fada moving image department risks & control measures

This document was produced by: James Vetch Dip Grad – Health & Safety Consultant to FADA

FADA MOVING IMAGE DEPARTMENT RISKS & CONTROL

MEASURES

The risks within the moving image department are as follows, the department is split up

into the following areas:

Moving Image Post production Workshops 1&2

Sound recording studio

Animation Studio

Moving Image Filming Studio Ackland Space

Loans Room

I have outlined the control measures to help reduce the risk, in all areas.

1a) RISK - STUDENT INDUCTION & SAFETY GUIDELINES

There does not appear to be any documents in relation to student induction, therefore it

could be determined that students are not fully aware of their Health & Safety

responsibilities in the moving image department as they have not signed off induction

with senior technicians.

1b) CONTROL - MEASURES

So that students are fully aware of their responsibilities in Health & Safety, it will be up

to the senior technician to make sure full documentation is maintained in the form of

Safety Guidelines declaration document, each student will need to sign off they have

had suitable and sufficient induction from the technicians and they are fully aware of

their responsibilities to others and themselves as per The Health & Safety At Work Act

1974 employee responsibilities.

2a) RISK – PC’s AND EQUIPMENT OVERHEATING AND CATCHING FIRE

Due to the amount of computer equipment in the post production workshop areas, there

is the potential for a computer or computers, to overheat and have the potential to catch

fire; this is due to the amount of time computers, are left on and the bunched up cables

on the desks as shown in the photos.

Risk of fire due to entrapment of cables being

exposed to excessive heat as they are bunched up

and therefore open to reduced current flow which

could have the potential to cause overheating and FIRE

Due to the high input of students using the computers, it is not necessary to carry out

and individual DSE assessment for each student, otherwise time spent doing this would

out way the cost and benefit, however the same control rules apply in respect of the

DSE Regulations 1992, the risks of this can be seen under section 3a) Display Screen

Equipment.


There is always the risk of computers catching fire, due to getting overheated or worn

cables, or that the vents have been blocked on the computer, which in turn will cause it

to overheat and the potential to cause a fire, therefore very important to make sure that

suitable and sufficient control measures are in place at all times to prevent this from

happening.

There is also a risk of Heaters getting overheated and having the potential to cause a

fire, therefore it is important to make sure that the vents of the heater are not blocked in

any way that could cause this hazard as illustrated below:

Potential risk of fire due to fan overheating therefore

Important that suitable and sufficient control mechanisms

are put in place to either eliminate or reduce this risk at

all times


The computer equipment used in the post production moving image workshops, need

to have safety checks once a week to make sure that there are no serious issues

arising, such as worn cables or snagged cables which would have the potential to

cause a fire, and that vents on the sides and backs of PC; s are kept free from

combustible material as shown in the photos:

Important to make sure that vents are kept free from

any material especially combustible material as this

reduces the risk of overheating and catching fire

As part of the Management checklist of the moving image department, it will be a

requirement to make sure that a suitable and sufficient log has been made of worn or

damaged cables and that protection measures have been introduced to reduce the risk

of unknown hazards occurring such as FIRE, by putting in

It is important to make sure that all students follow the safety Guidelines laid down by

the Moving Image workshop, and too make sure they do not distract others from their

work so as to reduce the risk from accidents occurring in the workplace.


3a) RISK – Display Screen Equipment

There are currently no controls in place for staff, technicians, or students in the moving

image workshops to assess if they are doing the right thing so far as Display Screen

Equipment when using this for design, therefore this will lead to untold hazards such as

headaches from looking at computer screens for so long, (WRULD) – Work related

upper limb disorder for not using the keyboard properly, and seating problems, such as

pain in the lower back, or neck and continual eye strain, all of this is a risk to the user

and could cause problems later in life if not addressed as soon as possible.

There is no evidence of any training records in relation to DSE Assessments having

been carried out for staff and Technicians of the workshops, which means that there is

a significant risk the workstation to which persons are working at, could be deemed

unsuitable and therefore suitable and sufficient DSE risk assessments would need to be

carried out to identify the risks in these areas.

3b) CONTROL MEASURES

To makes sure under the DSE Regulations 1992 that all users have a suitable and

sufficient risk assessment with corrective measures, so as to reduce the risk of persons

having headaches and eye strain, it is mandatory to make sure that sufficient breaks

are taken at regular intervals at all times so as to reduce the risk from this occurring.

Once a DSE assessment has been carried out and a corrective action plan has been

put in place then this will address any issues where a person has been affected by

WRULD or similar, and especially where the use is high and persons are sitting for pro

long periods, a suitable and sufficient chair would need to be looked at for correct

posture.

When the DSE has been carried out it is important to make sure that there is a risk

assessment review put in place, so as to reduce further issues with DSE, if someone

suffers from aches and pains in the lower back or neck then they should be referred to

occupational health as a matter of urgency, in case musculoskeletal injuries occur.

4a) RISK - SLIP TRIPS & FALLS

Due to the nature and design of the moving image workshops, there are significant risks

of slip trips and falls due to some of the workshops and studios such as the Ackland

Filming Studio Space where there are many trip hazards such as the cables which are

always on the floor as shown in the photo, as well as many other hazards as stated

under Slips, Trips and Falls.


Cables on the floor constitute and accident waiting

To happen, and therefore suitable and sufficient control

Measures need to be put in place to reduce the risk of

Cables by good cable management

There are many places in the Ackland studio where risk of slips trips and falls are a

significant hazard, such as the overhead gantry which is full of equipment, empty boxes

and basically a dumping ground for all the equipment in the studio, this is not only a

hazard as all the gantry is full on all sides, and also this restricts the already full

gangway as shown in the photos:

Equipment on the gantry which poses a significant Health & Safety Risk from

slip, trips and falls from height, therefore important that suitable and sufficient

control measures are put in place to advert this risk at all times.

Electrical Sockets

on the top of the wall

In an emergency if you had to get up to the gantry to get to a light or electrical

appliance, this would be deemed dangerous, as you have to climb over equipment,

boxes etc., in order to get to any light or electrical socket as shown in the photos.

There are many hazards on the gantry which will fall into falls from height as equipment

and boxes as shown stacked up on each other, which has the potential to cause

serious harm or injury, not only are they restricting the gantry but there are other issues

such as manual handling issues, therefore it is very important to make sure suitable and

sufficient control measures are put in place to reduce the risk from the above hazards.

