This risk assessment identifies potential hazards for students taking photos in a college lecture theatre. The hazards identified include tripping on the stairs, bumping into chairs near the stairs, and low lighting making it difficult to see. Existing control measures include taping down electrical wires, ensuring lights are on before entering, and taping stair edges. Further actions planned are to arrive early to turn on lights, book the theatre exclusively, and remove any wires in the area. The assessment rates the risks and identifies people potentially at risk.

1. STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT
Date: 05/01/2016 Location: k201
Kitson lecture theatre
Task being assessed: Students taking photos in college
General Risk assessment
Student Name: Samuel Smith
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

2. Steps- any one walking down the
stairs in the Theatre trip and fall.
Furniture- the chairs are close to
the edge of the steps in the
theatre, someone could walk into
the chair and hurt themselves.
Lighting- lighting is dark in
the room when not being used so
someone may fall in the dark
lighting.
Tripping over wires on the floor
by the side of the stage.
ST, SF
ALL
RISKS
MIN, NR
ALL
RISKS
F for the
stairs
PR ALL
RISKS
All electrical wires are tapped
down on the floor to avoid any
one getting their foot caught
underneath.
Make sure the lights have been
switched on enough for people
to see their way around the
theatre before any one enters.
Stairs have a black and yellow
tape on the e3dges of all steps
to signal to people that there are
stairs there and to be careful
when walking down them.
I will have to turn up 5 minutes
early to make sure that the
lights are on and ready for the
model to turn up and not be in
the dark when they turn up as it
won’t be dangerous then.
I will book the theatre to make
sure that no one else is using
the theatre when I am trying to
taking my photos.
I will move any wires that are
in the theatre so that there is no
risk for anyone to trip over
them while in the vicinity.
*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