This risk assessment document evaluates potential hazards for a student filming a documentary outside of college. It identifies 4 main risks: improperly lifting/carrying heavy equipment, bumping into others, dropping equipment, and bad weather. For each risk, it rates the degree, existing controls, and further action needed to minimize the risk. Overall, with controls like proper lifting techniques, signage, secure equipment, and indoor filming if needed, all risks were rated as having a minimal or remote likelihood of occurring.

1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date
11/2017
Location: Outside College Task being assessed: Filming documentary
General Risk assessment
Student Name: Eva Clarke
HAZARDS DEGREE OF RISK CONTROL MEASURES ACTION PLAN
Hazard
Regardless of control measures
Persons
at risk
*1
Worst
outcome
*2
Probability
*3
Risk
Rating
A-E
Existing control measures taken
against the risk
What further control
measures are required when
and by whom
Risk 1: Make sure to lift and
carry heavy equipment properly
Risk 2: Could bump into other
students/ staff.
Risk 3: Heavy equipment- could
drop it
Risk 4: Bad weather may ruin
equipment and make someone
fall over/ slip over.
St
St, Sf
St
St
MIN
NR
MIN
MIN
R
Ps
Ps
R
F
E
E
D
Make sure we are all aware of the
correct way to lift the equipment
and carry it, make sure it is equally
shared out.
Put up a sign to let others know
what we are doing.
Make sure all equipment is safe and
secured properly
Make sure that we all choose a day
with suitable filming weather.
Look online at correct ways to
carry and lift heavy equipment.
Ask staff for help if needed.
Tell staff in the library we will
be there.
Tell staff to double check
equipment
Film inside instead.
*1
Sf = staff
St = students
Cr = contractors
Cl = cleaners
V = visitors
D = people with disabilities
X = young/inexperienced
L = lone workers
W = women of child-bearing
age
*2 This is without control measures
F = fatal
Maj = major injury or permanent disability
Min = minor injury
NR = non-reportable
*3 This is with control measures in place
Fr = frequent/likely/could occur repeatedly/expected
Pr = probable/not surprised/might occur often
Ps = possible/could occur sometime
R = remote/unlikely but conceivable
U = unlikely/improbable such that likelihood is almost zero