In the Ackland storage area it is not only a slip, trip and fall hazard but more seriously a

major fire hazard as shown in the photos:

Storage areas in the Ackland Filming Studio breach the Health & Safety

Regulations 1974, and also The Fire (Safety) Order 2005 where safe access and

egress would be deemed difficult in the event of a fire as shown below and hinder

an evacuation.


Therefore it is important that the moving image manager looks at these areas

with greatest of urgency in respect of housekeeping and getting rid of rubbish.

The moving image manager needs to take some proactive actions and put some radical

measures in, to reduce the hazards that are in this area, by suitable and sufficient

control measures.

Shelves or worktops in the kitchen area of the storage of the Ackland Studio being

stacked to high with material could have the potential to cause harm or injury from falls

from height as shown in the photo below, therefore important to make sure suitable and

sufficient control mechanisms are put in place to reduce the risk from falls from height.

There is a significant trip hazard in the main door to the filming where there is a lip as

you come in and a step with no signage or hazard tape to warn person of the drop in

floor as shown on in the photos, where there is the potential for persons to be caused

harm or injury.

Lip on the main entrance Entrance to the filming studio Ackland Space

To the filming studio from the outside looking into the studio, with

A trip hazard as shown in the photo with no signs

Due to the design of the door in the Ackland studio it is difficult not to have a step and a

small lip, as there is not enough sufficient space on the outside to ideally put a ramp in

to accommodate disables persons.

The lip on the door is a significant trip risk especially the other side coming from the

studio out into the corridor, as the corridor is narrow and if someone was to trip and fall

out of the studio they would fall into the wall with the potential of sustaining nasty

injuries to either head, or body, there important to have suitable and sufficient control

measures in place to reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace.


In the Ackland Filming Studio Space, there are two ramps to access and egress the

studio for disabled persons in a wheelchair, as shown in the photos which although

have the right gradient, lack suitable and sufficient signage stating the gradient level of

the slope, also the ramp leading from the studio to the loans room is quite narrow and

restricted as shown by the doorway, and only in extreme emergency should this be

used for egressing from the studio.

A ramp leading from the A ramp leading from the

Ackland Studio to the Fire Exit Ackland studio to the loans room

As shown where there is an exit to main

Corridor outside the studio

Narrow Door and

exit for persons

in who are

disabled

There needs to be some suitable and sufficient control measures put in place to identify

the hazards and control the risks in this area.

However suitable and sufficient footwear needs to be encouraged at all times with the

students as this will reduce the risk of slip, trips and falls, there are many types of shoes

and trainers to suit all under the EN 345 safety standard, with many styles taken into

account to suit all persons.

Due to the different surfaces from one studio to another, there is a significant risk of

slips, trips and falls, therefore it is very important to makes sure suitable and sufficient

control mechanisms are put into place, to advert this risk from happening.

Any floors deemed to be dangerous or to have spills on them from oils or such alike, will

be cleaned immediately making sure that control measures are put in place whilst

cleaning is taking place, in the form of wet floor signs, or barriers depending on the size

of the spill and substance used.

Also there will be a risk of trip hazards from cables from big light stands, and winching

equipment as shown in the photo below:


Tripod Photo Stand Tripod stand and TV stand Lifting equipment

Trip Hazard Trip Hazard Trip Hazard

This equipment is freewheeling and apart from the brakes on the wheels, there are no

other control mechanisms to control the movability of this equipment and as a result

these can be wheeled anywhere in the studio, and have the potential to cause trip

hazards.

Therefore it is important to make sure that there are suitable and sufficient control

measures in place to reduce the risk of accidents occurring in the workplace.

There is a significant risk of falls from height when having to access the overcroweded

gantry of the ackland studio as the photo shows:

Overcrowded gantry of the Ackland Studio makes the

Gantry unsafe for walking around, therfore suitabel and

sufficient control measure need to be put in place to

reduce the risk of slip, trips and fallls from height.

There are loads of boxes restriciting the gantry area and therfore making the area

unsafe for walking around, as well as constuting a slip, trip and falls from height hazard,

there are further health issues concerning manual handling and the weight what is in

the boxes, as shown in the photo of the boxes behind the Ackland studio:

Manual handling risk in respect of not knowing the

weight of the boxes which are stowed in this area

therfore an assessment would need to be made under

the Manual Handling Operations Regualtions 1992 before

this equipment and boxes were moved, so as to identify

the risks, there is also the risk of falls from height.

There is a risk that someone could endure a fall from the very high step ladder which is

leaning against the back wall of the Ackland studio, which is a six tread aluminium

ladder as shown in the photo:


Risk of falls from height off the step ladder

which would come under, the following regulations

The Work at Height Regulations 2005, which is

In section 6

In the loans room where there is a lot of equipment such as heavy tripod stands, there

is a significant risk of falls from height as shown in the photo below:

Risk of falls from height from the heavy equipment on

the shelves such as heavy tripod stands, therefore

it is important that suitable and sufficient control

measures are enforced to reduce the risk of falls

from height

The ladder is used in the Ackalnd studio by staff, technicians and students therefore

would have the potential to cause serious harm or injury from falls from height, and as a

result, it would be very important to have suitable and sufficient control mechanisms to

advert the risk of accidents occurring in the workplace.


Due to the above slip, trip and falls from height risks it is advisable that all staff entering

the various studios, wear suitable and sufficient footwear under EN 345, as this will

significantly reduce of accidents occurring in the workplace, especially in the studio

environment where there is a need to move heavy equipment such as large lighting

stands, which could have the potential to cause harm or injury from manual handling as

shown in photo:

Large lighting & stand is a a heavy piece of equipment

and therefore will need strict manual handling practices

when moving as per Manual Handling Risks section 5a

The risks on entering accessing and egressing from the Ackland Studio are very

concerning and therefore suitable and sufficient control measures would need to be put

in place to reduce the risk by making sure good health & safety practice is enforced by

making sure that all cables in the studio are either tidied away out of sight or if in use

have some kind of cable management system in, so as to reduce the risk of slip trips

and falls.


Where cables are concerned these should be checked on a regular basis to make sure

they not become snagged from heavy wheels running over them from the winch or

lighting stands, or worn, so as to reduce the risk from electrical fires, this will also

reduce the risk of slip, trips and falls in the workplace.

This would need to be looked at by the moving image manager and the senior

technicians of the department.

