Risk assessment describinfg the safety needed when using the rigging tower.

1. Risk assessment
All employers must conduct a risk assessment. If you have fewer than five employees you don't have to write anything down.
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Companyname:Ringwood School(Tower safety) Date of risk assessment:December 2015
What are the
hazards?
Who might be harmedand how? What are you already
doing?
Do you need to do anything else to
control this risk?
Action by
who?
Action by
when?
Done
Slips and
trips
Students or staff climbing the tower
may trip up the tower ladder and
then fall and hurt themselves.
If there’s cables on the floor, the
tower mightlose its balance ifthe
wheels hita large cable in
movement.
Making sure there’s no cables
or trailing leads in the way
where the tower is being
taken to and set up (the floor
in the hall/theatre/venue).We
are also keeping the hall
clear, e.g. no boxes left or
chairs in the way of the work
space.
Make sure we look at the floor space in
the direction of travel when moving the
tower in the workspace to reduce the risk
of unstabilising the tower. Also, you
shouldn’tbe wearing anyloose clothing
or broken shoes thatcould get caughton
the climb up to the tower and that could
get caughtwhen you’re up there.
The BTEC
students
(techies)
And staff
(teachers of
BTEC)
From now
on
Falling
objects and
dropping
equipment
Anyone who comes into the hall
and also the BTEC students could
be injured wherebylights that are
perhaps notrigged properlycould
fall on heads,and if you’re carrying
a heavy piece of lighting equipment
when up the tower, you mightdrop
it on the spotters below,resulting in
potential head injuries.
Learning and demonstrating
how to safelypass heavy
equipmentdown to the people
under the tower and also how
to safely rig a lantern to
ensure itwon’t fall.
Make sure lights are rigged properly,and
wear a hard hat if you’re spotting
someone who’s rigging.
Also, if there is an incidentwhere
something is dropped,the ‘dropper’
should shout“heads!” and then everyone
else mustimmediatelymove as far away
from the sound as possible.
The BTEC
students
(techies)
And staff
(teachers of
BTEC)
From now
on

2. Falling from
the tower
The BTEC students and teachers of
BTEC. If not standing on the tower
appropriatelyor if the tower isn’t
stable or set up properly, you could
lose balance and fall,resulting in
head injury and/or broken bones.
Making sure there’s nothing
under the wheels ofthe tower
to ensure stability,as well as
making sure there is someone
(or a few people) spotting you
with a hardhatwhilstyou’re up
the tower. Also, justlike
climbing a ladder,you must
always maintain 3 points of
contact when climbing the
tower ladder.
Make sure the tower brakes are always
on before the riggers climb up the tower,
but overall, justmake sure the tower is
fully setup and stable and that there is
enough people spotting whilstthe riggers
go up. If this is done,then this should
pretty much eliminate the risk of falling
from the tower.
The BTEC
students
(techies)
And staff
(teachers of
BTEC)
From now
on
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or work activities)
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