Health and safety
Health and safety is one of the most essential things to consider when using a studio within film. A risk assessment is a fundamental part of managing health and safety and aids to identify and manage the hazards presented by the environment you plan to use. To successfully complete a risk assessment, you must allow time to analyse any areas/equipment you will use to decide what hazards they present, assess the risk of the people being exposed to said hazards and finally, find ways to remove or control said hazards.
Before I used the studio, I did a short risk assessment to ensure the room was safe to be in and the equipment was safe to use. Upon entering the room, I first identified all potential hazards and assessed the risk of exposing people to them. I then came up with ways to reduce the risk of these hazards as much as possible, allowing the studio to be safely used. Here is what my risk assessment entailed:
Loose cables
Loose cables were on the floor, this may lead to people using the studio tripping on them and, worst case scenario, resulting in serious injuries to multiple people in the room. I found this to be a high risk to any/all people entering the studio as the room is quite small, not providing much space to avoid cables. The solution I provided here was to tape any cables to the floor with brightly coloured tape, this reduces the risk of people tripping and will bring their attention to any risk remaining so as they know to be careful not to trip.
Exposed light bulbs
Exposed light bulbs, within reach of people in the studio. These can get extremely hot when they are being used for long periods of time and touching them may result in burns. I found this to be of medium risk to any/all people using the studio as they may be unaware of the proper conduct in the studio. The solution here is to place signs up in the studio informing the users not to touch the light bulbs and if they need any technical help, to find a technician, as they are qualified. This reduces the risk as the studio users know to be careful.
Food and drink
Having any sort of food or drink in the studio may cause spillages and therefore result in damage to the equipment, more importantly, this can cause one or more of the people in the studio the be electrocuted. This is an extremely high risk to any/all people entering the room and using the equipment as the level of injury that can be caused due to electric shock can be extremely serious. The solution to this is to place signs before entry of the studio ensuring any people entering know that food and drink is banned.
Covid-19 safety
Due to the size of the room, social distancing due to coronavirus, would be incredibly difficult if not impossible depending on the amount of people in the room. I found this to be an extremely high risk to anyone entering the room as the spread of this potentially fatal disease is difficult without social distancing. The solution to this is to allow a maximum of 6 people in the studio at one time, ensure everyone other than the subject being filmed is wearing an appropriate face covering, everyone keeps as much distance from each other as they can, provide hand sanitiser upon entry and exit of the studio and ensure everything that has been touched in the studio is safely and effectively wiped with disinfectant wipes.
Extra precautions:
To further ensure the saftey of users of the studio, a list should be wrote up and handed to everyone on entry that consists of rules and conduct that need to be followed whilst in the studio. This list will consist of:
-No food or drink
-Do not touch any light bulbs
-Any technical problems should be handled by a qualified technician
-Do not run in the studio
-Always wear a face mask
-Do not bring any un necessary belongings into the studio to reduce risk of falls.
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