The front of the Ackland studio door is a hazard and an accident waiting to happen, as

there is not only a lip on the door, but also a step to go up, and no suitable signage to

identify floor level change, as well as hazard tape on the bottom of the steps, which

could lead to a serious trip hazard and the potential for harm or injury.

The moving image manager needs to look at a budget to replace the area surrounding

the Ackland studio and the post production workshops to see if they can be moved into

open plan revolving door with a more suitable door without a lip, so as to reduce the risk

of accidents occurring in the workplace.

The gantry on top of the Ackland studio is a recipe for disaster as there are too many

boxes and equipment stowed up there, which makes it very dangerous when having to

move around the gantry as shown in the photos.

Suitable and sufficient control measures need to be put in place to reduce the risk of

slip trips and falls, and therefore all the clutter on the gantry needs to be got rid of, and

where reasonably practicable stowed in suitable storage areas, and old equipment

needs to be disposed, thus freeing up the area around the gantry to walk safely, which

turn will significantly reduce the risk of slip trips and falls from height.

To reduce the risk from falls from height there is a guarded ladder climb as shown in the

photos below, which will significantly reduce the risk from falling from height whilst

climbing the steel ladder to the gantry:

Caged ladder to reduce the risk from falls from height

Whilst climbing the steep metal ladder to the gantry

in the Ackland Studio

On the rear of the Ackland studio on the studio floor, there is space for some storage

but not what currently is there, as this is a slip, trip and falls from height hazard, not to

mention Fire and Manual Handling Hazard, and therefore suitable and sufficient control

measures to reduce the amount which is stored in this area, must be put in place

immediately by the moving image manager.


The storage area kitchen at the front end of the Ackland studio also needs some

suitable and sufficient control measures put in place to reduce the amount of what is

stored in this area, as it is totally unsatisfactory and is a major fire hazard in terms of

combustible material and waste and sources of ignition.

The moving image manager must take a proactive approach to reducing the amount of

equipment, boxes etc. in this area as shown in the photos above, so as to reduce the

risk of slip, trips and falls from height.

In respect of the ramp leading from the Ackland studio through the fire exit, suitable and

sufficient control measures in the form of signage stating that there is a change in the

gradient of the floor and that there is a ramp for persons in wheelchairs, which needs to

be deployed in this area as soon as possible, so that persons who are disabled can

identify the egress routes in the event of a fire, likewise the ramp in the loans room

towards the Ackland studio shall ONLY be used in extreme emergency for persons in

wheelchairs as this is NOT a designated evacuation route.

In the Moving Image Post Production workshop 2 – there are a lot of old computers

behind the door as you come into the workshop see photo:

Old computers in the post grad workshop 2 need to

be disposed of as they are obsolete

These computers need to be disposed of, so as to significantly reduce the risks of slip,

trips and falls from height, coupled with the manual handling risks.

To reduce the risk of slip, trips and falls suitable and sufficient control mechanisms

need to be put in place when cleaning the floor, suitable floor signage to say the floor is

being cleaned, and to have a sign in the Ackland studio where students are working to

clear floor space at all times, so as to reduce the risk from potential injury.

To reduce the risk from falls from height in the loans room, it is recommended that the

lighter equipment is put on the shelf at the top, leaving the heavier equipment to be

located nearer the ground level, thus reducing the risk from falls from height.

5a) RISK – MANUAL HANDLING

Due to the nature and design of the various parts of the Ackland studios, there is a

significant risk of Manual Handling injuries occurring, especially when moving, lifting or

handling heavy tripod lighting stands of the as per photos of the crane:


Heavy lighting stands, or crane as shown can cause

manual handling problems, therefore suitable and

sufficient control mechanisms will be needed to

reduce the risk of manual handling injuries

Crane is on large wheels for better manoeuvrability on

a triangular basis for better stability, so as to reduce the

risk of slip, trips and falls from height

Therefore there is a risk that someone could potentially cause themselves harm or

injury if not using correct manual handling techniques for lifting and moving equipment

in the studio, where there is a potential to cause serious musculoskeletal injuries, which

could affect someone for the rest of their life.

There are also risks for persons in the studios where a lot of twisting and bending of the

torso in the body, when pulling down the lights in the Ackland Studio as sown in the

photo:

Lights from the ceiling in the Ackland Studio have to

be physically pulled down which can be quite

demanding on the torso, where the reaching up and

down movement can put extra forces on the torso

with the potential to cause harm or injury, therefore

important that suitable and sufficient control measures

are enforced in terms of manual handling techniques.

Due to the position of the lights being on a pull down concertina mechanism, there is

the potential for persons to be harmed or injured through bad manual handling

techniques, therefore it is important that all persons using this lighting in the Ackland

studio have suitable and sufficient instruction, training and supervision, before

attempting to use any of the lighting.

On top of the gantry of the Ackland studio there are a lot of boxes and equipment with

unknown weights in, pictured below, which could have the potential to cause manual

handling issues, and in the long term jeopardise safety, therefore suitable and sufficient

control measure must be enforced at all times to ensure safety in the studio.


Manual Handling issues due to unknown weights in

The boxes as shown in the photo, likewise equipment

That has to be moved could have the potential to cause

Manual handling problems due to the amount of weight

And therefore this would breach the Manual Handling

Operations Regulations 1992.

There is a significant risk of persons getting injured or harm due to manual handling as

the Ackland studio is very demanding in terms of Manual handling practices, therefore it

is equally as important to make sure that suitable and sufficient control measures are

enforced to reduce the risk of manual handling in the workplace.

There are many issues in respect of Manual handling in the Ackland Studio and

surrounding areas such as the storage area of the studio at the back where there is a

significant amount of boxes which could have the potential to be really heavy as shown

where there are heavy lead boxes which are located in the storage area in front of the

Ackland Studio, which have the potential to cause serious harm or injury if having tobe

moved in and out of the studio as shown:

In some boxes these are very much overloaded as shown, and therefore the risk of

Manual Handling is increased as the boxes are also deemed unsafe if they go over the

height to which they were intended, therefore it is important to make sure that suitable

and sufficient control measures are in place to reduce the risk of manual Handling in the

workplace.

Heavy Lighting boxes Heavy boxes on the shelf Potentially heavy boxes

On the floor potential to cause Manu which could cause Manual

Handling injuries due to Handling injuries lifting

Unknown weights off the floor.

