk assessments
 Describe a risk assessment and
explain the following:
 Items on a risk assessment
 Typical hazards that may occur
 Explain how safe working practices
help to reduce risk for a company.
 Describe what a location recce is
and explain what elements are
considered in a recce.
#health #safety
#recce #risk

14. Key Words
 Risk Assessment
 A process of reviewing potential risks
that could be involved in a project
 Safe Working
Practices
 Location Recce
 Tell someone how to complete a task
with minimum risk
 Visiting a location to check it’s suitability
for filming prior to recording