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Risk assessments
How is a Risk Assessment completed
1:
dentify the hazards
Assess the location and tasks concerned, what has the potential to cause harm. This could be a physical trip or fall, injury from machinery, danger from chemicals etc.
Example: A Smoke Machine in a performance
2:
Decide who might be harmed and how
Should the hazard take place who will be harmed, how many people will be harmed and what are the consequences.
Example: Performers, crew, audience
Example: Slips, trips & falls from fluid residue / poor visibility
3:
Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions,
At this stage consider how likely the harm is to take place and the severity of harm. Review any existing controls in place, are they effective?
This numerical rating will help to decide what further precautions can be taken to reduce the harm or likelihood of it taking place
4:
Record your findings and implement them,
At stage 4 the additional precautions are put in place, involvement of those in question is important to ensure the precautions are workable.
Any changes made must comply with the relevant legislation. At this point the residual evaluation can be carried out
5:
Review your assessment and update if necessary
For the final step a timescale for review needs to be outlined and undertaken.
Initially in the short term a review of the precautions should take place, this can be followed up by a medium term review in a given period before putting in place an annual review, unless changes are made in the meantime.
Review
A Risk Assessment is only effective if it is regularly reviewed.
The HSE state a review should be carried out annually and also if any changes occur such as
New working practices
Changes to team
Environmental changes
What are we risk assessing?
Task (what are you doing)
Process (how are you doing it - logistics)
Location (where are you doing it)
In perforning arts this would usually be
Performance (what is involved in the performance - e.g. dance)
Process (how the show is going to run e.g. lines of responsibility and communication
performance space /location (how the space may be risky)
Numerical Evaluation
Risk = Hazard Severity x Likelihood
Hazard severity
What severity of injury may be caused by the hazard?
Low - very minor injury
Slight - minor injury, first aid
Moderate - unfit for 1-3 day(s)
High – injury requiring time off (> 3 days)
Very High -serious injury or fatal
Likelihood
What is the Likelihood of an injury occurring?
Almost Impossible
Unlikely
Possible
Likely
Almost Certain
Action outcomes depend on the final score
1-4 No further action
5-12 Re-assess after next review or
Carryout remedial actions within 3 months
15-25 Immediate action required
What is a risk assessment
to complete a risk assessment you must
Identify
Evaluate
Record
Review
Why carry out a risk assessment?
Every employer shall make a suitable assessment of:
The risk to health & safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work
The risk to the health & safety of persons not in his employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct by him of his undertaking