Bad manual handling practices puts pressure on the spine and has the potential to

cause pain or injury, therefore suitable and sufficient control mechanisms need to be

put in place so as to reduce the risk from injury in the workplace where reasonably

practicable, which will include the correct way to lift a load, as well as making sure the

load to be lifted does not exceed the weight in which it can be lifted, a weight ratio guide

can be found in the control measures below.


There is a significant risk of persons having the potential to get injured through the

heavy equipment on the shelves of the loans room, such as tripod stands, heavy

cameras, and other equipment as shown in the photos below:

Moving heavy equipment off shelves Unknown weights in the camera

Can cause Manual Handling bags can cause unknown Manual

Problems issues.

A Risk Assessment form can be found at the end of this document Appendix B

5b) CONTROL – MEASURES

Where there is a risk of having to move heavy equipment, or having to reach for the

lights in the Ackland Studio, there is the potential to cause harm or injury, therefore

suitable and sufficient control measures need to be enforced at all times under the

Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992, so as to reduce the risk of injuries

occurring in the workplace.

I respect of the crane in the Ackland studio, Suitable and sufficient, stabilising legs to be

put in place when crane is at a significant height, so that the crane does not topple over

and have the potential to cause harm or injury to others, by the weight of the actual

crane falling on someone, this in turn would produce manual handling injuries such as

musculoskeletal injuries, and cuts and bruises, and depending on where it fell possible

injuries to the head.

Senior technicians to make sure when it is degree show exhibits coming into the

studios, that they are suitable controlled in terms of risk assessments for manual

handling purposes, so that suitable and sufficient controls to reduce the risk of persons

getting injured thought the risk of lifting/ pushing or handling exhibits where reasonably

practicable and where deemed a hazard.

Under the manual handling regulations of 1992 it clearly states three major things:

1. Avoid: the need for hazardous manual handling, so far is reasonably practicable

2. Assess: the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that cant be

avoided


3. Reduce: the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, so far as reasonably

practicable.

Where the risk of the boxes on the gantry could be heavy, or the equipment in the loans

room, it shall be necessary to remove these to a safer place, but before moving a

suitable and sufficient risk assessment of the hazards and the risks must be carried out,

so as to protect the persons involved.

The boxes in the storage area of the Ackland Studio must be filled to the correct level

and not go over as this could be deemed a Manual Handling hazard in terms of weight

in the box.

Leads are heavy in their own right and therefore it does not take much to put too many

leads in a box, and therefore end up with overweight boxes, therefore it is important to

make sure that suitable and sufficient control measures and put in to reduce the risk of

boxes becoming overweight.

A Risk assessment will need to be carried out for any task involving Manual Handling

operations, or activities, so as to reduce the risk of persons getting injured at in the

workplace.

In the diagram below there is a guide to the lifting weights to which anyone person

should carry, this also determined as shown by where the load is carried as to how

much a person can carry.

It is also necessary to make sure that technicians check students work is not of any risk

to other students in the form of manual handling issues, being too heavy or awkward in

size, which would have the potential to cause harm or injury.

Floors may become slippery at time and therefore this will have a detrimental effect on

the person carrying a load from one place to another, therefore important that a suitable

and sufficient risk assessment is carried out on the moving of such a load.

In order to safeguard staff and students from being injured under Manual Handling

Operations Regulations 1992, it will be mandatory to make sure that a suitable and

sufficient risk assessment is carried out each time there is a need to Lift / Move /

Handle a heavy load under the Management of Health & Safety Regulation’s 1999.

An induction into Manual Handling Training for all staff and should be mandatory in the

moving image department especially where there is a high use of heavy equipment

such as the lighting tripod stands, the winch in the studios, which have the potential to

cause harm or injury when moving them, as they are very heavy and as a result will

need suitable manual handling techniques, which will significantly reduce the risk of

persons being harmed or injured due to manual handling tasks, and also reduce the risk

of compensation claims under the Manual Handling Operation Regulations 1992.


Moving Image Manager must to be proactive when it comes to Manual Handling, and in

their best interest need to be seen doing the correct action when it comes to Manual

Handling and their staff, and especially the students? NO person should be expected to

lift or carry a load that exceeds the weight lifting guide below.

Weight lifting Guide under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

The Lifting Guide, sets

out the maximum Weights

to be Lifted under the Manual

Handling Operations

Regulations 1992

The lifting guide to Manual Handling is a good guide to go by when looking at Risk

assessment of loads to be moved or carried

In all areas of the Moving Image Department Manual Handling will be needed so it is

important that senior Technicians are vigilant of the students when term time starts, to

make sure that they are carrying or pushing too heavy loads or awkward loads, so as to

prevent them from harm or injury.

If there are heavy loads to either move or carry then a suitable and sufficient Risk

assessment must be carried under the Manual Handling Operation Regulations 1992.

6a) RISK – BURNS & SCALDS FROM HOT LIGHTS

The lights used in the Ackland Studio are very powerful, and therefore get very hot,

therefore this open to persons getting burnt or scalded buy the hot lamps, which can go

up to 4k which is very hot as shown below in the following photos:

These lights get very hot and therefore care needs to be taken when handling

them so as to reduce the risk from burns and scalds on the bulbs.


These bulbs getting These bulbs are powerful

extremely hot and on and also get very hot

no accounts can anyone although not quite so

look at a 4KW bulb as it has bad as the 4KW

the potential to cause

blindness

Likewise the bulbs in the other lights as shown, also get hot but not as hot as the

spotlights as shown above.

These lights as shown are bright but not bright enough to cause health issues such as

nausea, headaches, and problems with the eyes, as shown in the photo below:

Pull down concertina lights are bright but not

Too bright to cause health issues as described

Above, however it is important to makes sure

There are suitable and sufficient control

Measures in place to help reduce the risk from

Burns and scalds.

There is a significant risk of getting burnt through these very strong and powerful

spotlights, as where 4kw is concerned on no account should someone look directly in to

this, as it could cause blindness due to the very powerful bright light, therefore

important to have suitable and sufficient control measures in to reduce the risk of

persons getting burnt from these lights at all times.


As the plug could have the potential to get hot, and have the potential to cause a fire, it

shall be a requirement to put in Work Exposure Limits (WEL). These will need to be put

in place when operating the 4KW spotlight due to the bright and powerful light, so as to

reduce the risk of injuries at work.

Always make sure that before moving lights that they have been turned off and had the

time to cool down before any moving takes place, likewise the same for changing bulbs,

so this reduces the risk of potentially getting burnt.


When finished with all lights in all parts of the moving image studio and animation

workshop, that they are switched off at the plug.

