P2 (c) Solution of any identified hazard/risk in line with health and safety procedures

This task included reviewing the potential risks that could occur when shooting and finding solutions to prevent them from happening. This is done as a safety plan to ensure that none of these possible problems come about during the production process.






Hot lighting;
We would be using studio lighting as we are working in the media room, therefore risks are increased as we would have to be more careful using this intense lighting. The lights used in the studio tend to get fairly hot after they have been on for a certain period of time, this increases the risk of burning ourselves when handling the lighting equipment. In order to prevent this from happening, we needed to be aware of turning off the lights frequently, whenever they were not in use so they could cool down enough for us to be able to move them around. The lighting we used is shown in the image above, demonstrating how the lighting was used.

Tripping on cables;

As you can see in the image above, the lighting we used was required to be plugged-in when in use. This increased the chances of us tripping up on these cables therefore we had to be more conscious of minding where we stepping during the shooting process. In order to prevent anyone from tripping up on these cables, we positioned the lights so the cables were away from where Anna and I were sitting.  This decreased the chances of either one of us tripping up, but also made the work space clearer and easier to move around on. 

Heavy-lifting;

The lights used were fairly heavy, along with the white sheet. It was fairly difficult to adjust the white sheet as it was so thick and heavy. This increased the chances of injury hen setting up as it involved a lot of heavy lifting and moving around. To prevent this, we decided that two people would be on each set of equipment at a time, to share the weight, to make it less heavy for just one person to lift. 

Perspective from booking sheet

Looking at my booking sheet in advance to the photoshoot, I was able to assess what dangers we would be under which each piece of equipment I was going to be using. This helped me to select the types of equipment I wanted, but to also pre-plan any safety procedures that needed to be put into place to unsure that risks were diminished. Below I have included an image of my booking sheet, to demonstrate the equipment I planned to use and how this links to the risks I have included above. This allowed me to plan ahead what safety procedure needed to be completed, which help the setting up process of the equipment run more smoothly as I had a clear plan of the methods I needed to consider.