Health &

Safety
Health & safety notes with full
information on how to prepare
and assess any potential risks.
 + Make note of how long you have been
sitting at a computer screen take regular
breaks and consider your posture. Break up
long work sessions with at least a 5 minute
break between an hour work. 
+ Avoid awkward postures, regularly change

Computer Safety  positions. 

+ Get up and stretch your legs every now and
again.
+ Avoid hurting your eyes by changing focus
or turning the brightness of the screen
down. 
+ Be careful with liquids around computers,
put any drinks on the floor.
 Studio Risks Overview 
Potential Risk  Precaution  Emergency 
1. Tripping on wires or technical 1. Make everyone aware of the 1. If someone does fall check
equipment such as lightings rigs, equipment positions and if they need medical
tripods etc. make sure all tripods are as assistance. 
stable as possibly. 
2. Hot lights could cause burning or 2. If there is a fire make sure
fire risk. Make note if anyone has 2. Make sure people do not an extinguisher is nearby or
epilepsy due to bright flashing stand to closely towards the call 999 for fire fighters. If
lights.  lights and make sure you turn someone inhales smoke or is
them off when not in use. badly burned, get medical
3. Camera overheat due to help immediately.  
overuse could causes battery
damage or fires. 3. Also, wear the camera
3. Organize your shoot so no
equipment is on for longer safety strap around your
4. Carful around the green-screen than it has to be.  neck to avoid dropping and
not to trip over the fabric. breaking. 
On-Site risk assessments Example on-site assessment form 

When doing on-site filming

and photography make sure
you have an assessment and
scheduling form completed so
you know all the health and
safety risks before getting on
location. Conduct any
potential risks that comes with
shooting in different
environments, how you could
prevent or reduces any injures
and risks, are there any
animals on location like on
this form how would that
affect the risks?
 Our Studio equipment hazards  Tripping over tripod. To avoid
Hanging wires from lights. If
shooting in a long session tape this, you could move it out of
wires to the floor to avoid falling the middle of the room when not
over them.  in use.  

Fire and burning risks from hot

lights like this one with a bulb
that’s not covered. Turn off
lights when not using.