Planning Risk Assessment

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Significant Findings of Risk Assessment

Location:		Assessment Serial No:
Activity: Production - Filming	Carried out by:  Dario Hart	Date: 10/11/2015	Review Date:

 

Hazards	Who might be harmed	Existing controls (Refer to procedures documented elsewhere where appropriate)	Controls Adequate Y / N	Additional Controls Required
Transport – accident / lost / approached by strangers	Student	·         Students to record on their audit how they are to get to location. Times and locations needed ·         Parents need to be made aware. ·         Mobile phone numbers shared between group and parents. ·         Production schedule identifies times, means of transport, locations. ·         No students under 18 are to go in the car of another student. ·         With students over 18 both parents need to be aware. Insurance and car worthlessness  need to be guaranteed. ·         If students go with other parents both parents need to be aware.	Yes   Yes Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes     Yes	·         We will be using an air rifle in our thriller opening and this will be transported in a car which will mean it wont be used or seen within a public place. ·         We will all be transported in cars driven by our parents meaning that we wont have to go through any procedures in relation to students driving other students to filming locations.
Use of equipment (list)		·         Training on equipment use. ·         Security ·         Storage ·         Safety (no guns, daggers, mock drugs, etc) in public – check prop suitability	Yes Yes Yes Yes	·         We will be using an air rifle as a prop but there will be no ammunition used meaning there is no chance of people being injured by the ammunition. ·         We will be using the air rifle within a privately owned premises meaning we will be able to use it freely without any trouble. ·         Using matches is a safety issue and this therefore means that everyone should be aware and okay to use matches in safe way so they don’t burn themselves or catch fire to themselves.
Passer-by- nuisance/ concern	Passers-by	·         All equipment to be include in production schedule. ·         Any permissions required evidenced. ·         Awareness of outsiders	Yes   Yes Yes	·         We will be filming some of our shots in a public wood meaning that some passers by could become so nuisance we should ensure that everyone is together and have contact numbers for each other if something went wrong. ·         We will be filming on a private premises but this will be within one of our group members houses meaning we wont need permission for any of this.
Location	Students	·         Trespass ·         Any permissions required evidenced. ·         Safety of location – students to consider safety of buildings, ground, ·         Consider risk of falls, slips and trips	Yes Yes   Yes Yes	·         We will not be trespassing on any of the premises used as they are public and the household we will be filming in is one of our group  members meaning that we wont need permission for this. ·         When it comes to location the only risk we have is that some of the ground could be slippery and the reason for this is because it is in a wood and there is mud on the ground and it could be wet a slippy which could cause slipping. People should wear appropriate footwear where possible and take care where they're stepping. ·         There could also be trip hazards in the way of tree trunks meaning people should look as to where they are going so they do not injure themselves.
		Send letter to parents highlighting H&S issues and student responsibilities

 

Additional Risk Assessment Risk Rating if required

 

Risk Rating is not a compulsory part of the risk assessment process, however some may find it useful where several risk assessments are compared against each other in prioritising resources for remedial action. A risk rating may therefore be added to the risk assessment process if required.

This risk rating comparison does however depend upon similar values being given for the rating calculations of each risk assessment.

 

An example risk rating process is as follows.

 

For each hazard identified, allocate a number to the likelihood of that hazard causing an accident etc, using a number between 1 and 5 for the anticipated likelihood (with the identified controls in place). One being the least likely and five being the most likely.

 

For each hazard identified, allocate a number to the worst case severity of any loss or injury should the hazard lead to an accident etc, using a number between 1 and 5 for the anticipated severity (with the identified controls in place). One being the least likely and five being the most likely.

 

Multiply these two numbers together to give a risk rating against each hazard identified.

Then decide from this risk rating how to prioritise any additional control requirements.

 

 

Likelihood of occurrence
1	2	3	4	5
Highly Unlikely	Unlikely	Moderately Likely	Probable	Highly Likely
Severity of Injury /Loss
1	2	3	4	5
Insignificant Injury	Minor Injury	Medium Injury	Major Injury	Death

 

Risk Rating

	Severity	1	2	3	4	5
Likelihood
1		1	2	3	4	5
2		2	4	6	8	10
3		3	6	9	12	15
4		4	8	12	16	20
5		5	10	15	20	25

 

Possible outcome statements for each calculation.

 

Risk Rating 1 – 6      = Controls acceptable, activity may go ahead.

Risk Rating 8 – 10   = Additional controls required

Risk Rating 12 – 12             = Additional controls required urgently

Risk Rating 15 – 25             = Prohibit activity until additional controls bring risk rating

                                                      below this band.

 

However, Even after taking this risk rating into consideration employers still have a duty to ensure that sufficient and adequate control measures are in place  to ensure than any remaining risks are kept as low as is reasonably practicable.