The sound department conducted a risk assessment to identify potential hazards for an upcoming show. Hazards included speakers falling and injuring people, sound levels damaging ears, tripping over cables, and improper lifting of heavy speakers. To mitigate these risks, the department planned to secure speakers, control sound levels from the desk, tape down cables, and train crew on proper lifting techniques.

1. Sound department
Risk Assessment(pre-show)
Identify Hazard Who might be harmed and how Risk Rating (high /
medium / low)
Precautions or methods to
reduce risk or remove hazard
Speakersfalling
and damaging
people.
The cast, crew or audience bya speakerstack
that wouldbe positionedeitherside of the stage
whichcouldfall andhurt someone orspeakers
that were above headheightcoulddropandhit
a personwhichwouldcause injury.
Low The speakerstackswouldbe
securedwitha ratchetstrap
and anythingthatwouldbe
above headheightwouldbe
clampedtoand IWB.
Producinga
damaginglevel
of sound.
Anyone present,howeverthatwouldmostlikely
include the audience,the castandthe crew.This
coulddo seriousharmto people’seardrums
especiallythe audience whowere satclosestto
the speakers.
Medium The sounddeskwill be being
controlledatall time during
the show,so the chance of
the speakersproducinga
damaginglevel of soundis
quite low.
People tripping
overcables.
The cast or crewcouldtrip overloose ornot
identifiedcables.Theycouldfall andinjure
themselvesanddamage orunplugthe cables
theytrippedover,therefore effectingthe show.
Medium All cablingshouldbe not
securedtosomethingor
tapeddownif theyare
runningalongthe floor,
makingsure that no one can
tripon it.
Liftingspeakers The crew, the C4 speakersare veryheavyand
needtobe stackedsothat involvesthe crew
liftingthese speakerstoa shoulderlevel.By
doingthisactivitytheycoulddamage theirbacks
frompoor liftingtechniques.
Medium To make sure that whoever
isliftingheavyitemshastheir
back straightand theirknees
bentwhenpickingitup.