Tripping hazards from filming equipment wires on the floor pose a low risk if dangerous objects are removed or covered. Dropping or falling over equipment risks medium harm to actors, crew and viewers unless experienced personnel handle it carefully and it is stored securely off the ground. Having liquids without lids carries a medium to high risk of equipment damage or harm if liquids wet the gear.

1. Joe Clark 12A
Risk Assessment
Existing Controls
Hazards
Level of Risk
Further Action Required
(with existing
controls, Low,
Medium, High)
(where level of risk is
medium or high)
Person sat risk?
(potential
dangers/hazards that
could result in
significant harm)
(Who?)
Tripping over wires on
floor from filming
equipment.
Actors/Actresses
Crew
People watching
People telling
someone they
are there.
Low (but
medium if
dangerous
objects around
people can fall
into).
Remove dangerous
objects or cover them
with things that can
prevent harm.
Falling over or
dropping equipment
Actresses/Actors
Crew
People watching
Getting told
they are there,
and getting
warned.
Medium
Get someone who
knows how to hold and
use the equipment,
someone who is very
experienced in that
field.
Keep equipment in a
place someone can’t fall
over it, and a place
where if it does fall it
wouldn’t get massively
ruined or hurt
somebody.
Keeping all
liquids in bottles
Medium/High
Keep equipment off the
ground or put it in
water resistant
protectors, don’t have
any liquid in open
topped objects, just in
bottles or objects with
tops.
The equipment getting Actors/Actresses
wet and increasing
Crew
chance of harm to
People watching
people around.