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1. Filming
RISK ASSESSMENT RECORD
Risk assessed by:
Name
Matthew
Thorogood
Position Student
Date 04/10/2016 Date
Hazard Checklist – select your hazards from the list below and analyse these and assess level of risk in Part B. Add extra
hazards if required
Hazards
Tick √
Hazards
Tick √
Hazards Tick√
1
Access/egr
ess -
blocked/re
stricted
17
General
public –
arrangemen
ts for safety
√
3
3
Stunts/ dangerous activities
2
Alcohol/foo
d/drinks/su
pplies
18
Hazardous
substances
– chemicals/
dust/ fumes/
poisons/asb
estos/
battery acid/
waste
disposal/
animal
waste/ fuel
3
4
Tools – Electrical (hand tools)
3
Animals/in
sects: wild,
performing
etc
19
Heat / cold /
extreme
weather
3
5
Vehicles/ motorcycles/ speed √
4
Any
special
prop under
direct
control of
artistes
20 Heavy loads
3
6
Water/ close to water/ tanks/ aqua
parks/ canals √
5
Audience
safety/seati
ng
21
L.P.G/
bottled
gases
3
7
Weapons/ knives/firearms
6
Crowds/Pu
blic (filming
& control)
22
Lasers /
strobes
3
8
Work at height: ladders/ tower/ ropes/
climbing equipment
7
Confined
space
23
Lifting
equipment –
forklift/pallet
trolley
3
9
8
Derelict
buildings/d
angerous
structures
√ 24
Lone
working √
4
0
9 Driving
operations
25 Manual
Handling/
heavy or
awkward
4
1

2. shape loads
10
Explosive/
pyrotechni
cs/
fireworks
26
Night
operations
(filming/
camping)
√
4
2
11
Electricity/
lighting
feeds/
practical’s/
generators/
cables
near water
27
Noise/high
sound levels
4
3
12
Fatigue/
long hours/
physical
exertion/
adrenaline
flow/
stress/
early starts
√ 28
Practical
flame/fires/
flares
4
4
13
Fire
prevention/
evacuation
procedures
/casualty
evacuation
29
Scaffolds/
decking/
platforms/
walkways
on set
4
5
14
First Aid /
medical
Requireme
nts
Specialist
rescue
30
Special
‘flying’/
technical
rigs
4
6
15
Flammable
materials
31
Scenic / set
materials –
not fire
retardant/
toxicity
tested/
glass/
polystyrene
4
7
16
Flying
(aircraft,
balloons,
parachutes
)
32
Special
effects: rain/
snow/ fire/
physical/
smoke/
steam/ dry
ice/ heat
4
8
Risk matrix – use
this to determine risk for
each hazard i.e. ‘how bad
and how likely’
Likelihood of Harm
Severity of Harm
Remote
e.g. <1 in
1000 chance
Very
unlikely
e.g. 1 in 200
chance
Unlikely
e.g. 1 in 50
chance
Possible
e.g. 1 in 10
chance
Likely
e.g. >1 in 3
chance
Negligible e.g. small
bruise
Trivial Trivial Trivial Low Low
Slight e.g. small cut,
deep bruise
Trivial Trivial Low Low Medium
Moderate e.g. deep cut,
torn muscle
Trivial Low Medium Medium High

3. Severe e.g. fracture, loss
of consciousness
Low Medium High High
Extremely
high
Very Severe e.g. death,
permanent disability
Low Medium High
Extremely
high
Extremely
high
Location
Hazards2
List what could cause harm
from this activity
e.g. falls from height, trip
hazard, fire, etc.
Who
exposed
List who might
be harmed
from this
activity
e.g.
Employees,
students,
contractors,
public, etc.
Control measures
For each hazard, list the measures you will be
taking to minimise the risk identified
e.g. appointing competent persons, training
received, planning, use of personal protective
equipment, provision of first aid, briefing
students etc.
Risk3
For each
hazard,
decide level
of risk once
all your
controls are
in place
What
further
action is
necessa
ry?
Necton Café
Main road just next
to the building with
no pathway
Camera
crew and
actor.
Stay clear of the road and have
crew members at the start and
end of the road to warn of cars
Low
High-vis
jackets
for crew
Disused
trainline
Trip over obscured
Camera
Crew and
actor
take care when walking trivial
Under bridge
by the canal
Danger posed by
open water
Camera
crew and
actor
Life ring close by incase
someone falls into the canal
Trivial
Disused
buildings/trai
n station
Building could be
potentially unsafe
Camera
crew and
actor
Be careful of anything you
could trip over and dont go
anywhere which looks unsafe
Low
Everywhere
Fatigue from long
hours
Camera
crew and
actor
Bring water and food, when
tiredness sets in stop filming
for the day.
Trivial
Everywhere Possible solo work
Camera
crew
Try to work as a group as often
as possible, avoid unsafe areas
at night and whlie alone.
Low
Everywhere Any night work
Camera
crew and
actor
Only work at night when
necessary and try to avoid
undesirables.
Trivial
1 – complete separate table for each activity 2 - from hazard list in Part A 3 - from risk matrix in Part A