To construct a health and safety assessment of one or more photoshoots i will be conduction for my magazine considering all possible eventualities

Key Skills:
- Professional responsibility.
- Applying my knowledge of professional practices.
- Showing forethought and evidence of planning an event.
- Using the opportunity to research independently for my individual situation/s.

TUC - Trades Union Congress
- Represents British workers rights.
- www.tuc.org.uk
- www.worksmart.org.uk

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Had to be followed by all employers/authorities responsible for workers in UK.
- A H&S Commission was created (it protected people against risks to H&S in terms of:

• Dangerous substances/materials.
• Maintenances of systems.
• Provision of instruction and training.
• Working environments.
• Allowing unions the right to create reps to enforce it.
• Inspectors could gain access to workplaces.

NUJ - National Union of Journalists.
- Represents UK Journalists and protects their rights.
- Has a committee which meets just to discuss H&S.
- See: www.nuj.org.uk/rights/health-and-safety/

NUJ H&S Concerns:

• Bullying
• Stress
• Repetitive Strain injury (RSI)
• Public Order Situations
• Conflict Zones
• Exiled Journalists

What types of risks may there be in a photoshoot?

• Flash could trigger photosensitive epilepsy.
• Fire - Electricity fault, Light Falling over.
• Tripping over wires.
• Falling from an elevated position
• Electrocution (water + Electricity)

Hazard: Anything that can cause harm (e.g. a chemical, Electricity, Ladders etc).
Risk: How great the chance that someone will be harmed by the hazard.

Assessing the risks:
The likelihood of harm may be rated:
1. High - Where is certain that harm will occur.
2. Medium - Where harm will often occur.
3. Low - Where harm may barely occur.

1.Major - Death or major illness
2.Serious - Injury causing temporal disability
3.Slight - All other injuries or illnesses

Risk = Severity of Harm x Likelihood of occurrence.
- This sum gives a risk value of 1 --> 9 allowing a comparison of risks.
- 1 = HIGH Risk | 9 = LOW Risk.

What are the main hazards within the location of your photoshoot?

- The lights are really hot so that is a big fire hazard.
- There was quite a lot of boxes around so its an easy tripping hazard.
- There was wires running along the floor, another easy tripping hazard.
- There was a lot of people so there was quite a bit of loud talking which means we couldn't hear each other.

What do you need to find out about your venue? How can you investigate?

My risk assessment for my photoshoot - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhcGJzU3JnYkNkSUk/edit?usp=sharing

to plan my main fictional artist to feature in my mag in preperation for my first round of photoshoots, to also consider choice of models and requirements.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhVUhNVDNLWlFIcEE/edit?usp=sharing

To create a plan for your publish media document, clearly defining key requirements in the creation of my product

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhRVlOSWdHRjFzMmc/edit?usp=sharing

To set myself a realistic timeframe for completing tasks within this project, aiming to motivate and organise myself in a professional manner

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhdUhrR2NZWU9xYXM/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhV0xDUlFRYmlOWTA/edit?usp=sharing

Aim: To further identify those involved in the creation of a printed magazine and investigate issues prior to production.

Problems and Troubleshooting

 

 Equipment;

 



-Camera; May get stolen or lost.

-Laptop; Battery may die.

-Lenses; Can crack if the camera gets dropped.

-Props; Might break or have something wrong with them.

-Clothes; May not fit

-Batteries; If the camera ones run out.

-Tripod; Legs may break.

-Lighting; May get too late outside or bulb may blow inside.

-SD Card; if the one in the camera is full and cant hold any more pictures.

-iPad; May break, get stolen or have no Wi-Fi.

-Charging Points; May not be one around.

Solutions;

-Camera; keep on a wrist strap to prevent from being stolen or losing it.
-Laptop; Bring a charger for it and make sure you know where a charging point is.
-Lenses; Bring spare lenses for the camera.
-Props; Bring a variety of props and make sure they are good quality.
-Clothes; Make sure they fit.
-Batteries; Make sure they are new batteries and not used.
-Tripod; Bring a spare or check several times before you leave to take the pictures.
-Lighting; Make sure you take the pictures in a bright scene, try not to make them dull and boring.
-SD Card; Bring spares to prevent not being able to take any more pictures.
-iPad; Bring a charger and make sure you know where a charge point is, and wear a wrist strap.
-Charging Points; Make sure you know where one is to ensure that you're able to charge your device
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Facilities;

 

-Food; Might get really hungry.

-Drink; Must stay hydrated.

-Personal Needs; Might not be a toilet or facilities around anywhere.
-Umbrella; If it rains, equipment might get wet and become faulty.
-Charging Points; Make sure you know where one is, to be able to charge your device.
-Changing Room; To feel more comfortable whilst getting changed from outfit to outfit.

Locations;

-Dance Clubs.
-Landmarks.
-Places With Nice Scenery.
-Green Screen.
-Studios
-Parks
-Plain White Background.
-Solid Colour Background.

Personnel;

-Max Clark.
-Sean White.
-Andrew Le-Goubin.
-Todd Tucker.
-Gyles Belgrave.