mile end skate park case study

RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
Shoot date 17/10/15		Production Title             Jealous type		Producer                          Sumaya

 

Location: Mile End Skate Park
Address: 36-40 Turner's Rd., Mile End, Greater London, E3 4LF, United Kingdom

RATINGS:

1. each risks severity on scale from Negligable (N), Low risk (L), Moderate risk (M), Severe (S), Very severe (V)
2. each risks likelihood on scale from Very unlikely (VU), Unlikely (U), Possible (P), Likely (L), Very likely (VL)
3. risk factor from the table overleaf.
    

Hazard		Present?	Severity	Likelihood	Risk Factor
1	Alcohol/drugs	No
2	Animals/insects	Yes	L	P	2
3	Audiences	No
4	Camera cable/grip equipment	Yes	S	VL	5
5	Confined spaces	No
6	Derelict buildings/dangerous structures	Yes	VS	P	4
7	Electricity/gas (other than normal supplies)	No
8	Fatigue/long hours	Yes	M	P	3
9	Fire/flammable materials	No
10	Hazardous substances	No
11	Heat/Cold/extreme weather	No
12	Laser/strobe effects	No
13	Machinery/industrial/ crane/hoist	No
14	Materials - glass, non-fire retardant set materials	No
15	Night operation	No
16	Noise – high sound levels	Yes	M	P	3
17	Non standard manual handling	No
18	Public/crowds	Yes	M	P	3
19	Radiation	No
20	Scaffold/Rostra	No
21	Smoking on set	No
22	Special effects/explosives	No
23	Special needs (elderly, disabled, inexperienced)	No
24	Specialised rescue/first aid	No
25	Stunts, dangerous activities	No
26	Tall scenery/suspended ceilings	No
27	Vehicles/speed	Yes	V	P	4
28	Water/proximity to water	No
29	Weapons	No
30	Working at heights	No
31	Working overseas	No
32	Other risks	No

 

Calculate the Risk Factor:

	Very Unlikely	Unlikely	Possible	Likely	Very Likely
Very severe	3	4	4	5	5
Severe	2	3	3	3	5
Moderate	2	2	3	3	3
Low	1	2	2	3	3
Negligible	1	1	2	2	3

 

Decide the action to take:

5	Very severe	Take immediate action
4	Severe	High priority
3	Moderate Risk	Programme for action
2	Low Risk	Action may be required
1	Negligible	Probably acceptable

 

Then list each risk identified

 

Hazard no:	2		Risk Factor (1-5):			1
Description	Could interfere with filming leading to time wasting.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast/ crew
Action to take	Film in an area where there is no flies etc...
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		Y

 

Hazard no:	4		Risk Factor (1-5):			5
Description	Someone could potentially trip over the equipment causing a problematic injury as some of the surfaces are uneven as it is a skate park. Also, due to this the equipment could stop working.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	C,O,P
Action to take	Ensure that the equipment is visible to everyone and if anyone is walking past take extra care that they don’t have contact with the equipment. Take extra care when walking where it is steep.
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		Y
Hazard no:	6		Risk Factor (1-5):			5
Description	As we are all not familiar with the location, we need to ensure that we don’t slip as it is does have uneven surfaces. There is a risk of falling into structures as they are very uneven which could cause severe injury.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	C,O,P
Action to take	Ensure that we are looking at the surfaces we are filming at and ensure that we don’t go too close to the edges.
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	Y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		y

 

Hazard no:	8		Risk Factor (1-5):			1
Description	As we are not familiar with the location, there may be unforeseen changes that we might have to make.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast/ crew
Action to take	Ensure that we stick to our storyboard and if we desperately need to change something then do so in a safe manner.
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		Y

 

Hazard no:	16		Risk Factor (1-5):			4
Description	It is a skate park so there will be a lot of noise when there is people skating which will be time consuming for us as we will need to keep filming again. Leading to distractions occurring.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast/ crew
Action to take	Ensure that we film in an isolated area to avoid distractions.
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		Y

 

Hazard no:	18		Risk Factor (1-5):			2
Description	Could interfere with our filming leading to time wasting and also, could steal/ break the equipment.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast/crew
Action to take	Try to film as quickly as possible without bringing attention to ourselves and also keep an eye on the equipment at all times.
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	Y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		y

 

Hazard no:	26		Risk Factor (1-5):			5
Description	As it is a skate park, there will people skating at a high speed, which could cause injury and potentially break the equipment.
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	C,O,P
Action to take	Ensure that we film in an isolated area and also keep our eye on the equipment.
Person/company responsible for action	Crew
To be completed at agreed later date
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)	y	Agreed action taken? (y/n)		y	Risk removed? (y/n)		Y

 

 

Completed by:  Jumana Yasmeen                                   Position: Director

 

Signature:          Jumana Yasmeen                                             Date:05/10/2015