This risk assessment document evaluates potential hazards for students filming and taking photos in college. It identifies trip hazards, improper camera use, and taking photos without permission as risks. Control measures include being careful on stairs, using camera straps, and getting appropriate permission. The document provides a risk rating scale for likelihood and severity of potential incidents.

1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date 28/09/15 Location: Media Studies Task being assessed: Students filming/taking photos in college
General Risk assessment
Student Name: Caitlyn
Brennan
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
Trip hazard
Camera hazard
Taking photographs without
appropriate permission
St
Camera
everyon
e
F
Min
min
PS
R
pr
E
D
B
Take care on stairs.
Use the neck strap so it doesn’t fall
and break
Ask first.

2. *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