Thursday, 24 October 2013

Aim: To construct a Health and Safety assesment of one or more photoshoots I will be conducting for my magazine considering all possible eventualities.

Key Skills:
  • Professional responsibility
  • Applying my knowledge of professional practices
  • Showing forethought and evidence of planning an event
  • Using the opportunity to research independently for my individual situation/s
TUC - Trades Union Congress
NUJ - National Union of Journalists:
NUJ's H&S concerns:
  • Bullying
  • Stress
  • Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
  • Public Order Situations
  • Conflict Zones
  • Exiled Journalists
What types of risks may there be in a photo-shoot?
  • Clear spaces (nothing to fall over)
  • Electrocution can occur with liquids and cameras
  • Wobbly tripod falling over
  • Fire hazards - light boxes, electrical equiptment

  • Tripping on steps
  • Light sensitivity (epilepsy)
  • Hurt your back carrying heavy equiptment
  • Tempreature control
  • Being exposed to asbestos materials
  • Check for adequate lighting
Risk - How great the chance is that someone will be harmed by the hazard
Hazard - Anything that can cause harm (e.g.chemical, electricity, ladders etc.)

Assessing the risks:
Major - Death or major illness causing long term disability
Serious - Injury or illness causing short term disability
Slight - Injury or illness

The likelihood harm may be rated
High - Its is certain harm will occur
Medium -
Low -

Risk = severity of harm x likelihood of occurrence
This sum will give you a risk value between 1 and 9 allowing a comparison of risks.
1 = high risk      9 = low risk

This is a risk assessment on the area where I am doing my shoot:

v.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SNXTckSDEATEs4SG8ySHVGZTA/edit?usp=sharing
v.2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SNXTckSDEAdk1PZFRNR2pXTzQ/edit?usp=sharing
v.3 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SNXTckSDEAYzFJUExhVEJHRGs/edit?usp=sharing
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