Always make sure that persons changing bulbs on lights have had suitable and

sufficient training in lights, therefore only technicians of the studio will be able to

perform this.

Should someone get burnt by the bulbs then First Aid would need to be administered.

7a) RISK – FIRE

Fire is a risk in all areas of the moving image studio and workshops, due to the amount

of equipment, in the animation studio as shown, as well as the heavy duty but bright

lights in the Ackland studio, where there is the potential for a fire, therefore it is

important that suitable and sufficient fire control measures are put in place to advert this

risk from fire.

In the Ackland studio because there are such strong lights, obviously there is a risk

from fire as the heat that is produced from these heavy lights is immense, and if there is

anything in the way of combustible materials this will catch fire very quickly, therefore all

procedures to guard against fire must be taken at all times.

On top of the gantry as shown above in section 4a), Slips, trips and falls it was

highlighted about the amount of combustible material on the gantry such as empty

boxes and cardboard boxes, this is a a source of ignition and what with the very

powerful lights being used in the studio, is a recipe for disaster when it comes to fire.

It was also noted that in respect of fire because there is a lot equipment in the studio in

the form of lights which are running of three phase, it is important that power sockets do

not become overloaded at any time, therefore it is up to the manager of the moving

image department to make sure that this is not being done in any part of the

department, and that where there is electricity there is a good source of ignition for fire.

In the storage areas in front of the Ackland studio there is a kitchen with loads of

combustible material as shown, of which needs to be adequately controlled at all times

so as to stop a build-up of combustible waste a s shown in the photo:

Build-up of combustible waste is a fire hazard

And therefore breaches The Fire (Safety) Order 2005

Therefore important that suitable and sufficient control

Measures are put in place to reduce the risk from fire


The fire exit in the Ackland studio pointing towards the sound recording studio, shall be

taken out with immediate effect as it is not deemed as suitable escape route in the form

of an evacuation route, as you have to go through three doors to get to the outside

corridor, which is narrow walking though the sound recording studio, which is normally

locked from the Ackland studio, thus breaching The Fire (Safety) Order 2005.

There is also a hazard in terms of egress from the studio in the form of a fire exit as

shown, as you come out the studio you go down a ramp towards the fire exit door which

leads into the main corridor as shown:

The ramp leading from the Ackland Studio could be deemed as a hazard in the

event of a fire as there are no change of level signs to show ramp, you have to

pull the fire exit door towards you, therefore is a fire hazard as door does not

open in the way of travel, and therefore in a hurry to escape out of a studio, this

could also be a trip hazard.

As you come out the fire exit door, there are lockers both sides, which could have the

potential to cause harm if knocked into.

Fire Exit door also opens inwards like a lot of them do, and therefore as the exit does

not conform to safety standards and opening the correct way of travel, this will have an

impact on safe egress, as would the main door as you come into the studio.

Photos of Fire Exit from the corridor both sides, and restricted egress from the

fire exit door, due to lockers either side of the fire exit, and the risk of injury by

catching body on the lockers as egressing from the fire exit into the main

corridor, also there might be a disables person egressing from the studio, with a

lot of persons passing down the corridor which will mean there is a potential for

Injury.

Fire Exit door from the Ackland

Studio, with restricted egress

access especially if person in

Wheelchair


The loans room is full of combustible cameras, which if fire was to get hold the smoke

inhalation from these would asphyxiate you, therefore it is important that suitable egress

and access is made available for this area, therefore there is a door by the entrance to

the loans room, which is not deemed as a fire exit but would be for the person working

in the loans room to egress from the room safely into the corridor and out to the fire

exits.

In the post production workshop 2 there is a fire exit door leading through the drying

area of the photographic department, with a slide lock as shown:

A slide lock on the Fire Exit Door leading from the

Moving image department, is inadequate and needs

To be changed for a more suitable access, like

Many fire exits in FADA this one does not go in the

Way of travel, therefore two hazards.

This lock could be a hazard in a fire and therefore needs to be changed with something

more suitable, once the other side of the fire door there is an additional hazards of

restricted access through the corridor as shown in the photos below, to egress safely

out of the drying area of the photographic department

Restricted access from the fire exit door due to the colour dark room revolving

door which protrudes into the corridor, and thus restricts safe egress from the

post grad workshop as shown in the photos below.

Restricted Access

The corridor on the other side of the fire exit door, is restricted due to the revolving door

of the colour dark room, so this would be deemed a hazard in terms of fire and safe

evacuation, therefore suitable and sufficient control measures are needed to make this

a safer exit route from the post grad workshop.

The fire extinguisher in the Ackland studio is a hazard as when the fire exit door is open

the fire extinguisher is hidden behind the door as shown:


Fire extinguisher is hidden behind the fire

exit door and therefore constitutes a fire

hazard in terms of Firefighting and being

able to access the fire extinguisher safely

The risk of fire is high and therefore the correct fire extinguisher shall be C02. As there

is a lot of electrical equipment in both the post grad workshops and the Ackland

Studios, therefore a C02 extinguisher would be the best fire extinguisher to use in this

situation as per photo inside the post grad workshops, Ackland Studio, loans room,

storage area of the Ackland Studio and the sound recording studio.

The C02 is the best fire extinguisher for all electrical

equipment as shown in the photo in the sound

recording studio.

There is also a lot of combustible material in the studios, to which proper control

measures will need to be looked at to reduce the risk of fire occurring through poor

housekeeping.

In accordance with The Fire (Safety) Order 2005 all fire doors in the workshops and

studios to be kept free and not blocked at any time.


Moving Image Manager to make sure that all areas are free from rubbish and clutter

and free at all times, and therefore reducing the risk from fire of which she will monitor

on a regular basis and that the fire extinguishers are not tampered with, and that there

is a seal on both to identify that they have not been interfered with.

Due to the environment of the moving image workshop and studios, there is a high risk

that fire could occur, therefore suitable and sufficient control measures need to be put in

place so as to reduce the risk from fire from anyone using these area’s by making sure

good housekeeping is put in place at all times, with regular compliance inspections to

make sure that everything is working and in good order.


All materials used in the studios for backdrops, as shown in the photo: should be of a

suitable flame retardant material:

All material used in the Ackland studio should be of a suitable flame retardant

material.

