Risk Assessment Form Part A

Reference:

Sign-off status

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[planning/approved etc]

Assessment summary details

Assessment title *
(Simple name for reference
purposes)

AS Level Media The Smoking Gun

Division:*

The Netherhall School

Department:*

Series/ Prod/Unit:

G321

Programme/Area:

Brendan Sheppard

Contact office:

Responsible
Manager:
Address/Tel:

Address/Tel:

Media Studies

Media Studies
The Netherhall School and Sixth
Form Centre,
Queen Ediths Way,
Cambridge, CB1 8NN

Date assessment
created
Assessment Outline
(Summary of what is
proposed)
Assessment start
date

16/11/2015

Confidential risk
assessment?

NO

Filming of a production in a confined studio space, with the use of cameras, tripods,
lighting and editing/sound equiptment.
16th November 2015

Review / End date

16th November 2015

Country location

England, Cambridgeshire,
Cambridge

Hostile / travel
advisory?

Location details

A studio space in the

school.

NB: If the country location selected is Hostile you are

required to: complete the BBC Overseas High Risk
Assessment Form

Crew / team
(Roles, responsibilities,
competencies)

N/A

Mollie Gillard Directing, production, filming and overall coordination

Maxwell Chambers Directing, production, filming and overall coordination
Alfie Goodwin Sound and lighting
Larry Nelson Sound and lighting

Attachments
(Detail supporting
documents)
Assessor(s)

(Person drafting risk

assessment)
Authoriser(s) *
(Person responsible for
sign-off)
Distribution
(Who gets a copy of the
assessment)

Mollie Gillard
Maxwell Chambers

Assessor safety
competence

Brendan Sheppard

Date signed-off *

Lighting Safety Certificate

16th November 2015

Assessors, Responsible Manager, Alfie Goodwin and Larry Nelson

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those involved in controlling risk, from this or similar activities and to fulfil the BBC's obligations under Health and Safety policy and
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our agents and contractors, with whom the risk or the control of risk is shared.

Activity and Hazard Summary

[This is a summary of the activities listed in part B of the risk assessment.]

Activity

Who Exposed

Hazards{hazard titles

Management of filming, sound and

lighting.

Cast and crew

Lights, cameras, wires,

tripods, set and props.

Comments log
[* mandatory fields]

Activity Risk Rating

High

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received

Comments

Assessor response

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Date/ time
responded

Risk Assessment Form Part B

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ACTIVITIES:
What are you doing, where, for how long and who will be
involved? Complete the fields in the form below).

[planning/ap

HAZARDS & CONTROLS:

How
how are you going to prevent this fro

Activity Title:*

Use of lighting equipment

Activity Description:

Moving/ adjusting the equipment to meet the needs of the production

List those managing

this Activity and their
competence:

Full crew all have lighting certificates

Who & how many are

at risk from this
Activity?

(5) Mollie Gillard, Maxwell Chambers, Alfie Goodwin, Larry Nelson, Alice Edwards

Hazards
How could someone become hurt or made ill

Control mea
How are you going to prevent this from happening?

If someone was to fall into lighting equipment they could knock

it over and bring harm to others close to them (i.e. burning)
In extreme cases this could lead to a fire.

Inform all people on the set (prior to the house lights bei
constantly remind them to avoid them.

If any equipment (stand/tripod) were to fall or collapse and

cause damage to crew, cast and set.

All equipment will be put together carefully and will be tig

Insure that the tripods will be in line with the lights so if

direction of light.

Risk Level*: After your controls have been applied what is your assessment of the risk level of
this activity?

Risk Assessment Form Part B

Reference:

[enter reference number]]

ACTIVITIES:
What are you doing, where, for how long and who will be
involved? Complete the fields in the form below).

Sign-off status

[planning/ap

HAZARDS & CONTROLS:

How
how are you going to prevent this fro

Activity Title:*

Placement and state of wires

Activity Description:

The wires will be on the floor depending on the position of the lighting equipment/ a

List those managing

this Activity and their
[* mandatory fields]

Full crew all have lighting certificates

Activity Title:*

Placement and state of wires

competence:
Who & how many are
at risk from this
Activity?

(5) Mollie Gillard, Maxwell Chambers, Alfie Goodwin, Larry Nelson, Alice Edwards

Hazards
How could someone become hurt or made ill

Control mea
How are you going to prevent this from happening?

Someone could trip over a wire, resulting in physical damage to

the person.

Inform the cast and crew about the location and hazard o
need be we could cover the wires with tape to avoid anyb

If the wires and incorrectly positioned or in a bad condition they

could malfunction and result in a possible fire or electrocute
someone.

The condition of the wires will be checked before use and

Risk Level*: After your controls have been applied what is your assessment of the risk level of
this activity?

[* mandatory fields]