Risk Assessment

Recce Assessment research

A risk assessment is a document where you consider what might cause harm to people and decide whether you are taking reasonable steps to prevent that harm. It is something you are required by law to carry out. A risk assessment must be carried out by the employers of businesses to ensure that their employees are safe

 Risk assessments are important whilst making a film to ensure that the cast, crew and equipment remain safe and unharmed. Actors and crew have rights to be protected from harm and if they are therefore put in danger by the people above them, they have a right to sue and press charges which can be very costly for the production company and if serious enough, can even end in prosecution and imprisonment. The process of carrying out a risk assessment will help the production company to prevent injuries and ill-health on set. The company are ethically bound to do all they can to ensure that their actors and crew do not suffer illness, a serious accident or death.

Whilst on set, Actors and crew could be at risk from tripping over electrical wires and other objects which could result in injury. They are also at risk when filming shots that are close by to water or high up upon something that they could fall off of. If filming outside, they could be at risk from extreme weather conditions and the equipment may also be at risk here too, due to it being electrical and could therefore be very expensive to replace.

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