All workshops, studios to be kept free of excess combustible material, and stored in

correct place, not as shown at the back of the Ackland studio where there is a lot of

combustible material which needs to be relocated, and stores in suitable storage,

likewise the top of the gantry of the Ackland studio there is a lot of combustible material

which needs to be got rid of, as this is not only blocking the gantry in terms of slips,

Trips and falls from height, but more importantly blocking safe egress from the top in

terms of fire.

There also needs to be suitable firefighting equipment in terms of a C02 fire

extinguisher located on the top of the gantry in case of fire.

It shall be necessary to make sure by inspections that the fire provision and the fire

protection is achieved at all times, by making sure that combustible rubbish is not

allowed to accumulate in areas deemed a fire risk, this will be monitored on a regular

basis by the Moving Image Manager, ideally this needs to be done daily, but a few

times a week will suffice.

Where there is the risk of fire in the kitchen area from combustible rubbish as previously

shown in the photo, this too needs to be monitored by the Moving Image Manager to

make sure that the combustible rubbish does not build up and cause excessive fire risk

problems as well as slip and trip hazards.

Too make sure that all fire exits are clear from waste and combustible rubbish and able

to egress through them safely.

The fire exit door with the ramp leading from the Ackland studio down to the fire exit

needs a mag lock on the door with push release the Ackland side, and also signs to

identify floor level, ideally the fire exit door facing in the way of travel.

The fire extinguisher located behind the fire exit door needs to be moved to a safer

location, and one that is easily accessible.


Moving Image manager needs to get this actioned in the FM desk right away, as you

never know what lies round the corner, in the sense of a fire in the studio.

The fire door in the post graduate workshop 2, also needs a mag lock on the door with

push release on the workshop side, and again ideally fire door facing in the right way of

travel, as this is a door which pulls open towards fire exit.

Inspection of all fire extinguishers, to be checked every week, and too make sure they

are securely on the wall by the fire warden for moving image or photography, so as to

reduce the risk of fire extinguishers not operating correctly in a fire situation.

Suitable and sufficient fire awareness training to be carried out for all technicians

especially ‘Hands on’ on fire extinguisher training, and also fire awareness training for

all students, upon induction.

Fire Extinguishers are located in all workshops and studios.

8a) RISK – INJECTION OR ENTRAPMENT INJURIES IN THE MOVING IMAGE

WORKSHOPS & ACKLAND STUDIO & ANIMATION STUDIO

When working in the moving image workshops and Ackland studio there are many

pieces of equipment to which there are many hazards, like the heavy tripod stand in the

Animation studio, and the various pieces of equipment, also there are many hazards in

the Ackland Studio such as big heavy light stands, suspended ceiling concertina lights,

the crane, dolly for moving objects around and various camera stands all shown in the

various photos below, showing all the entrapment and injection hazards.

Risk of injection injury into the body if someone was

To accidentally trip and fall into the camera stand,

A nasty injury therefore important to make sure that

There are suitable and sufficient control measures in

Place to reduce the risk of accidents occurring in the

Workplace.

Injection injury into the body or even the head from the arm of the body of the stand

which holds the camera when camera not on stand as shown in the photo above, as

shown in the photo, should someone accidentally fall or slip or trip into the protruding

arm, with the potential to cause harm or injury, or if someone was to get their fingers

caught in the tripod stand as per photo:


Risk of finger entrapment injury, with the potential to

cause serious harm or injury to persons should the stand

come down on someone’s fingers or hand they could

sustain a nasty blood blister, which in turn could have

the potential to turn septic causing serious injury.

Risk of finger entrapment in the pull down concertina

Lighting as shown in the Ackland studio

The pull down concertina lights in the Ackland studio are a prime source of entrapment

injuries, especially when carrying out maintenance at the top of the studio on the gantry

as shown in the photo below:

Risk of serious entrapment injury from the lights as

shown in the photo, the light is on a metal type of

spring as shown in the photo, but also has pulleys on

top where it is easy to manoeuvre the lights, and

easy to get Hands or fingers caught, which brings the

hazard of hand or finger entrapment.

Pulleys on top of the lights for easy manoeuvring

but prime for hand or finger entrapment, so care

needs to be taken when carrying out the maintenance

of these lights.

It is very easy to get hands or fingers entrapped in this lighting unit, when looking at the

maintenance side of things, therefore important to have suitable and sufficient control

mechanisms in place when carrying out the maintenance of these lights.

In order to make sure these types of accidents don’t occur in the workplace it shall be a

requirement to make sure that all users of this equipment have had suitable and

sufficient Information, Instruction and where required training, in order to operate the

equipment, as this will significantly reduce the risk of these types of accidents

happening in the workplace.

There is also the risk of injection injuries occurring in the studio through the dolly handle

as shown for moving equipment around on, likewise the protruding handles on the


equipment in the Animation studio, all of these are potentially dangerous when it comes

to injection injuries extra care must be taken by everyone using this equipment, and

where there is the risk of potential injury.

Dolly trolley handle with potential of nasty injection

Injury with the potential to cause serious harm or

Injury as shown in the photo should someone

accidentally fall into the handle

Injection injury into the body from the protruding

Handles on the animation table as shown in the

Animation studio

Entrapment or impingement injury from the winding

mechanism of the animation table in the animation

studio

There is a lot of equipment in the animation studio, where there is the risk of potential

injury through injection or entrapment, as shown in the above photos the equipment

with the moving table can have the potential for a serious injection injury from the

protruding handles on the equipment, and finger or hand entrapment from the winding

mechanism of equipment.

There is also the risk of entrapment or impingement leading to severe crush if the

animation support stand was to come down on a person’s hand or fingers with the

potential to cause serious injury from crushing as shown in the photo:


Potential for finger or hand crush if the stand was to

Suddenly drop as shown

When putting up the step ladders in the Ackland studio for the backdrops etc, there is a

significant chance that someone will get their finger caught in the mechanism of the

ladder as shown, and again pinch their fingers, or impinge them in the mechanism of

the ladder as shown in the photos, which can be very painful, and if crushed can have

the potential to cause a serious hand injury.

Therefore it is very important to make sure that suitable and sufficient control measures

are put in place to advert the risk of this happening, and thus reducing the risk of

accidents occurring in the workplace.

Risk of finger entrapment from the ladders in the

Ackland Studio as shown

Risk of finger entrapment or impingement on the

Extendable ladder in the Ackland Studio as shown

Risk of hand entrapment in the ladder locking

System as shown


There is the potential to cause serious harm or injury to persons using ladders,

therefore important to make sure suitable and sufficient control measures are put in to

reduce the risk of nasty finger or hand injuries.

