The document outlines a risk assessment for recording an audio podcast at Heathpark school between March 28th and May 28th. It lists potential hazards such as physical fatigue, repetitive action, stress, and static body posture that could occur for the producer, crew, and actors during the recording. The assessment concludes that with regular breaks, the risks of these hazards are very low.

1. aPPendiceS
8.HEALTH AND SAFE T Y:
THE BBC RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
General Risk Assessment Form
– Part A April 2007- DC
Division / Studio Department /
Series
Business Unit /
Production
Address
Prestwood rd,WV11
1RD
Heathpark school
Producer /
Editor Tel:
Mobile:
Mehtab Bassi
07828 748 155
Period covered by
assessment
28/3/20 – 28/5/20 Version
number
Outline of risk
assessment
Summary ofwhat is
proposed
Recording audio podcastin studio for Unit 20 – L03
Team members /
experts /
contractors / etc.
List those involved
Myself, crew and actors
Site / Office / Location
Outline site/ locations
involved
Prestwood rd, WV11 1RD
Heathpark school
Assessor
Name
Signature
Mehtab bassi
m.s.bassi
Date
completed 28/3/20
Authoriser Name
(if not Assessor)
Signature
Date
authorised
Hazard list – select your hazards from the list belowand use these to complete PartB (add others
where appropriate)
Situational hazards Tick Physical / chemicalhazards Tick Health hazards Tick

2. Asbestos Contact with cold liquid /
vapour
Disease causative agent
Assaultby person Contact with cold surface Infection
Attacked by animal Contact with hot liquid / vapour Lack of food / water
Breathing compressed
gas
Contact with hot surface Lack of oxygen
Cold environment Electric shock Physical fatigue /
Crush by load Explosive blast Repetitive action /
Drowning Explosive release ofstored
pressure
Static body posture /
Entanglementin moving
machinery
Fire Stress /
Hot environment Hazardous substance
Intimidation Ionizing radiation
Lifting Equipment Laser light Environmental hazards
Manual handling Lightning strike Litter
Object falling,moving or
flying
Noise Nuisance noise /vibration
Obstruction / exposed
feature
Non-ionizing radiation Physical damage
Sharp object / material Stroboscopic light Waste substance released
into air
Slippery surface Vibration Waste substance released
into soil / water
Trap in moving machinery
Trip hazard Other
Vehicle impact/ collision
Working at height
Risk matrix – use this to determine risk for each
hazard i.e. ‘how bad and how likely’
Likelihood of Harm
Sev erity of Harm
Remote
e.g. <1 in 1000 chance
Unlikely
e.g. 1 in 200 chance
Possible
e.g. 1 in 50 chance
Likely
e.g. 1 in 10 chance
Probable
e.g. >1 in 3 chance
Negligible e.g. small bruise Very low Very low Very low Low Low
Slight e.g. small cut, deep bruise Very low Very low Low Low Medium
Moderate e.g. deep cut, torn muscle Very low Low Medium Medium High
Sev ere e.g. fracture, loss of consciousness Low Medium High High Extremely high
Very Sev ere e.g. death,permanent disability Low Medium High Extremely high Extremely high
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3. Physical fatugue
Recordingaudiopodcast
School studio 31/3/20
Verylow
Myself,crewand
actors
VerylowVerylow
Takingregularbreaksfromsitting,speakingand
holdingthe boompole.
Myself,crewand
actors
Repetitive action
Physical fatugue
Stress
Staticbody posture
Verylow
Takingregularbreaksfromsitting,speaking
and holdingthe boompole.
VerylowMyself, crew
and actors
Verylow
Takingregularbreaksfromsitting,speaking
and holdingthe boompole.
Very
low
VerylowMyself,crew
and actors
Takingregularbreaksfromsitting,
speakingandholdingthe boompole.

4. aPPendiceS
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