Sarah Ghile

Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Key:
1 low/minimal risk
5 high/dangerous risk

Solution
Hazard
Losing or having equipment stolen
during the transportation of equipment
to and from the premises.

Hazardous props such as the chisel an

Make sure that the equipment is well

looked after, never leaving it
unattended and not allowing anyone
outside of the group to handle
equipment.

Ensure that the handling of the props is

Risk Factor

Why was it rated this risk factor?

I have given this a risk factor of 3

because it will not result to any physical
harm to any members of the group but
will be damaging to the finance of the
school or the members of the group
(depending on who would be held
accountable for replacing the
equipment). It will also effect the Media
department as a whole as they will be
short on equipment, as well as students
with involvement in Media.
I rated this risk a 4 as an injury through

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the hammer could result to physical

injury to members of the group or
nearby public if they are not handled
with caution.

done with care and caution. Ensure that

no one outside of the group handles the
props and put away the props properly
when not in use.

Tripping or falling over in the forest (our

location for filming).

Make sure that all members of the

group wear appropriate foot wear for
hiking to minimize the risk of falling and
injuring yourself.

Accidently dropping or knocking over

the camera during filming

Cold weather whilst filming causing

numb fingers and agitation whilst
filming,
Group member becoming injured or
unwell

Make sure that the camera is placed

on the tripod correctly and securely,
ensure that the tripod is standing
steadily and ensure that someone
has hold of the camera at all times.
Have someone (the camera man)
guard the surrounding area and
ensure that there is no clutter
surrounding the camera that anyone
can trip on or can cause the camera
to fall.
This can easily be managed by
ensuring that all members of the
group are dressed appropriate for the
weather
Ensure that emergency contact
details are listed and kept in case of
any medical emergencies, as well as
taking a first aid kit to treat any minor

a chisel or hammer could be very

serious. It could face serious
consequence if it was to cause harm to
a neighbouring member of public
(particularly a child).
Falling over generally does not result to
any serious form of injury but the
possibility is still there which is why I
rated this risk a 2.
I have given this a risk factor of 4 for
the same reasons that I listed for
losing or having equipment stolen.
Damage to the camera would be very
costly and if it was to break
completely it would be very expensive
to replace.

This problem can be easily avoided

and man aged, hence why I have
given it a risk rating of 1
I have rated this risk a 5 as an injury
could be very serious, the possibilities
of what injuries could occur are
endless and some of these could

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injuries.

even prove fatal such as a road

accident.