This document lists potential hazards from filming a music video and the risk levels associated with each hazard. It then describes how each hazard will be controlled. The hazards include fire when burning a prop, makeup irritation, slippery surfaces from rain, lack of water, water near filming equipment, the general public in backgrounds, and tripping in the dark. Control methods include monitoring fires, using tested makeup, being prepared for rain, bringing water, filming at a distance from water, checking for people, and using lights to see in the dark.

1. Possible hazards Risk rating (low, medium, high) How we are going to control these
hazards
Fire- we are going to use fire as part of our storyline, when the
protagonist burns her boyfriends belongings.
Our actress has a medium risk of being burnt or injured because
she will be close to flames so monitoring this will be very
important. .
We will ensure that we have water to put the fire out just in
case and monitor it if it gets out of control. We will make
sure that when our protagonist is holding a picture and
lighting it that we put out the fire before it gets close to her
hand. We will make sure our actress’s hair is out of the way
to reduce any risk it catching fire and any item of clothing
isn't close to the flames. To do this we will ensure our
actress holds the picture on fire away from herself.
Make up/ irritation There is a low risk of our protagonist getting irritation from make
up that we use as it will be very minimal/hardly any.
When we use make up we will ensure that we use everyday
makeup and no new products that our protagonist hasn’t
used before to reduce the risk of irritation or reaction
occurring. We will carry face wipes in our bag while filming
just in case.
Weather/ slippery surfaces This is medium risk as we will be filming during
September/October. The risk of slipping while filming outside
would be medium as we will be on grass which gets slippery
once wet. We will still want to continue filming in these
conditions as we feel it will add to the feel of our music video
being sad. After raining we may all be wet and cold which may
increase the risk of getting ill, such as colds.
We will look up the weather before so that we can come
prepared. We will make sure we all have umbrellas with us
and coats so that if it does rain we can keep dry. We will
make sure that we are wearing suitable shoes to prevent
slipping. Before we go out to film for real we can also do
many practices so, that we know exactly what we are doing
and can get it done as quickly as possible/accurately. This
will avoid unnecessary prolonged being in these conditions.

2. Potential hazards Risk rating (low, medium, high) How we are going to control these
hazards
Lack of water This would be Medium risk as a member of our group may
become dehydrated while we are out for a long period of
time. We will also be filming quite far away from a place we
can access water.
To prevent this we will ensure as a group that we bring bottles
of water.
Water while our protagonist is shown by a shot with her in the
bath.
There is a low to median risk of filming equipment getting
damaged or having slippery floor surfaces due to the amount
of water we will be using.
We will ensure that clear up any water which may be spilt on
the floor as soon as possible to reduce the risk of any of us
slipping. To ensure we don’t damage our filming equipment
we will film long shots and close ups which aren’t hovering
over the water so if we did drop the equipment it wouldn’t fall
into the water.
The general public The risk of seeing member's of the public in general or walking
there dogs in the field we plan to film is medium to high,
depending on the time and day we plan to go. We need to
consider this when taking our footage to ensure we haven't
filmed people in the background. This could prevent us from
being able to film in that specific place in the field.
Our other settings we plan to film in have a low risk of seeing
member's of the public as we will be filming in domestic
places.
We will ensure we check the footage before we leave to
ensure we haven’t caught anyone in the background of our
shots. We will wait for people to either move out our range of
picture or we will find somewhere more quiet to film.
While filming in domestic places we will ensure that family
and friends are told so we aren’t disturbed.
Filming in the dark/tripping To add atmosphere to our music video we may decide to film
in the dark which will give a medium to high risk of falling over
objects.
We will make sure that before we film the floor is clear and we
use a torch light on our phone so that we can see any objects
in our way when getting ready to film to reduce potential
falling.