1. Audiovisual media- Risk assessment
What are the hazards? Who is at risk and how? What am I already doing to What other action needs to When will this take place by?
minimise risk? take place and who needs to
take the action?
I will need to ensure that all
the actors know the
The school building has whereabouts of fire exits and
The 6 actors and crew. Fire sprinklers and clearly assembly points. I will need
can cause damage through marked fire exits. All to ensure there are no fire This will need to take place
Fire smoke inhalation, and students at the school are risks with the electrical on the day of
subsequently injury and/or aware of fire assembly equipment I am using- filming/photographing the
death. points. cameras/plug sockets etc, characters, on location.
this could be through
overheating if filming for a
length of time.
Before filming I will ensure
that all cameras/video
cameras are secure and safe
The 6 actors and crew could Being in the school to use.
Tripping on be affected. The 3 legs of the environment there should be I will also ensure that the Before filming and on
wires/tripod/equipment tripod could be a risk, and no visible hazards to pupils actors are aware of safety location.
any wires attached to the regardless. risks to them, especially with
cameras/video cameras are the use of the tripod.
the hazard to them. Everyone needs to be aware
of what is going on and
where the equipment is.