STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT

Date: 22/01/2015

Location: Media Studies, corridor

outside classroom

Task being assessed: Students filming/taking photos in college

Student Name: freya downs

General Risk assessment

HAZARDS
Hazard
Regardless of control measures
Danger of falling down the stairs
which are only a few feet away
from the location.

Persons
at risk
*1
Multiple
(Sf &
St)

DEGREE OF RISK
Worst
Probability
outcome
*2
*3
F- fatal

Rremote/unlik
ely but
conceivable

Risk
Rating
A-E

CONTROL MEASURES
Existing control measures taken
against the risk
-

Individual could be pushed over

by the oncoming wave of
students and staff commuting to
their next lesson.

Multiple
(Sf &
St)

Majmajor
injury or
permanen
t
disability

Rremote/unlik
ely but
conceivable

Doors to separate
individuals from the stairs
and the standing space in
the hallway.
At least 5 meters of clear
walking space from the
location to the stairs

ACTION PLAN
What further control
measures are required when
and by whom
-Signs to warn students and
staff from the imminent danger
that is the stairs.
-Make sure the group is aware
that they much stay away from
the stairs while taking pictures.

-make sure that pictures are to

be taken during lesson time
with minimal student activity
in corridor.

*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