Health & Safety

BY LUCY SALMONS
Temporary working from home (computer
issue)
• breaking up long spells of DSE work with rest breaks (at least 5 minutes every hour) or
changes in activity
• avoiding awkward, static postures by regularly changing position
• getting up and moving or doing stretching exercises
• avoiding eye fatigue by changing focus or blinking from time to time
Studio Risk Assessment
Potential risk
Tripping over the tripod that is set up.
Falling off a chair if it's used, or a table.
Hor, bright lights- especially if ring flash
is used. As the light could get very hot if
someone touched it.
Camera might start physically to heat up
due to overheating with too much use.
Might result in a fire.
Precaution  Emergency
Make sure that the tripod is secure and
structured as possible. Also make sure that when
not shooting-pre time- the tripod is set up to
make sure that everyone can see clearly.
If something is used then make sure person up
the chair has good balance and suitable footwear
on-no heels-and have someone holding onto
them and the chair to help balance them.
Make sure people do not touch the lighting by
having them behind the camera far enough
away. Make sure the lights do not burn the
documents you take, keep a safe distance
between them.
Make sure everything is time organised set up
the ideas of the photos you want before you take
them so that risk is reduced.
 
If someone trips over, then assess their injury to see
if they need medical assistance.
If someone falls from the top of the chair, don’t
move them and call emergency services. If they fall
of a low chair then they should be okay, but assess
the injury.
If the lighting does affect the work/art, in an
emergency call the fire emergency line or have a
fire extinguisher within reach .
If someone gets burnt on their fingers or inhales
smoke, call emergency services and get them
immediate attention.
 Location risk assessment
Potential risk
The weather such as rain to cause
damage to the equipment.
Taking photos with animals such as
horses.
Falling branches or trees on top of
modal or equipment.
Precaution  Emergency
It could rain at any moment and damage the
camera. Although no one can stop it from
raining so make sure that the camera can be
covered quickly. 
The horse could easily become scared and
gallop around potentially knocking the modal
off. 
Be careful on where the photos are taking
place and if it looks like a tree or branch will
fall then go to a different location.
No injury should be caused by this but should
bring a coat if going outside for a shoot and to
check the weather for that day.
We could have the horse on a lead at all times
and have a helping hand to control the horse.
Always have a medical kit on hand so if this
does happen they can help the modal or call
emergency services.
Potential Hazards 
1. Tripped over wires 
2. the lights could fall over 
3. falling off the chair 
4. lights could be too bright 
Potential Hazards

1. bad weather 
2. muddy ground 
3. bright big lights falling over 
4. falling over objects on the ground