Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Production Title: Escape

Date: 12 November 2016
Task: Film the opening sequence of our
film
Location: Building, Underground subway
Personnel: Director, actors, cinematographer

Name: Role:
Abubakar Akbari Director
Abubakar Akbari Actor antagonist
Zain Zaman Actor protagonist
Priyais Ariyaratnam Cinematographer

Potential Hazard How can this risk Risk rating Why we gave it
be managed and (0 = no risk this risk factor
who is 5 = high risk)
responsible?
Using a tripod Making sure that 3 The camera and
could lead to an as a group we tripod will be
injury towards tighten all used in many
the cameraman equipment scenes and if
or anyone near screws and locks someone were to
the area that are required be injured from it
because if it and we can would be a
wasnt screwed achieve this by serious situation
onto the camera performing a as the material
properly it can safety check of the tripod is
fall off easily and before filming to very strong.
hit someone. prevent any
injuries from
occurring. The
main personnel
that should be in
charge of this
preventing this
hazard is the
cinematographer
as they are in
charge of
handling the
filming
equipment.
Camera wires Make sure that 4 IPhone chargers
and charging any equipment and camera
wires can cause that isnt chargers would
an individual to required is taken be left around
trip over if they off set and wires the scene, which
are not aware are tucked to the can cause
that is on the side to prevent someone to trip
floor. individuals and become
getting injured. injured. Trips can
 The main be dangerous as
personnel that we are filming
should be in both inside and
charge of outside and if an
preventing this individual were
hazard is the to fall on the
director and the concrete or
cameraperson as wooden stairs
the director they would
should make suffer major
sure that the injuries.
environment we
are filming in is
safe and the
cameraperson
should be in
charge of
making sure that
the wires
connected to the
equipment are
out of range of
any person on
site.
Carrying heavy We need to 4 As we dont have
equipment to appoint much time and
the scene someone in our we are
location we are group who was constantly going
required to film, the correct to be changing
which can cause strength and scenes, which
strain on the organizing ability require someone
body. to carry the to carry the
equipment, as camera a lot of
they would find times and this
it easier to carry can cause
and put others in equipment being
less danger. The carried in a poor
main personnel manner, which
that should be in can be
charge of dangerous to
preventing this individuals near
hazard is the as the
director and equipment could
cameraperson as drop onto them.
we both have to
carry the
equipment due
to the lack of
people we have
before we are
able to get on
site.
The change in We need to keep 3 If any equipment
weather such as the camera were to be
sudden rainfall covered when exposed to poor
can cause our we are going to weathering such
equipment to be filming as rain it could
become outside and also cause technical
damaged and we should check issues with the
lead to leakages the weather equipment and
in the camera forecast to be this could lead to
and cause aware if this electrical shocks
electrical shocks could be the and damages to
to users. situation. The anyone who may
main personnel handle or use
that should be in the equipment
charge of after it has been
preventing this under the rain.
hazard is the
director as they
should of pre-
planned the
dates that we
were going to be
filming and this
includes
checking the
weather to make
sure that it is
practical to film.
The risk of there We need to 4 If an individual
being fluids that make sure that were to slip over
are present on any liquid or the fluids that
the floor in the drinks on the are present on
location we are floor is cleaned the floor it could
filming in and up before we be a serious
causing film there or we injury because
someone to slip move away from the location we
over it. it to prevent are filming in
damages. The has both hard
main personnel material,
that should be in whether it is
charge of inside or outside.
preventing this Also, since there
hazard is the are stairs
director as he present if an
should make individual were
sure that the to fall over that
location we are and hit their
filming is safe to head they could
carry out filming suffer life-
equipment and threating
complete our injuries.
tasks.
Taking care and We need to 5 Our props we are
handling of make sure that using such as
props that we all individuals the broken bottle
use to ensure using the props can be
that no one gets are made aware dangerous if
injured or hurt of how to use it anyone is hit
from weapons and not to hurt with a
for example, as anyone and also considerable
we are using a practice many force, which is
broken bottle in times before we possible when
our production. film to prevent we are filming
injuries from and this can
occurring. The cause serious
main personnel damage to
that should be in individuals who
charge of are hit, as the
preventing this bottle is sharp
hazard is the and very strong.
director and
actor as they are
main individuals
who will be
handling the
props.