Planning - Risk Assessment for Performance scene

Risk assessment

Location: Drama Hall, The Buckingham School

Equipment:

·         1 Drum Kit ·         3 actors costumes ·         3 Amps ·         1 bass guitar ·         1 guitar ·         Light bulb and socket

·         Microphone stand

·         Microphone

·         40m Extension lead

·         Cannon Bridge Camera

·         Cannon steadicam

·         Tripod

·         Light board

This grid represents the hazard of what could be an issue, the risks that come with that, the seriousness of the injury it could cause, the steps which can improve safety of the risk and reduce its seriousness of likelihood of happening, the likelihood of the risk to happen without measures in place (1 being the least likely and 10 being definitely going to happen) and also includes the person responsible for ensuring that it is safe.

Hazard	Risk	Danger of risk	Steps to reduce risk	Likelihood of risk (1-10)	Person responsible
Camera wires	·         Tripping and falling ·         Electrocutions ·         Tangles around other equipment	Medium	·         Tape wires to the floor ·         Make wires clear to see and extra wire put safely out the way	8	Josh Graham
Hot Lights	·         Burning	Medium	·         Put warning signs up signaling hot lights	2	Josh Graham
Tripping or falling on steps	·         Falling down steps ·         Stumping toe on steps	low	·         On safety briefing instruct not to run up stairs	4	Josh Graham
Guitars	·         People getting hit by others guitars ·         Guitars falling into people	Low	·         Ensure enough space between actors ·         Warm actors to be wary of each other when filming ·         Secure guitars by laying them down or in a guitar stand	5	Josh Graham
Amps	·         Electrocution from amps	High	·         Keep amps off at the wall	1	Josh Graham
Dark lighting	·         Tripping or walking into things ·         Falling down steps due to not being able to see	Medium	·         Turn lights on as soon as not filming ·         Clear the floor before lights go off	6	Josh Graham
Lifting/ carrying Drums	·         Hurting back with heavy lifting ·         Dropping equipment onto foot ·         Falling over equipment	Low	·         Teach proper lifting technique before asking a member of staff to lift heavy equipment ·         Make sure that appropriate handles are present and lifter is not over loaded ·         Use team lifts if necessary ·         Make sure path to where equipment needs to go is cleared of all obsticles	5	Josh Graham

On this set there are not a lot of risks and they all have very low dangers or are very unlikely to happen. The measures will be put in place to significantly reduce the likelihood of it all happening and or lower the danger they pose.

Even though we have these measurements in place, before we begin production the crew and actors will have a safety brief to ensure they are alert to the dangers of the set and that they are mindful where fire exits are and the responsibility to themselves they have.

By Josh Graham