Unit 28 Health And Safety And Risk Assessment

1. By Chelsie Brandrick 1
Unit 28 - Health and Safety/Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is a process to identify possible risks and assesses the likelihood and
severity of the risks that could occur. This could lead to further action being taken.
Risks should be ‘rated’ according to the following codes:
Severity Scale Likelihood Scale Risk Factor
Action to be taken:
5. Take immediate action
4. High priority
3. Programme for action
2. Action may be required
1. Probably acceptable
City of Westminster College Theatre
Hazard Present Severity Likelihood Risk
Factor
Comments
1 Tripod/cables Yes-
Tripod
L U 2 No cables will be present and the
crew and actors used will be
aware of the tripod so it
shouldn’t pose as an issue.
2 Derelict buildings No
Negligible N
Low risk L
Moderate risk M
Severe risk S
Very severe risk VS
Very unlikely VU
Unlikely U
Possible P
Likely L
Very likely VL
VU U P L VL
VS 3 3 4 4 5
S 2 3 3 4 4
M 2 2 3 3 4
L 1 2 2 3 3
N 1 1 2 2 3

2. By Chelsie Brandrick 2
3 Dangerous
structures
(Scaffolding)
No
4 Flammable
materials
No
5 Confined spaces No
6 Extreme heights No
7 Animals/Insects No
8 Hazardous
substances
No
9 Public/Crowds No
10 Traffic No
11 Extreme weather
(Hot/Cold)
No
12 Noise – high sound
levels
No
13 Stunts/Dangerous
activities
/Equipment
No
14 Special Needs
(Elderly, Disabled,
Inexperienced)
No
Summary
As the space we will be using is inside a private college and will be used after hours, the
risk of any issues is extremely low. The only threats we could face are the tripod but it
will be very visible and the camera operator will be in control of it at all times which
will prevent any injuries occurring.