Completing this form is a requirement for all
artists, working in the Cathedral and the
Creative Hub Complex installations may be
Method Statement & Risk Assessment
Cathedral and Creative HUB
NAME
DATE
Location
Title of your
of Work
project
required to complete this form twice for
installation and de-installation of your work
9.08.13
Venue
Assessor
in
Venue
Please note that 10 days Public Liability insurance is only valid for the Cathedral 23 October – 4 Nov and for the Hub between 19 October- and
10 November and will only be valid if you fully comply with our procedures. 10 days Public liability insurance does not cover you during the
development of your work or for transporting work to the venue. Please ensure you have your own insurance in place for this.
A method statement is a simple description of the process by which a work is brought to, installed and removed from a venue. A method
statement is often required by host venues to ensure you have carefully thought through both the process and requirements of your installation
as well as the potential hazards to yourself and others.
If you are in any doubt about the risks involved in your work, please discuss this with the curator responsible for your project, or contact the
creative director
You also need to confirm that you assessed the risks involved and put in place any necessary insurance for the activities you are undertaking to
develop and transport your work to the venues?
The Cathedral
FIRST AID box is in the Virgers’ office in the South Transept, the first door on the right.
FIRE ASSEMBLY In most circumstances the Cathedral’s Fire Assembly point is up the steps beyond the War Memorial at the West Front. If
circumstances dictate then Virgers/Guides may provide an alternative location so 10 days participants should always follow their directions.
Creative Hub you will be informed of the location of our First Aid box and Fire assembly in Hub prior to installation
You need to consider the following activities:

Bringing your work, tools and materials to the venue

Installing your work and working safely in the venue

Ensuring the safety of others during the exhibition and / or
performance / workshop / event.

Removing materials tools and work safely.
If you are carrying out additional activities during the 10 days please list these separately, applying the same process of
description and risk assessment
Please answer N/A if this is not relevant to you
Part 1 METHOD STATEMENT
Please give a detailed description of your processes of delivery, installation, operation and de-installation of your project.
Do you have any particular access requirements?
Do you need vehicular access, for what vehicle and why?
How long will you need for installation, and de-installation?
What site preparations are required in advance of your visit?
What site inspection will you do before you install/visit?
What are the precautions you will take to protect the environment?
What assistance might you need during installation?
Please give the names of those who are helping you to install/de-install and say why they are needed?
Does your equipment need PAT testing (Any electrical equipment not PAT tested in accordance with the Electricity at Work
Regulations 1989 within the last 12 months, and labelled to that effect, cannot be used irrespective of the consequences)?
Have you arranged for the switching on/off of your equipment? Please give details of who will be doing this . Detailed instructions
for turning on and off and how the equipment is operated will be required at set up
Please give details of the person who can be contacted in the event of difficulties with equipment?
What site inspections will you do after you install/visit?
Part 2 RISK ASSESSMENT
Please report on how the activities noted above might create a risk to yourself and others? With respect to the following
hazards:
List all materials, tools and methods you are using on site to set up and exhibit your work.
Please give the dimensions of your work and any necessary equipment, which will remain in the exhibition
space, plus the weight of your work, if necessary.
Please include full details of equipment, material and the means of fixing. For the Cathedral you also need to
identify how you will protect surfaces during the installation exhibition and removal of your work.
Please continue on another sheet if needed
Identify any materials, tools or
Who is at risk?
methods of working that may
Identify who is at they may occur
1) Cause damage to the
fabric of the building
What are the risks? when
What preventative
measures are in place?
risk for each
(transporting /installing
hazard
/during the event /removing
Eg minimising risks by:
work)
Checking labels on
Eg you/
products and materials
Eg attaching materials to the
the public
Eg trips and falls
fabric of the building. Working
people you are
Injury to you or another
in an open space
working with
person (eg bruising broken
you are using and
following their guidance.
bones, cuts crushing,
Using fire safe materials.
back injury, other)
2) Cause damage to yourself
Fire hazard
Wearing protective
or others
Working at a height
clothing.
Working in a busy public
using hazardous or
space
Ensuring you have help
inflammable materials
Other
and know how to use
Tools
equipment properly can
Ladders
lift heavy objects safely,
Wandering cables
secure trailing wires /use
Electrical equipment
cable guard, working in a
Lifting heavy weights
protected area. Don’t leave
Transporting dangerous or
bags and materials where
fragile material eg glass
people can trip over them.
Other
Display appropriate
signage and warn others
of risk. Identify your own
and other risks.
Identify what your assessment is of remaining risks and how you will prevent them?
Eg. How moving work may create other additional risks? And affect other people?
Materials/ methods?
Who is at Risk?
What are the risks?
What additional measures
are in place?
Are there additional risks
Eg
how
are
you
?
transporting your work?
Eg
Identify
action
needs
Other
Have you assessed the risks to you and others for
the development and transportation of work?
Yes - No
on
and
any
take
training
Do you require Public Liability insurance for the
Yes - No
development and transportation of work?
Do you have you own Pubic Liability insurance in
Yes - No
place for the development and transportation of
your work?
Assessors:
Angela Peagram Curator Cathedral (Clerk of Works)
Phil Stanier Curator Hub
Trish Bould Creative Director
Jane Price Schools Engagement
Assessors comments:
Signature of relevant assessor