1. 1. Why do we need them? Risk Assessment
2. 2. Risk Assessment To identify the risks involved in a particular activity To minimise risk to your team To take responsibility for your team To comply with the terms and conditions of a company's liability insurance (including the college) https://myintranet.arts.ac.uk/staffandstudents/sup port/health-and-safety/ual-health-and- safety/forms-and-resources/
3. 3. Risk Assessment High standards of health and safety in production can only be achieved and maintained by everyone involved in the industry playing their part. This means recognising and accepting the different obligations and responsibilities that health and safety legislation places upon individuals or organisations. Health and Safety Executive. 2013
4. 4. Risk Assessment To provide proof that risks have been considered before the event in the event of a criminal or private court case
5. 5. Risk Assessment
6. 6. Who is responsible The person who is producing the activity or event The person who is on location The employer Individuals
7. 7. Who is responsible Individual workers, location managers and production crew also have key health and safety responsibilities to take reasonable care of themselves and others who may be affected by what they do to fail to do Health and Safety Executive. 2013
8. 8. The stages of a risk assessment What is your activity? (People involves, equipment, time and place) What are the risks to EVERYONE concerned? How high are the risks? (low, high) What are the measures in place? (Evaluate them ) What can you add to make it safer? Create a list of things to do to make it safer DO IT! (It is important to let people responsible for applying control measures know that this required of them.)
9. 9. The stages of a risk assessment Sign it Give copies to EVERYONE or put it up You could even get people to sign a receipt/email receipt.