This document discusses safety and risk assessment for film productions. It explains that risk assessments identify hazards, assess the likelihood and severity of risks, and how to manage those risks. Key terms are hazard, which is something that could cause harm, and risk, which is the chance of a hazard occurring and the seriousness of the consequences. General rules for safety include not working alone, being organized, allowing enough time, and considering safety early in planning. The document directs readers to the textbook for more details on these rules and examples of risk assessments. It concludes with instructions to take a safety quiz and discuss a risk assessment for a proposed outdoor production location.

1. CHAPTER 9:
PRODUCTION
SCHEDULES &
SAFETY ( PA R T # 2 )
C O M M 1 1 9 : B R O A D C A S T P R O D U C T I O N

2. SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT
•Safety on a production is everyone’s
job but it is often one person’s job
to do a RISK ASSESSMENT for a
production’s shoot.
•A RISK ASSESSMENT is many things
but it is NOT a list of things you’re
not allowed to do – that’s simply the
wrong way to approach it.

3. SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT
• An effective RISK ASSESSMENT is:
–An assessment of what you are going to
do
–What the risks might be
–How you are going to manage those
risks
• The fact that there is some risk does NOT
mean you shouldn’t do it, it simply means
you should take great pains to understand
the risk and take adequate precautions.

4. SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT
• There are two key phrases you need to
understand to be effective at RISK
ASSESSMENT:
–HAZARD
• Something with the potential to cause
harm (fire, electricity, things we might
trip over, etc.)
–RISK
• the chances of that hazard happening
and how serious the consequences
might be

5. SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT
• There are four general rules which will
significantly contribute to the overall safety
of the production:
–1.) Don’t do it alone.
–2.) Get organized.
–3.) Give yourselves enough time.
–4.) Think about safety early.
– DETAILS FOR ALL OF THESE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 71 OF YOUR
TEXTBOOK SO PLEASE READ THEM
– EXAMPLES OF RISK ASSESSMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 75 - 78

6. SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT-QUIZ & BOARD
DISCUSSION
• Take the SAFETY & RISK ASSESSMENT
QUIZ
• Participate in the assigned discussion
by coming up with a RISK ASSESSMENT
for your proposed LOCATION idea for
an OUTDOOR scene you submitted
earlier– you will see all the information
there
• I’ve done a sample one to get you