There is a risk of hand or finger entrapment from the light stands therefore extra care

must be taken when putting lights on the stands and adjusting to the desired height,

and that the handle for securing the stand is in place, so that the light does not come

crashing down on someone’s hand and having the potential to cause a nasty crush

injury as shown in the photo:

Hand or finger entrapment in the lighting stand

as shown if not winched up properly and the handle

slips, and falls down with a crash, with the potential

to cause a nasty crush injury

Risk of entrapment injury when climbing up the ladder to the gantry and opening the

gate as shown in the gantry which swings open, there is the potential to sustain an

entrapment or impingement injury from the swinging motion of the gate as shown in the

photo below:

Risk of entrpament or impingement injury from

the hinge on the opening gate located at the top

of the gantry as shown

There is also the risk of getting fingers

Crushed by the opening of the gate, although

There are some control measures in place to

Guard against this as seen in the photo

In the Ackland studio there are many pieces of equipment to which persons can get

harmed by either entrpament, impingement injuries or injection injuries, therfore suitable

and sufficent control mechanisms, need to be looked at to avoid these typers of risks.



Suitable and sufficient controls are needed to be put in place to reduce the risk from

injection, entrapment and impingement injuries, from the various types of equipment

described above.

Where there is a risk of entrapment and impingement injuries from the tripod stands,

moving up and down, suitable instruction and information will be given to persons using

this equipment, pointing out the hazards of the stand such as the up and down

movement of it, and the potential risk of getting hands or fingers caught in the

mechanism, therefore making sure that the load put on the stand is at such a load that

can be lifted safely, therefore if the stand was to accidentally loose its ability to hold the

load, then the person could at least support the load, rather than the load being so

heavy and coming down on someone’s fingers, and having the potential to cause a

nasty crush injury.

Where there is height involved there are risks associated with it, such as ladders, where

certain controls need to be adapted when using ladders, especially as they fall under

Working At Height Regulations 2005, however getting fingers caught in the mechanism

of the ladder is very common, and can be avoided if handled carefully, this means when

storing ladder or folding it up, where suitable PPE in the form of gloves just in case the

ladder was to accidentally catch someone’s fingers and have the potential to cause an

entrapment leading to possible crushing injuries, like all equipment used in the Ackland

studio, it shall be a requirement to make sure that all persons using ladders has had

suitable and sufficient training, which involves putting away and opening ladders.

The animation equipment has a moving animation table table on which is operated by a

turning mechanism which has its own hazards, therefore important to make sure that

persons using this take care when using this equipment, that they do not get their

hands or fingers in the way as this could have the potential to cause and entrapment

injury and possible crushing injuries. The Manager, of the moving image department is

to monitor persons using this equipment, especially as most of them are students.

There is also the risk of entrapment injuries from the concertina lights which are

suspended from the Ackland studio and move up and down on a spring type

mechanism, which could come down and catch on someone’s hand and have the

potential to cause a crushing injury, or where a a maintenance person was to get their

hands or fingers caught in the mechanism at the top of the gantry as shown in the photo

above, this could have the potential to cause serious harm or injury, therefore it is

important to make sure that here are suitable and sufficient control mechanisms for

these potential hazards, such as putting up a sign at the top of the gantry saying

dangerous equipment beware, or by making sure that when pulling down the lights it is

done in a controlled way, and not snatched, also by putting balck and yellow hazard

tape at the top of the gantry will alert maintenance persons, that there is a significant

risk, all of this will help reduce these types of accidents occurring in the workplace.


Like all pieces of equipment used in the moving image department, it shall be a

requirement to make sure suitable and sufficient Instruction, information and training

has been given to all persons operating this type of equipment which will significantly

reduce the risk of accidents occurring in the workplace.

9a) RISK - FIRST AID KITS

First aid kit located inside the Managers office of the moving image department, and

also staff first aiders from the photographic department, and moving image department

have small individual kits, which require employers to provide adequate and appropriate

equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their staffs receive immediate attention if

they are injured or taken ill in the moving image workshops and studios.


First Aid kit to be suitable stocked and placed in a location where contamination is not

high such as the Manager of moving image department, there needs to be information

containing who the first aider on duty on any particular day, under The Health and

Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, work, all stations to have suitable signage and wall

mounted, and be suitably stocked and in date.

10a) RISK – ELECTRICITY

In the Ackland studio there is a lot of high risk equipment in the form of high powered

lights, and therefore there is a significant risk of electrocution or death, and as a result

suitable and sufficient control measures need to be put in place to reduce the risk from

electrocution at all times.

There is a risk of overload on the plugs in the Ackland studio, and therefore this would

have the potential to cause serious harm or injury in respect of Fire, as shown in the

photo:

There is the potential risk of overload from electricity

as shown in the photo

There are no high signs stating that there is high voltage, or that there is a potential risk

of High Electricity, therefore suitable and sufficient control measures must be put in

place to avert the risk of electric shock.



To reduce the risk from electricity in the form of electrocution or death, it shall be

necessary to make sure suitable and sufficient signage is put up in the form of fold

away triangular signs which are portable and can be used anywhere as shown in the

photos:

These need to be put up on in the studio

where the light leads are placed in the form

of a triangular sign both sides which folds

away

These need to be put in place where there is

High voltage such as the cabinet located in

The storage room of the Ackland studio.

The signage for high voltage needs to be put on the following cabinet as shown in the

photo:

This cabinet should have Danger High Voltage

11a) RISK – WORKING AT HEIGHT

There is a risk that a potential injury can be caused through working at height, from

stranding on the five tread ladder, whilst working in the moving image Ackland Studio,

as shown in the photos below, to access the top of the crane or to put up scenery.


Six Tread Ladder in the 5 Tread double side Ackalnd Studio with ladder with no protection handhold or non slip treads

When working with ladders, it is important to make sure that all persons using this

equipment knows of all the hazards associated with it, and the working from height

2005 directive, which puts a hierarchy of controls in place to reduce the risk of

accidents occurring in the workplace.

Working from height can be anything from a small three tread ladder to a chair right up

to a really tall ladder or platform; the same rules apply for all as do the risks.

Therefore it is mandatory that persons using step ladders in order to reach a certain

height, must make sure that suitable and sufficient training has been given to all users

of this equipment.

There are many risk which are associated with working at height, the prime one being

falls from height, where persons can fall off ladders, fall of platforms or fall off moveable

platforms, therefore suitable and sufficient controls to be put in place to reduce the risk

of accidents occurring in the workplace.

