Risk assessment

Risk	Why it was a risk	Level of risk	Precautions we took	Were there any injuries
The Tripod	One of the main one when filming in our internal location was the tripod we used. When it was used in a high angle shot it could have been dropped and possibly injured one of our group. It was also a fire hazard as it was an obstruction.	High	To make sure this did not happen we never held the tripod directly above one of our group members and when possible we had the tripod on the ground. We also never left the tripod in Any path to the exits.	No
The drawing pins	Drawing pins were used to set our scene. This could have been a hazard due to the pins being very sharp and when handled they could have pricked our fingers.	Low	To minimise the risk of this happening, we only ever picked them up by the head which was covered in plastic. We also took them one by one so that we didn’t ever have a clump in our hand which could cause injury.	No
Floor debris	There were a few pieces of debris on the floor of the room we filmed in for the antagonist scenes. Because much of our filming was in the dark the risk was a lot higher for my group and I.	Moderate	We minimised the risk of injury through never having the room in complete darkness. We also didn’t move when filming was in progress which was when the room was at its darkest.	No
Travel by train	We travelled by train which could have been very dangerous if we were not careful as we could have been hit	High	We made sure to listen to the instructor so that we were safe from harm. We also stayed behind the yellow line until the train came.	No
Filming actions (stunts)	One of most dangerous parts when we were filming was when Ruairi collapses in the lift. This is because of the danger of him hitting his head on part of the lift. He could have also slipped which would have also possibly caused an injury of some sort.	Moderate	To make sure that Ruairi wasn't in harm’s way we had him practise how he was going to fall and where the safest place for him to fall was going to be. We always kept a medical kit on standby also, minimising the risk of any serious injury.	No