risk assessments

[StuRobson]

I know some might feels it's a real pain in the backside; I did when I started as the arts technician Gillingham School. I have been feeling that the drama department need a good kick up the jacksy and make sure that everything is done 'with good common sense' or as our gent in charge of Health and Safety calls 'Health and Safety'. SO....

 

Anyone know of a list or would like to help make one of all 'known' risks so that I can come up with a set of risk assessments so that I won't be left with doing them as and when they come up - just a list...

So far I've got...

 

Naked Flames,

Suspending Props,

Flammable Materials,

Scaffold Tower Use,

Ladder Use,

 

Any ideas for any more ???

 

Thanks in advance...

 

Stu

[Big Dave]

Here's a few to be going on with but the list is endless!

 

Manual Handling

Risk of Electrical Shock

Suspending anything - Lights/sound etc

Burns from hot lights

Working at height

Use of any power tools

Exposure to high noise levels

 

Thats enough from me....next

[Brian]

Trips

Falls

Photosensitive Epilepsy

Smoke sensitivity

COSHH

Flammable substances

 

Next...

[Andrew C]

Fatigue

Fire evacuation issues

Light levels backstage

Edge protection on stages / rostra

Fire alarm issues

 

 

Next...

[James C]

AS it's a school, how about "young / inexperienced persons present"?

[robloxley]

Breakable props i.e. glassware and crockery

Dancers barefoot (related to above but also general stage mess and hazards)

For power tools you've got mechanical injury of sharp bits, noise, dust in eyes, electricity when you jigsaw through the cable

Alcohol / substance intoxication

Display Screen Equipment

Safe design, construction and erection of scenery

Moving scenery

Pyrotechnics

Blank firing guns (& imitation/prop guns wrt storage and misuse)

First aid

Stage fights

 

Next...

[Shaun Foster]

Knives (or anything remotely dangerous if its a school)

Flying set

People working above you - Items falling from height

High dust levels (which some people like me are allergic to :( )

Use of any tools at all, its quite easy to get a nasty cut with just a screwdriver

 

Dancers barefoot

You may get the stage swept but they have a habbit of wandering off outside in barefoot (especially in schools)

 

Next...

[northlass]

supervision of minors - not necessarily as underage and inexperienced but with a child protection slant

are you're techs disclosure checked? :(

[Blame Jono]

hot cofee cups

[Andrew C]

Stress (don't believe it doesn't happen in schools!!)

Assault by punters / turns under the influence (even on punters / turns)

Camera flashes disorientating the cast

Brian mentions "Photosensitive Epilepsy", but strobe have other issues as well...

 

Next...

[sam.henderson]

Smoking

Liquid on Stage

Animals

 

Next...

[landy]

Working around vehicles ( dads car with props to wagonsof set)

acess equipment (ramps as well as ladders, scopes)

 

Manual Handling when Suspending Lights whilst using power tools at height there is a Risk of Electrical Shock and Burns from hot lights :P

 

I love cut and paste

 

I have been in the sun too much before work I think :(

 

 

Next.....

[chris]

Vibration injurys, heavy prolonged use of tools such as jigsaws can cause serious damage, aparently

[Pete McCrea]

It's known as Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) and the HSE have info on it I think. Affects people using pneumatic drills/whacker plates or pretty much any vibratory equipment. The limit on exposure is quite low I think, something like a matter of minutes per hour. I think the onus is on manufacturers that produce the equipment to stop it transmitting the vibrations to the operator. </civil engineering junk>

[StuRobson]

Andrew C - what do you mean by

 

Edge protection on stages / rostra

 

cheers in advance,

 

Stu.