1. Shooting Schedule
Date: Wednesday the 29th January 2014.
Location: Nunnington Hall, Ryedale
Equipment:
Booked? (Y/N)
DSLR Camera
N
Tripod
N
Memory Card
N
Models: The images will be part of a collection of eight photographs that document
Nunnington Hall. From Workers in the gardens preserving the National park to the
workers in the shops selling local produce from farms nearby. The models used will
be other people taking photographs as it is more of a documentary type of
photography rather than a photojournalist approach.
Props: Props used will only be that of what is found at Nunnington Hall, such as the
tables and chairs found in the interior of the site.
Risk assessment completed? Yes
Contingency: To go into York city centre and take images of the old buildings and
walls. Also as Nunnington halls staff might not be working, a contingency is put in
place to take photographs of any workers in the garden industry.
Risk Assessment
Name: Alan Smith
Project: Photography
Location: Nunnington Hall
2. Hazard
Person(s) / Equipment at
Risk
Risk Control Taken
Tripping over at the site and
falling on floor.
Could harm myself and
maybe others around.
Camera falling and breaking
lens.
Having the strap over my
head supporting the camera
and making sure to look
around the surroundings.
Disturbing people’s privacy.
People in the photographs
taken may not want to be
pictured.
Making sure nobody is in the
way of the camera when
capturing an image. Also ask
people if they mind or not
being taken of.
Misplacing Equipment.
Myself at risk as will have to
pay for what was in my
responsibility. Also
Equipment may be damaged
or stolen. Such as the
Camera and Tripod.
To make sure equipment is
held and nearby at all times.
Darkroom exposure to
chemical agents.
It may lead to respiratory,
allergic, and nervous system
diseases.
Having breaks every 15
minutes when in dark areas.
Someone falling over Tripod
This may lead to the person
tripping over to be harmed
and the tripod to potentially
break.
To always keep the tripod
close by and not where
someone can walk near it.
Ergonomic risk of handling
heavy equipment.
Person at risk of strain or the To make sure regular breaks
camera and tripod may be in are taken to avoid neck pain
danger of falling on the floor. or back pain.
3. What Health and Safety legislation might you need to consider in this project?
Health and safety at work act. To consider the general duties of the students when in the care of
tutors. That of acting responsibly and being safe when around certain sites or equipment. To also
consider the tutors (People in charge of students behaviour) and the way they should act. They
should be trained to deal with certain aspects of the trip and to set an example on how to behave
in the premises of a National Park. They should also know whether the location of where the
students going is safe. Also instruct the students to take photographs without supervision.
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. This may be considered when
editing the images taken on the computer. Regular breaks to be taken to avoid eye problems.