By Jaimie Hart

Health and safety: Risk Assessment

Director: Tishani De Silva

Cinematographer: Jaimie Hart
Editor: Martika Dupigny-Williams
Potential Hazards

Who could be
harmed?

Wrist Strain

Cinematographer
and editor

Injury due to
carrying heavy
equipment

Director,
Cinematographer
and Editor

Tripping over
equipment in the
corridor

Director,
Cinematographer
and Editor

Risk Rating
(1 Lowest
ranking)
(5- Highest
Ranking)

Precautions in
place to avoid this
risk

3 - This could
compromise the
health of the
cinematographer
and editor

Take breaks when

editing and sit in a
suitable position

4 This could
potentially damage
expensive
equipment and
seriously injure the
person

Ask for help if

needed and take a
break when
needed. Also be
aware of the
surroundings

3 This could
potentially cause a
minor injury and
damage the
equipment

Everyone should
be aware of their
surroundings and
people should
ensure that people
are aware of where
the props are
placed

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Eye strain

Back Strain

Risk of liquids
damaging the
camera

Overdosing

Risk of falling off

the bridge

The Editor

The Editor and

Cinematographer

Everyone

The Actor

Director,
Cinematographer,
Actor

3 This could
cause the editor
distress and
compromise the
standard that they
edit the film to

They should take

frequent breaks to
reduce the risk of
eye strain

3 This could
cause compromise
the health of the
editor and
cinematographer

The
Cinematographer
should ask for help
if they needed
when handling the
equipment. The
Editor should also
make sure they sit
in the correct
position, in order to
avoid injury

3- This could mean

that the production
work would be
brought to a halt as
the equipment
could be damaged

Everyone should
be aware that no
liquids should be
near any of the
equipment to avoid
damage to any of
the equipment

5 This could
potentially be fatal
for our actor

The actor will only

fake consuming the
pills in order to
avoid the possibility
of overdosing

5 This could be
fatal or potentially
cause damage to
the equipment if
the
cinematographer
dropped the
camera over the
edge

The actor will only

lean over the edge
slightly, with the
director nearby for
safety reasons. In
addition to this, the
equipment will not
be held over the
edge under any

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circumstances to
avoid any
accidents.

Dehydration

Weather

Everyone

Everyone

4 This could
compromise the
health of anyone
who is working on
our film

People should
ensure they have
the money to
purchase a drink or
bring their own, as
we will be travelling
to multiple
locations

3- This could
potentially damage
the equipment if for
example, the
equipment were to
get wet

Before we arrange
to film, we should
check the weather
forecast and
ensure we film on
days when it isnt
raining