Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Production Title: Toby

Date: 21 September 2017
Task: Film a 5 Minute short film
Location: House, Ilford
Personnel: Director, Actors, Cinematographer

Name: Role:
Abubakar Akbari Director
Abubakar Akbari Actor Protagonist
Mustafah Akbari Actor Antagonist
Priyais Ariyaratnam Cinematographer

Activity Potential Hazard Risk rating How can this risk be

(0 = No risk managed and who
5 = High risk) is responsible?
Use of tripod whilst As the 3 To prevent this I
filming in our cinematographer I will be making sure
location. will be using the the camera is
tripod a lot and properly attached
some issues I can to the tripod and
face are poorly check this every
attached camera time before filming
onto the tripod, begins.
which can lead to
the camera falling
off and breaking or
falling onto myself
or another
personnel injuring
them as a result.
Use of wires for our The use of wires for 4 As a group we will
equipment. charging equipment be making sure that
like the camera and any wires with no
batteries could lead use that are present
to an individual when filming to be
tripping over the removed prior to
wires and injuring filming. If there are
themselves any wires that need
to be on set when
filming they will be
tucked into debris
and covered to
prevent anyone
from tripping. The
director should
make sure that the
environment the
crew is filming in is
safe and the rest of
the group should
equally make sure
 that there arent
any debris that
would cause an
injury
Handling Handling 4 We have assigned a
equipment. equipment particular group
especially the heavy member (director)
equipment such as a to handle the
tripod to our heavier equipment
filming location can as they are stronger
cause particular than the rest of the
strain on an group. This would
individuals body put less strain on
and can also the other personnel
increase the chance when handling the
of the equipment equipment. The
getting stolen as we main personnel
are in public. involved in carrying
the equipment are
the director and the
cinematographer as
we will be the only
2 heading to the
filming location
with the equipment.
Weather related There can be some 3 If we were going to
problems. weather related be filming outside
issues such as we will make sure
sudden rainfall and that our equipment
this can damage our is covered. Also, we
equipment, which will be checking the
may give the weather forecast
individual an prior to setting
electrical shock. It filming dates and
may also damage filming as it would
our props when decrease the chance
filming outside or of this hazard
carrying them to occurring.
the filming location.
Walking on a There can be a 4 To prevent this we
poor/slippery possibility of fluid will be making sure
platform. being spilt on set that any drinks and
which can cause food will be eaten
someone to slip off set and we will
over and injury also be clearing the
themselves quite floor to any
severely. previous spillage.
The director will be
in charge of this
mainly, but as a
group we will be
making sure that
our location is safe
 to film in prior to
filming.
Use of props whilst The use of props 5 As a group we will
filming. can be dangerous as all be making sure
some props are real that individuals
such as the knife we know how to use
will be using. the props safely
Therefore, we must without causing an
make sure that no injury. This means
one gets injured that the director
during the handling will be letting the
of props. actors and group
know how to use
the props safely
when filming.