Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Production Title: Telepathy

Producer Names(s): Isabella Chudley, Aimée Ellerton, Phoebe Menear

Date of Risk Assessment: October 2016

Hazard	People who may be harmed	Property which may be damaged	Risk controls in place	Risk Assessment (low, moderate, high, extreme)
Candle burning on the shelf	Anyone near to the flames	The shelf and surrounding furniture, depending if flame gets out of hand	The candle is in a sturdy holder and is supervised	Low
Bethan cutting herself on the kitchen knife	Bethan who is chopping the potatoes		Bethan watches what she is doing the whole time and doesn’t cut the potatoes too thinly and the kitchen knife is stored away when not in use	Moderate
Slipping in the mud when running out of the shot to get the swing to swing	Phoebe as she is the one who operated the swing	Her clothing and shoes	She doesn’t rush and step in muddy areas or puddles	Low
Boiling water when cooking the potatoes	The supervisor of the potatoes, Aimée  and Bethan who is puts the chopped potatoes into  the pan	Surrounding equipment that could get wet	Everyone in the room doesn’t stand too close to the pot when it is boiling over. Bethan is careful when putting the potatoes in the pot	Moderate
The tripod being tripped over and wires have trip hazard	Anyone in the room (Phoebe, Isabella, Aimée, Bethan and Emily)	The tripod or camera	Everyone in the room is aware when equipment is moving so know not to clear the way. One person is stood at tripod at a time to ensure less risk of tripping. Only one wire is used, if necessary.	Moderate