The risk assessment part of a production is critical in filming as it help identify and helps people understand any potential hazards that could lead to putting someone at risk of getting hurt or worse.
The 4 most common steps to being able to identify any risks are:
Identify any potential hazards and who would be affected by them
Then evaluate those risks e.g. from a physical or financial aspect
Prioritize mitigating the most dangerous ones
Review and update accordingly to each part of production
examples could include fire stunts, explosions or car stunts which require a rigorous amount of going over and over to see if they safe.
What are the hazards?: Fire.
Who might be harmed and how?: Stunt person immolation.
what you already doing to control the risks?: Fire extinguishers on stand by with fire retardant blankets.
what further action do you need to take to control the risk?: Careful with the amount of fuel on the performer.
who need to carry out the action?: Stunt person.
when is the action needed by?: End of principled photography.
Done?: yes.
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