Risk Assessment forms a legal requirement for pretty much anything that happens in a public space in the UK. I believe the point is to show that you've been through the process of thinking about what risks exist and what you can do about them (although they've mostly turned into a boilerplate red-tape exercise as these things do). I get sent copies of them all the time for things I'm working on. They're full of things like:
Risk: heavy lifting
Response: manual handling training
Risk: injuries to feet/ankles
Response: appropriate footwear to be worn at all times
...and other things that are even more obvious, like taping down cables. There's usually a comment about having a first aid kit around, but for a small crew I'd imagine having an actual first aider probably isn't necessary.
Ross
Thanks guys, and Wilson for pointing to a gem I did not know yet!
Found some more examples in the mean time. Like Jim, I never had come across the need for filling out a risk-assessment in 25 years of production..
Dio
Jim Feeley jfeeley@gmail.com [Avid-L2] schreef op 30-7-2015 om 19:19:
Great Wilson!
Another 25-second example of the risks. Totally worth watching for "educational" value:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6a_F5E7laY
The Google has some suggestions (as you probably know). This from Scotland looks actually useful:
http://www.movingimageeducation.org/create/production/production-department/health-safety
Here in the US, I've never been asked to fill out a Risk Assessment form, but have had to convince location owners/bosses that I was not a complete idiot. And I frequently have to provide proof of holding a $1 million general liability insurance policy. And then sometimes a location fee (and this for simple stuff).
I think I'd rather just fill out a form.
Good luck!
jim feeley
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> On Jul 30, 2015, at 6:39 AM, Wilson Chao wilsonchao@gmail.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> What could go wrong?
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmcrreUVBeo
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> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Dio van Maaren dio@synccp.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Hi L-'ers from the UK,
>
> Sorry for going so far off-topic, but in planning and obtaining
> permission for a simple one-camera shoot in a historical abbey in
> Schotland, I have to provide the organisation 'Historic Schotland' with
> a 'Risk Assessment' form. Sort of thinking what can go wrong and how we
> plan to respond to that. Now I've not much of an idea what could go
> wrong with a one cameraman/sound person/director crew, filming an old
> building with all feet on the ground, but they need it anyway. Any one
> of you have experience in this field and willing to send me an example
> of how to write up something like that? I can find templates for
> businesses and so on but nothing in this field.
> Any help greatly appreciated!
>
> Dio van Maaren
Posted by: Ross Flint <rossf@onsight.co.uk>
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