Main Task : Risk Assessment

Directorate: Education.                                                                                                          Organisation: Newlands Girls’ School Activity: Media Studies – AS Course Work Filming.                                                              Planned date for the activity : 18-01-2014
Hazards	Persons at risk	Risk control measures	Risk	Comments
Injury from trips, environment etc	All cast and crew	>Everyone will walks, (no running). Route to different areas risk assessed. >Crew members are responsible for all equipment which is be kept tidy and boxed at all times when not in use. >Use of tripod to be ‘guarded’ when in use by creative director and Assistant Director.	Low
Working within the proximity of water.	All cast and crew	Crew  to establish a boundary with the lake prior to filming	Low - Medium
Lost crew or cast	All cast and crew	>Everyone stays and walks as a Unit to the next location. Double check everyone is present before and after each move.	Low
Lack of unit organisation	All cast and crew	>Director/Logistics Manager creates a list of what needs to be completed by what time on the day/ leading up to it. >They also make sure that it is successfully implemented.	Low
Road crossing	All cast and crew	Assistant director controls crossings. All cast and crew crosses at designated sites and establishes a position so to have full visibility.	Low
Group movement	All cast and crew	Director responsible for cast and crew relocation and prepares and briefs cast and crew.	Low
Members of the Public	All cast and crew Members of the public	>Producer to acknowledge the ‘Right of Way’ by members of the public over council land and to be responsible for the acceptable courteous and respectful behaviour of the cast and crew at all times towards members of the public.	Low
Weather	All cast and crew	>Producer must be aware of the weather forecast for the day and make contingency plans as appropriate.	Low
Breakdown in communications	All cast and crew	>Creative director will carry mobile phone and have numbers of all crew and supervising Newlands staff member.	Low
Crew member becoming incapacitated	All cast and crew	>Assistant Director must carry emergency contact number for school/ supervising Newlands staff member. > School must have system in place for dealing with such a situation by having supervising Newlands staff member 'on call' during the period of filming.	Low - Medium	Crew briefed before departure. Senior Newlands staff member ‘on call’.
Manual handling	All cast and crew	>All cast and crew advised to limit the amount of personal luggage ‘on set’ >Filming equipment to be ‘double handed’ when necessary.	Low	ALL equipment light and manageable and can be managed ‘single handed’.
First Aid	All cast and crew	>Director  responsible for access to First Aid facilities and have to hand ALL emergency contact numbers for ALL emergency services >Assistant Director to have details of local Hospital for Accident and Emergency.	Low