STUDENT RISK ASSESSMENT

Date

Location: Library

HAZARDS
Hazard
Regardless of control measures

Persons
at risk
*1

Task being assessed: Students filming/taking photos in college

General Risk assessment
DEGREE OF RISK
Worst
Probability
Risk
outcome
Rating
*2
*3
A-E

CONTROL MEASURES
Existing control measures taken
against the risk

Student Name:
ACTION PLAN
What further control
measures are required when
and by whom

1.Trip over untucked chairs

1.St

1.Min

2.Bump into table

2. St, Sf

2. NR

3. Trip over books

3. St, Sf

3.NR/Min

*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

1.R

1.D

1. The librarian makes sure

students kept the library
neat.

1. Check filming areas

before filming.

2.R

2. E

2. The tables are kept together

in a certain area so people
know where they are.

2. Move tables out of the

filming area.

3. R

3. E

3. Books are always picked

up off the floor by students
or the librarian.

3. Make sure there are no

books in the filming
area.

*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