Risk assessment

Hazard	Who is at risk	controls	Severity of injury	Chance of injury	risk	Control measures
Lighting	Director and actors	Take precaution when near filming apparatus. Ensure you are aware of the equipment at all time	Possibly high	high	Burn injury, broken glass	Only use lighting equipment when required and take care when in their presence.
Filming equipment	Director and actors	The camera should be correctly attached to its stand/tripod at all times. Ensure you keep a firm grip when handling the device.	Mid	Mid	Drop injury, broken bones	Ensure that only experienced camera operators touch the device. Give the cast prior warning about the hazard
Wires	Director and actors	Tape all free wires to the floor with duct tape. Put signs around the wires to ensure the cast are aware of the danger.	mid	mid	Trip hazard	Do not run on set. Ensure that you take caution when near electrical equipment.
Knifes	actors	Knifes will be wrapped in a layer of cling film to reduce the sharpness if there edges. Characters will not perform any fight scenes with this item as the risk is too large.	high	high	Cut injury	Do not allows the knife handlers to perform any fight scenes with the knifes. Inform them on what they should do prior to filming.
Guns	Director and actors	The guns used will be airsoft replicas as they offer a realistic appearance without having the hazards. The guns them self still carry a hazard as they fire small bb pellets. To ensure this isn’t a risk I will clean the airsoft guns before use.	low	low	Impact, injury	Ensure that the device is clear of all projectiles.
Fight scenes	actors	The fight scenes will be carefully choreographed to reduce the risk of injury occurring. There will be minimal contact throughout to reduce the risk of injury.	Med	Med	Impact injury	Ensure that all participants in the fight scene are properly trained and aware of what to do.
Stunts	actors	Stunts will be carefully choreographed to reduce the risk of injury. The stunts themselves will be simple and not to demanding on the actors.	Med	Med	Impact injuries	Ensure that all stunts are carefully choreographed
Injuries from electrical equipment	director	Ensure that there are no exposed wires. If there are cover them with electrical tape. Do not touch electrical equipment with wet hands.	med	med	electrocution	Do unplug equipment without consulting the sight manager. Take caution when near electrical equipment.
Cars	actors	Scene which involve cars will be carefully choreographed to reduce the risk of any injury occurring. Ensure that the driver is experienced.	high	low	Impact injury	Ensure that the characters know where their correct positions within the scene.