Risk Assessment 5
Risk Assessment 5
Risk Assessment 5
(1) Hazard Risk (2) Who might be harmed and how? (3) What controls exist to reduce (4) What action can be taken
risk to further reduce risk?
Crowd 8 Crowd could become claustrophobic Be aware of surroundings and Avoid busy areas
and hurt someone if too close keep your space
Heat 10 Heat could cause people to faint Drink plenty of water Avoid the busy warm parts of the
crowd
Jumping 6 Crowd dancing and jumping could Keep distance between you and Avoid these areas of the crowd
hurt people people dancing
Equipment 3 Equipment could be damaged or Keep the equipment safe and don’t Don’t take extremely expensive
stolen in the crowd let it out of your sight equipment
Drinks 3 Could spill on electrics Make sure liquids are away from Don’t allow liquids near the
electricals camera
RISK RATING
5 Dying or being permanently disabled 5 Will almost certainly happen 16-25 Stop! Do not start activity again until risk is
controlled
4 Serious injury/long term illness 4 Highly likely to happen 10-15 High risk level, High priority. Take action
straight away to control the risk
3 Temporary disability/3 days off sick 3 Not so likely 6-9 Medium risk level. Tighten up controls and
make a plan to do something about risk
2 Will need medical attention 2 Even less likely 3-5 Fairly low risk level. Low priority but keep
possible action in mind
1 Minor injury eg. Bruise, graze 1 Unlikely to happen at all 1-2 Low or trivial risk. No further action
required.
SO: a x b = c