Simran Hussain

Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Name
(People who
may be there)
Simran Hussain

Camera Woman

Mehak Hussain

Editor and Sound

Namrah Siddique

Role

Director

Mona Siddiqui
Shahid

Interviewee 1

Michael Douglas

Interviewee 2

Uzma Khan and

Numaan Khan
Nick Pattison

Interviewee 3

Police officer
The General
Public

Interview 4
Interview 5

Health and Safety is a key aspect to validate

during the making of our short documentary.
The welfare of each member and anyone around
or involved at the time of production, is of great
significance. We will ensure the safety of them
by making sure equipment is carefully handled,
all hazards are identified and solutions are
found for it quickly and sufficiently.

Simran Hussain

Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Production Title
Love @ First Click
Potential
Hazard
Likelihood
0 = not likely
HazardDate Completed
Saturday, 4th July 2015
5 = Very likely

Task

Risk
Rating
0 = No Risk
5 = High risk

How can risk be managed and

who is responsible?

Creating a short documentary on our investigation on whether

or not online dating 3
has become trivialised
Using the
2
Take breaks regularly, every 45
Looking at the
computer for a
minutes for 15 minutes, to rest
computer screen for a
1long period Westfield
Stratford
City
long periodLocation
of
your eyes and body and avoid
of time can
Olympic
Park,
time to edit the
working in the dark.
cause strain to eyes.
Montfichet
Road
opening
Back and neck pain,
sequence.
headaches London
and
E20
1EJ
shoulder and
arm
pain
Cutaways
Could affect your
Location 2
Valentines Park,
posture if slouching
Ilford,
while working.
Greater London
Cutaways
Carrying
4
3
All members
of the group should
Equipment could drop
Location 3
13 Blenheim Avenue
equipment from
know how to hold every piece of
and injure the holder.
Ilford
one location to
equipment properly and should
Equipment could be
Essex
another.
be aware of their surroundings,
carelessly carried,
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if they are unable to carry a
injuring people around
Interview 1
piece of equipment they should
(the general public)
Location 4
45-65 Oaks Lane,
look for an alternative form of
Newbury Park,
transport in order to get the
Ilford,
equipment from location to
Essex
location.
IG2 7PQ
Interview 2
Eating and
Water or food can spill or
4
4
Eating and drinking should not
Location 5
N/A
drinking whilst
fall on electrical equipment
be allowed when working with
Interview 3
using electrical which could ultimately
and around any electrical
Location 6
45-65 Oaks Lane,
equipment.
damage it.
equipment.
Newbury Park,
E.g.: Cameras,
Ilford,
TV, lights etc
Essex
IG2 7PQ
Not putting
This could lead to tripping
4
3
Make sure all equipment is put
Interview 4
away
or falling over equipment,
away properly and double check
Location 7
45-65 Oaks Lane,
equipment
in the worst case scenario,
To avoid people tripping over
Newbury Park,
properly and
the individual might
any wires whilst filming, I will
Ilford,
leaving wires
make sure I make everyone
Essex
out around on
aware of them and remove them
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the set of
where necessary, For example,
filming.
behind the television there is a
Interview 5
potential risk of tripping over
Personnel
Director:
wires, I will ensure they are
Namrah Siddique
tucked away.
Damaged
e.g. damaged wires
could
5
Keep an eye out for damaged
Camera
Person: 2
equipment
harm/electrocuteSimran
you Hussain
equipment and replace them as
Editor and Sound
Mehak Hussain

Simran Hussain

Health and Safety Risk Assessment

could be
hazardous to
health
Using the
tripod

Filming Highangled shots

The weather
(i.e. rain)

soon as possible.

Could fall and damage

equipment while also
harming any individuals
around it on set before,
during or after filming
In order to film high-angled
shots you might need to
stand on other objects (e.g.
chairs) putting you at risk of
falling and getting injured,
also any objects around
may fall and break if one is
not careful, this could also
break or damage
equipment

I will place the camera and

tripod firmly on the ground to
prevent any damage.

to avoid falling over we will ask

a group member to hold the
object in place whilst they stand
on it.

The equipment used for

filming could get damaged
by the rain and could
become a danger to the
camera person i.e. loose
wires

To avoid this I can make sure I

check the weather before we go
out and start filming, ensuring it
is suitable to work in.

Risk
Rating

How can risk be managed and

who is responsible?

Shoot 1: Wednesday 1st July 2015

Location: Westfield Stratford City
Personnel on Location:
Potential
Hazard

Director: Namrah Siddique

Camera: Simran Hussain
Sound: Simran Hussain and Namrah Siddique
The General Public
Hazard

Likelihood
0 = not likely
5 = Very likely

0 = No Risk
5 = High risk

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Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Leaving
camera
equipment out

Dehydration

When filming cutaways, we

left the camera equipment
in the centre of a busy
place, having them walk in
and out of the shot. This
could come in the way of
people walking; they could
trip and fall over from the
tripod legs, while damaging
camera equipment.
While carrying equipment
in the park, there is a
potential risk that either of
the team members could
get dehydrated and faint as
a result. This is because
we are filming in the middle
of summer where the
weather is very hot.

To avoid having this danger, the

camera person Simran, could
ensure she stands by the
camera at all times so that the
general public are aware of the
camera and the tripod. We could
also avoid areas that are too
busy and rushed.

All members of the team should

carry bottled water and eat well
before they got out to film.

Shoot 2: Friday 3rd July 2015

Location: Valentines Park,
Personnel on Location:
Potential
Hazard

Travelling with
equipment in
the park

Director: Namrah Siddique

Camera: Simran Hussain
Editor: Mehak Hussain
Sound: Mehak Hussain, Simran Hussain and Namrah Siddique
The general public
Hazard

Likelihood
0 = not likely
5 = Very likely

Since the park is a public

place for families, carrying
the equipment in the park
may be a potential risk
because there would be a
lot of children playing
carelessly, increasing the
risk of having them knock

Risk
Rating

How can risk be managed and

who is responsible?

0 = No Risk
5 = High risk

All members of the group

holding the equipment must be
wary of their surroundings.
The camera person should keep
a close eye on the equipment
she is using.

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Health and Safety Risk Assessment

into the pieces of
equipment and hurt
themselves and possibly
damage the equipment

Dehydration

The camera person should also

check to see every piece of
equipment is still in its bags,
undamaged, at a regular basis.

With large crowds of

people, there is a risk that
the equipment could be
stolen or damaged by
having it knocked out of
your hands.

While carrying equipment

in the park, there is a
potential risk that either of
the team members could
get dehydrated and faint as
a result. This is because
we are filming in the middle
of summer where the
weather is very hot.

All members of the team should

carry bottled water and eat well
before they got out to film.

For the rest of the risks that may be applicable to the interviews, I had firstly created a
generic table that included all of the necessary risks and precautions i had to consider before
filming on any of the shooting days. The group and I, were very cautious of these.