RISK ASSESSMENT SHEET
ACTIVITY
FILMING A BULLYING
SCENE IN THE COLLEGE
CORRIDOR.
HAZARDS
CONTROLS
COMMENTS
Getting bruised or injured
when acting the fight scene.
Choreograph the fighting
scene with the other actors.
We will go through the step by
step sequences time and time
again so the actors know what
to do, where to manhandle me
so I don’t get injured.
Hurting someone if they were
to walk past.
Wear a few layers so when
getting shoved against a wall I
have protection.
I will put up signs that students
are filming in this area so
people know not to walk past
or believe I really am getting
bullied.
Hurting someone with loose
clothing.
Make the actors take off their
jewellery. They could pretend
to punch me but their watches
or bracelets but make contact.
Also, the straps on the
hoodies could poke me in the
eye when filming the bullies at
a low angle.
Make sure the actors have
taken off their jewellery if they
are wearing any. Ask the
actors to come in with a
hoodie without straps or have
them pull their hood so the
straps raise higher.
Tripping hazard.
Bags will be placed at the far
end of the corridor so when
filming, nobody trips over
anything.
Make sure the floor is clear
and belongings are behind the
camera operator.
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Filming scenes in the library
where Dan finds an old spell
book.
Filming the transformation
scene.
Hurt someone with the books I
throw.
I will throw the books from the
lowest shelf as possible.
Be in an area where nobody
else is around.
I could hurt my foot if I throw
the spell book on it.
I will be using a big book. I will
keep it in my bag when not in
use and I will make sure I hold
it tightly so it doesn’t fall out.
An allergic reaction to face
paint.
Test out the face paint first.
Cover a little bit of my face to
see how my skin would react.
Turns out I am actually allergic
to face paint. The paint was
irritating my cheek and a rash
had formed. Now I decide to
use hair chalk instead of face
paint.
An allergic reaction to hair
chalk.
Test the hair chalk a week
before filming.
Not allergic to hair chalk.
Fire hazard.
Make sure a bucket of water is
always by my side and easy to
get to if the candle knocks
over and sets the table alight.
Stick the bottom of the candle
on the table using Blu-Tack.
Blow the candle out when not
in use.
Food poisoning.
Make sure hands are washed
after handling raw pigs liver
and the blood.
I will buy pigs liver in Tesco
and rather make fake blood I
will use the blood from the
pigs liver.
Keep it in the fridge so it
doesn’t go off.
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Editing.
Sharp objects.
Cut through the pigs liver
carefully and slowly.
Only cut the surface, don’t try
to go through the middle.
Put the knife behind the
camera so I don’t accidently
slit something with it and also
have a phone by side just in
case there is an accident.
I will be using a real kitchen
knife to look as if I’m cutting
my hand, when really I’ll be
cutting the pigs liver.
Put the knife in the sink and
wash it just in case someone
picks it up and uses it, thinking
it’s clean when it’s actually
been used to cut open pigs
liver.
Electrocution.
Make sure food and drink are
not close to computers.
Buy a new laptop charger.
A new laptop charger was
bought at PC World.
Eyestrain.
You should always have the
screen 24-26 inches away from
your eyes to prevent this.
Turn the brightness down.
Take frequent breaks away from
the screen.
Loss of hearing.
Have volume at a just right
level.
Could go deaf.
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Backache and shoulder pains.
Sit up straight, relax the arms
and have everything close to
you so you don’t arc over
which strains your body.
Use chairs which support the
back and have the monitor at
eye level.
Tripping over.
Bags need to be far under the
table or by the classroom
pegs.
Coats need to be taken off
and hung up on the pegs.
Make sure shoelaces are tied
or tucked into the shoe.
We are editing in a classroom
environment. We still also
have to walk around the
classroom.
Walk sensibly.
Infections.
If cut by the keyboard or by
the computer, always go to a
medical person and report the
incident and get it cleaned up.
Wash hands after using the
keyboard especially when
going to lunch.
The college could get sued if a
cut leads to an infection if the
incident wasn’t reported.