This risk assessment document outlines potential hazards students may face while filming or taking photos for a college media studies course. It identifies trip hazards, breaking cameras, flash photography, and invasion of privacy as risks. Control measures are outlined such as being careful on stairs, using camera straps, asking subjects about flash photography, and obtaining permission before taking photos. The document provides a risk rating scale for likelihood and severity of each hazard both with and without existing control measures.

1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date Location: Media Studies Task being assessed: Students filming/taking photos in college
General Risk assessment
Student Name:
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
Trip hazard e.g. falling down
stairs.
Breaking digital cameras.
Flash photography.
Permission/invasion of privacy.
St
D (i.e.
epilepsy).
Sf/St.
F
Min
Min.
Min
R
Ps
R
Pr
E
B
D
B
Take care on stairs.
Use neck strap.
Ensure you ask model before taking
the photo that flash is not an issue.
Ask for permission before taking
photos.
*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