Production Risk Assessment
The Production is bound by law to take reasonable care and measures to ensure that a healthy and safe
working environment is created and maintained for all. Failure to follow appropriate Health & Safety
procedures may invalidate any insurance.
Production title: Website Photographs
Shoot Dates: 12th November 2019
Location this form relates to: Photography room
Production contact & phone: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Signature of Assessor: Bethany Goddard
Assessment Date: 8th November 2019
Notes/Comments: NONE
Checklist
Using the checklist below, indicate any potential hazard relating to the activity.
No. Hazard Indicate if No. Hazard Indicate if
relevant relevant
1 Access Difficulties 25 Manual Handling
2 Alcohol / Hospitality 26 Night Operations
3 Animals 27 Noise
4 Artist using specialist equipment 28 Portable Power Tools
5 Audience / Stewarding 29 Prop Hazards
6 Compressed Gas / Cryogenics 30 Radiation
7 Confined Spaces etc. 31 Risk of Infection
8 Crowds / Public 32 Scaffolds / Platforms / Stairs / Walkways
9 Children / Young People 33 Scenery Hazards – Movement, Shape, yes
Suspended, Flown
10 Camera Ops. – Cranes / Cables, yes 34 Scene Dock Storage
Remotes / Steadicam
11 Building Issues / Structures, etc. 35 Smoking
12 Design / Construction / Materials 36 Special Assistance – Elderly / Disabled
13 Electricity / Electrical Appliances 37 Special Visual Effects – Snow, Smoke,
Dry Ice, Rain, etc.
14 Excavation 38 Sporting Activities
15 Explosives / Pyrotechnics 39 Stunts
16 Fatigue / Exertion / Stress 40 Temperature Extremes – Heat, Cold
17 Fire / Flame 41 Vehicles / Motorcycles – Used in
Filming, Artists Driving
18 Flammable Substances – Petrol, 42 Water – Work on or near Tanks /
Paint, Sprays Boats / Diving / Use in Studio
19 Flight – Aircraft, Balloon, Parachutes 43 Weapons – Firearms, Sharps, etc.
20 Food Preparation 44 Work at Height – Ladders, Roof, Steps,
etc.
21 Glass 45 Working Overseas
22 Hazardous Substances – Dusts, 46 Weather – Extremes
Vapours, Fumes, Corrosives, etc.
23 Lasers / Strobes 47 Possible Violence
24 Lifting Equipment – Fork Lift, Trucks, 48 Other
Cranes
Evaluation and Controls
For each hazard identified in the checklist, state who is at risk (crew / public / audience / artist / etc.),
the nature of the risk, and how it will be controlled.
Identify the likelihood of the hazard taking place and the severity of the hazard as High, Medium, Low.
Likelihood: Almost Certain; Probable; Possible; Remote; Improbable
Severity: Multiple fatality; Fatality; Major injury; Minor injury; Negligible impact
Hazard Who is Risk Control Measure
Low
Medium
High
No. at Risk
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