hollow town risk

1. Risk Assessment Form – Part A
ProductionName: Hollow Tow n Organisation FHML Productions
ProductionAddress: North West London – N3***
Avenue House Park – Finchley
Finchley Catholic High School
Producer / Editor
Tel:
Mobile:
Start date December 10th
2015 End date March 17th
2016
Distribution
Who gets a copyof the assessment
Hashan Luca Matt
Outline of risk assessment For the filming of Hollow Tow ns trailer, we willbe using many different locations to gather footage and create
into a final piece. We w illcome across different risks such the caring of the handheld camera, and the use of
the tripod. For certain w e w illbe experimenting w ith different camera angles and shots, therefore the location
of the filming could be a hazard itself.
Team members / experts /
contractors / contributors etc.
Hashan – Actor
Matt – Director/Camera man
Luca – Director/Camera man
Locations
Outline locationsinvolved – indicate
any which are hostile environments
North West London – N3***
Avenue House Park – Finchley – (Under construction during planned time of filming).
Finchley Catholic High School
Hazard list – select your hazards from the list belowand use these to complete Part B
Situational hazards Tick Physical / chemical hazards Tick Health hazards Tick
Assault by person Contact with cold liquid / v apour Disease causativ e agent
Attack by animal Contact with cold surf ace Inf ection
Breathing compressed gas Contact with hot liquid / v apour Allergic reaction
Cold env ironment Y Contact with hot surf ace Lack of f ood / water
Crush by load Electric shock Lack of oxy gen
Drowning Explosiv e blast Phy sical f atigue
Entanglement in mov ing machinery Explosiv e release of stored pressure Repetitiv e action
High atmospheric pressure Fire Static body posture
Hot env ironment Hazardous substance Stress / anxiety
Manual handling Y Ionizing radiation Venom poisoning
Object f alling, mov ing or f ly ing Laser light
Obstruction / exposed f eature Lightning strike Environmental hazards
Sharp object / material Noise Litter
Shot by f irearm Non-ionizing radiation Nuisance noise / v ibration Y
Slippery surf ace Y Stroboscopic light Phy sical damage Y
Trap in mov ing machinery Vibration Waste substance released into air Y
Trip hazard Y Waste substance released into soil / water
Vehicle impact / collision Managerial / organisational hazards
Falls f rom height Y Management f actors (lack of communication,
co-operation, co-ordination and competence)
Risk matrix – use this to determine risk for
each hazard i.e. ‘how bad and how likely’ Likelihood of Harm
Severity of Harm
Remote
e.g. <1 in 1000 chance
Very unlikely
e.g. 1 in 200 chance
Unlikely
e.g. 1 in 50 chance
Possible
e.g. 1 in 10 chance
Likely
e.g. >1 in 3 chance
Negligible e.g. small bruise Trivial Trivial Trivial Low Low
Slight e.g. small cut, deep bruise Trivial Trivial Low Low Medium
Moderate e.g. deep cut, torn muscle Trivial Low Medium Medium High
Severe e.g. fracture, loss of consciousness Low Medium High High Extremely high
Very Severe e.g. death, permanent disability Low Medium High Extremely high Extremely high

2. Risk Assessment Form – Part B
Activity1
– Each individual activity you are proposing:
- Filming from an unprotected balcony
- Filming at night in a park – construction areas near by
- Filming at home
Location – w here this activity willtake place:
North West London – N3***
Avenue House Park – Finchley – (Under construction during planned time of filming).
Finchley Catholic High School
Dates / times:
15 December 2015
January 10th
2016
February 13th
2016
February 25th
2016
Hazards2
List what could cause harm f rom this activ ity
e.g. falls from height, trip hazard, fire, etc.
Who exposed
List who might be harmed
f rom this activ ity
e.g. staff, contractors,
contributors, public, etc.
Risk3
For each hazard, decide
lev el of risk as if y ou were to
do the activ ity without y our
controls
Control measures
For each hazard, list the measures y ou will be taking to minimise the risk identif ied
e.g. appointing competent persons, training received, planning and rehearsals, use of personal protective
equipment, provision of first aid, etc.
Risk3
For each hazard,
decide lev el of risk
once all y our controls
are in place
Falling From Height Francis (Me) Medium When climbing out of the w indow, Imade sure I w as wearing shoes that had a strong grip.
For the shot, w hich Iw as experimenting w ith, We stationed people around the balcony, from
inside the house, and tw o people dow n below. These people w ere positioned underneath in
case by any chance I had lost grip or slipped w hich would have been quite unlikely. I also
decided to make sure I spent as little time outside the balcony as possible, in case there w as
a strong w ind that w ould unbalance me.
Low
Filming at night in a park –
Construction area
Francis (Me)
Hashan
Matt
Medium As w e wearing filming during the night, and by then it w as quite cold, before we started
filming, w e had agreed to take a few measures before we head out and film. We discussed
that everyone would bring extra layers of clothing w hen they were not being filmed, in order
to stay w armand not freeze. We had taken an extra bright torch that allow ed us to see clearly
w hat wasin front of us metres ahead. This w as especially helpfulas at the time and present,
the park is under going reconstruction with a few of its buildings.
Low
Camera – During poor w et weather Camera
- Matt
Medium During our first day of filming, w e wereunfortunately struckby bad w eather.The rain w asn’t
intense but it w as enough to blur the lens, w hich instigated that w e needed to cover the
camera, as it w ould have been a riskkeeping it under the rain (cause problems to the
mechanics) We took the initiative and covered the camera w ith a scarf, making sure all the
camera w as sheltered. This firstly prevented the riskof the camera being ruined by the rain
as w ellas our group being able to film anything at all that day.
Low
Skateboarding w hilst holding the
camera
Francis (Me) High We decided as a group to experiment w ith camera shots by using a tracking shot. This
involved me skateboarding dow n a road w hilst holding the tripod w ith the camera on it. This
road w as on a slope therefore I w as travelling at quite some speed w hen filming. In order to
minimise the risk, w e had Luca w hop stayed at the bottom of the road looking out for any cars
coming. We had Manuele (Helper) placed at the top of the road w ith the same job of looking
out for cars. Matt w as placed in the middle of the toad, ready to act if by any chance I could
fall. How ever much of the riskw as unpreventable as it came up to how good my
skateboarding skills w ere. Luckily as I have some experience, it w asn’t hard keeping my
stability, but the positing of the team helped me focus on the task as I knew the road w as
safe to traveland film.
Medium/Low