FORM RA 002 (adapted for Student Media Productions)

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR LOCATION FILMING

DATE OF
ACTIVITY

TASK / ACTIVITY

DATE
ASSESSED

Filming Food Fight

Friday 14th November

2014

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Food throwing event

RISK RATING
(likelihood consequence = )

15
Tolerable

PEOPLE

See Risk Assessment Assistant (Page 3) for scoring.

Include the risk word (i.e. acceptable, adequate, tolerable, unacceptable).
NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDERTAKING TASK
DURATION OF TASK

PERSONNEL PROFILE / TRAINING GIVEN

PERSONNEL

INSTRUCTED

PERSONNEL

INSTRUCTED

13

3-5 hours
PERSONNEL

INSTRUCTED

STAFF

TALENT

YOUNG PERSON

12

STUDENT

11

CONTRIBUTORS

VISITOR

PUBLIC

PERSONNEL
WORKING ALONE

DISABLED

SPECIALIST TRAINED
PERSONNEL

CONTROL MEASURES IN PLACE (Guarding, Safe Systems of Work, PPE, etc)

Hazard

Risk assessment

Risk reduction strategy

Slips/ trips/ falls

Crew or cast could slip on

food or equipment risk of
sprains, etc.

Place a carpet under the

food fight sheets so the cast
have a softer landed.
Tell cast to be careful and
sensible while acting with
food.

Camera grip equipment

Possibility of losing grip of

equipment risk of breaking

All crew must keep

concentration on their

Mechanical/ physical
hazards

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the camera

designated equipment, and if

a risk or problem arises they
must inform the director of it
immediately.

Direct contact

The equipment could overheat risk of burns

All crew must keep

concentration on their
designated equipment, and if
a risk of over-heating arises
they must inform the director
of it immediately.

Indirect contact

Cables could cause people

to stumble risk of sprains,
etc.

Keep the cables as tidy as

possible and inform all
members of production
where they are placed.

Source of ignition

The lights could over-heat/

food could get into the barn
doors of the lights risk of a
fire

The director/ lighting director

must keep concentration on
the lights regularly as to
reduce any risk of a fire.
The cast will be informed not
to aim above the heads of
each other and the lights will
be reeled up high.

Electrical hazards

Production activities
Fight sequences

Possible contact if visibility is Ask cast to keep a good

distance between one
low risk of injury
another so the risk of contact
is reduced.

Production hazards
Stressful postures

The camera operators/dolly

grips tensed muscles could

Have regular breaks and

change camera roles if
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start to ache

needed.

Inadequate breaks

Each session could go on for Have regular breaks.

too long risk of exhaustion/
dehydration

Restricted visibility
(viewfinder)

Food could hit the crew/

equipment risk getting in
eyes or on the lens

The crew and equipment

would be positioned far
enough away from the scene
to reduce the risk of contact
with food.
The cast would be told to be
careful and sensible when
throwing the food and aim in
the designated area only.

Camera tracking/ crabbing

Food could get on the track/

in way of camera risk of
breaking the camera/
pausing the filming

The crew and equipment

would be positioned far
enough away from the scene
to reduce the risk of contact
with food.
The cast would be told to be
careful and sensible when
throwing the food and aim in
the designated area only.

Localised hot/ cold surfaces

The lights could over-heat

the room risk of
dehydration

Keep a minimum of lights on

at all times and take regular
breaks.

Confined spaces

Cast/ crew could trip on

equipment/ food risk of
sprains, etc.

Keep equipment on the floor

to a minimum and tell cast to
be careful when acting.

Uneven/ slippery surfaces

Food could make the

surfaces slippery risk of
sprains, etc.

Place a carpet/ rug under the

protective sheets so if the
cast fall the landing is

Environmental hazards

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softened.
Unsafe structures

The temporary walls could

fall in if knocked risk of
injury/ damage

Tell cast and crew to keep

away from the walls if
possible and make sure the
walls are securely standing.

Sharps & breakages

Equipment could break if

used incorrectly

Tell crew to keep

concentration on their
designated equipment at all
times and be sensible with it.
If any risks or problems arise
they must inform the director
immediately.

TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF ASSESSOR(S) (Ctrl+Tab to add tab stops between columns)

EXTRA ACTIONS REQUIRED TO CONTROL SIGINIFICANT RISKS

ACTIONED BY

DATE

STUDENT ASSESSOR(S)
STAFF ASSESSOR(S)

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