Risk Assessment During Filming

There were some risks that I and my group had to be aware of when coming to filming, especially when using some of the props that were involved and the area that the music video was filmed. Here are some of the risks that my group and the actors had to be aware of when filming.

Risk Assessment 1:

One of the first risks that I immediately identified during the filming of the music video was the risk of choking on a pill. For the filming part of the music video, I wasn't going to swallow the pill, I just had to place it into my mouth and that was the shot over. But if I was to slip/fall, the pill might have got stuck in my throat causing me to choke on it.

Type of hazard: Choking on a paracetamol capsule/tablet
Probability: Low
Risk: Medium Risk


How to avoid risk:

• Carefully place the pill in your mouth with your head up straight to ensure the tablet doesn't slip/fall down your throat
• Make sure around you there's no objects that can make you slip/fall during the process of putting the tablet into your mouth.

Risk Assessment 2:

The second risk that I came across during the filming of our music video was the risk of Lauren falling when she was wearing 6 inch high heels. I thought that this would be a risk if Lauren was to trip and fall and injure herself. Lauren said that the heels were very hard to keep stable in so therefore they are a risk to falling.

Type of hazard: Tripping hazard (high heels)
Probability: Medium
Risk: High

How to avoid risk:

• Walk slowly in the high heels
• Practice with the high heels first in a safe area before performing the scene

Risk Assessment 3:

The third risk that I found during the filming was the exposed electric sockets in the room. Because the room is at my house and the room is under construction, half of the electrical sockets weren't screwed into the wall so there was exposed live wire in the room. If one of me or Lauren were to fall onto one of the live wires and touch them, we would've got a high electric shock that would have been dangerous. Even though most of the exposed electrical sockets were covered up, some of them were exposed.

Type of hazard: Live electrical exposed wire
Probability: Low
Risk: High

How to avoid risk:

• Keep away from the socket, try not to get too close in case you trip/fall onto the socket.
• If possible, cover the sockets before performing a scene from the music video/acting.