Health and Safety

Risk assessment- possible dangers
Hazard	Who or What’s at risk	Solution	Measures	Severity of injury/damage	Chance of injury/damage	Risk
Running while filming	Camera operator, camera	Use strap to secure camera to arm,  jeans to minimize damage on fall	Do test runs without camera, tied laces and minimize trip hazards	Equipment- 2 Crew- 1	3	3
Rocky/uneven ground, trip hazard	Talent, camera operator	Clear some of the stones, brief talent on hazard	Make sure talent and operator are aware of ground	Crew- 1	2	2
Broken glass	Talent, camera operator	Avoid areas with glass	Brief crew on risk of glass shards	3	2	3
Bikers riding around	Talent, camera operator	Stay out of their way, film when they are not around	Make crew aware of possible bikers	3	1	3
Possibility of being mugged	The equipment	Don’t have the camera open for other people to see	Hide the camera in a bag.	5 (loss of camera)	2	5 (using borrowed equipment)
Wires, trip hazard (green room, interior locations)	The crew (camera operator, talent)	Make sure wires are secured, not loose	Tape Wires to the floor, make crew aware of wires	3	2	3
Busy roads on the journey to the location	Talent and Camera operator	Pick less busy times, use common sense when crossing road	Make crew aware of busy roads, don’t cross while cars are speeding by	4	3	4
In the event of any of these dangers occurring, I will call paramedics for medical emergencies or police for criminal emergencies on 999. I will make sure it is known where I and my crew will be filming by family, friends etc. so that in the event of an emergency they can be contacted. All measures will be taken in order to prevent any of these events occurring. If they do occur, I must take responsibility for the consequences. All equipment must be taken care of and kept safe with the director.
Other issues that may arise on set- less severe
Issue	Outcomes of issue	Solution	Measures	Severity of issue	Probability of issue arising	Risk to the production
Hungry/thirsty/ irritable crew	Crew may leave for food, take time to return or not return	Provide food, drink, make sure crew are happy/ comfortable	Make sure I have money to cater for the crew, have the occasional break	4	3	3
Face paint or blood runs short	Slows down production, zombies may not look as good	Have a lot of face paint and blood on the day of shooting	Buy plenty of makeup items before the shoot	2	2	3
Camera battery runs flat before shoot ends	Halts filming entirely	Make sure battery is charged	Work quickly, do as much as we can as fast as we can	4	3	4
Lack of communication	Affects production. Either by not directing affectively or organising shooting effectively	Keep all crew informed of everything that’s happening, explain exactly what I want precisely	Keep storyboards on hand for directing and make sure I can contact all crew if and when I need to	3	3	4
Emergency arises based on dangers listed above	Injuries and damages, halts production, possibility of having to compensate for damages	Follow safety procedures and make sure everybody working on the video knows emergency numbers etc.	Brief crew on health and safety, make sure all dangers are outlined and they understand.	5	2	5
These issues are less severe, affecting things such as crew morale and how smoothly the production goes. Safety procedures must be followed, the crew must be catered for and communication is vital in making sure the production stage of the video is successful.

1( Minor), 2, 3( Medium),4, 5( Major)