A classic example of working from height is the photo of the student who wanted to

access his exhibit for the exhibition in the Fine Art workshop, and was not using correct

controls under working at height regulations 2005 as shown in the photo:

A very high ladder with no suitable controls in place to reduce the risk of accidents occurring in the workplace such as footing of the ladder whilst persons went up it, or stabilisers for such a high ladder all of this contravenes The Work at Height Regulations 2005


Suitable and sufficient risk assessments are needed protect persons from harm due to

working at height. There are several measures which can control working at height such

as providing suitable and sufficient ladders ideally class 1, and too make sure that

Instruction, Information and Training is given to all users of ladders, and where deemed


necessary such as on a platform that PPE in the form of Safety Helmets is provided, to

protect from falls from height.

Where a ladder could be causing a hazard and a risk to persons nearby, there will need

to be some kind of protection in the form of barriers to warn and guard persons of the

dangers of ladders, and the potential for falls from height. People working above eg

setting up the crane in the Ackland Studio etc.

By installing these measures will significantly reduce the risk to persons whilst working

on or near ladders.

When working with ladders the following steps must be taken as stated below:

Check all four stepladder feet are in contact with the ground and the steps are

level; beware of shiny surfaces which will make the ladder slip.

only carry light materials and tools.

don’t overreach.

don’t stand and work on the top three steps (including a step forming the very top

of The stepladder) unless there is a suitable handhold, as shown in the photo:

Ladder showing Handhold at the top

ensure any locking devices are engaged.

try to position the stepladder to face the work activity and not side on, as this will

cause manual handling issues such as twisting and turning and lifting a load

however light or heavy, therefore will have Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)

such as upper and lower limb pain/disorders, joint and repetitive strain injuries of

various kinds.

maintain three points of contact at the working position. This means two feet and

one hand, or when both hands need to be free for a brief period, two feet and the

body supported by the stepladder.


12a) RISK – LOLER (LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT

REGULATIONS

There is a significant risk from LOLER operations in the Ackland studio, so far as the

crane is concerned which is used for filming as shown in the photos below:

Photo sections of the crane in the Ackland Studio which is used for filming

Since the studio has been built there does not appear to be any LOLER inspection

records for the crane which carries the filming camera.

The crane which is used for filming and as a result not having the correct inspection

records could lead the crane to failure, neither does this appear to have a SWL – Safe

Working Load plate, and therefore this could be unsafe, which also means this is

compromising safety and breaching LOLER regulations.

Suitable and sufficient control measures must be put in place at all times especially

where LOLER is concerned, and breaches of LOLER is a serious compromise of

safety, and could result in a prohibition notice being served on the Ackland studio.


It is important to make sure that safety is paramount at all times in the Ackland studio

and as a result, the testing of the crane under LOLER will need to be examined and

tested for signs of wear or fatigue, which will result in an inspection record being taken

make this safe it is important that the proper LOLER checks are carries out, especially

as there are students working in the Ackland studio all the time.

Guidelines for LOLER can be found at the end of the document in APPENDIX C

LOLER.

13a) RISK – ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Due to the nature of the work carries out in the various moving image workshops, and

studios, temperature will change dramatically, and also the amount of persons in the

room will affect the temperature change.


If the workshops and studios are too hot this lead to the potential risk of accidents

happening as there will be loss of concentration and general fatigue and headaches,

dehydration which in turn will lead to carelessness, therefore suitable and sufficient

controls need to be put in place to avoid this risk from occurring, especially in high risk

areas such as the Ackland Studio where there are a lot of different hazards to contend

with, such as lights, electricity, working from height of ladders, entrapment and injection

injuries and also slip, trip and falls from height injuries.

Likewise if the temperature is too cold the adverse effect will happen the body slows

down and is open to risk from the cold, and will apply the same sort of conditions as

above, and the whole body process will act slower, which could potentially lead to

accidents occurring in the workplace, therefore important to also make sure suitable

and sufficient control measures are put in place to stop this from happening.


When the temperature is hot in the post grad workshops, the Ackland or Animation

studio, or the sound recording studio and there are a lot of persons working in the room,

then adequate fresh air must be drawn in from an open window, where reasonably

practicable, although the only room where a window can be opened is the post grad

workshop two area of the moving image department, likewise if the temperature is too

hot outside, then air condition or fans must be enforced and regulated to avoid the risk

of accidents occurring sue to overheating.

In the cold the exact opposite happens, although the body will become lethargic and not

function properly or quickly, therefore heat must be put into the room, either by direct

heating in the normal way or through the use of heat fans, again this must be regulated

so that the temperature does not become too warm for the room.

Adequate fresh drinking water must be made available at all times, especially in the

very hot weather, and in places such as the Ackland, Animation or sound recording

studios where the window cannot be opened to obtain a good supply of fresh air.

The Moving Image Manager to monitor the environmental conditions, on a day to day

basis, and regulate accordingly, with temperature by either turning heating up if cold or

open windows in the post grad workshop where reasonably practicable if too hot, or too

put in cooling fans.

14a) RISK – LIGHTING CONDITIONS

Poor lighting can lead to accidents occurring in the workplace; therefore it is important

that suitable and sufficient control mechanisms are put in place to avoid this risk at all

times.


Lux levels in lighting will vary in all rooms of the moving image department, in

workshops and studios, and where there is a risk of low lighting or dim lighting then this

has the potential to cause harm to all in the room, and could lead to persons working

under stress full conditions, and the risk of sight impairment, and eventually the

potential for accidents in the workshop and studios.

Flickering lights are dangerous in the fact they could trigger someone with epilepsy to

have a seizure or a fit, or just cause headaches and nausea.

In the Ackland studio lighting is obviously at the best, as there are very bright lights in

all of the studio, especially when the big 4kw spotlight is used, this is potentially harmful

to persons should they look at it, as it will burn the retina of the eye and have the

potential to cause serious harm or injury to those using the light or onlookers, therefore

suitable and sufficient control mechanisms must be put in place to reduce the risk of

this happening at all times.

There are also issues with the overhead lighting as shown in the photos below:

Overhead lighting in the Ackland studio which poses a Health & Safety Risk due

to the lack of maintenance.

There is a significant risk of major failing with these lights as they have no maintenance

on them since the day they were put in and have not had any tests either, this implies

there could be a significant risk of imminent failure at any time, or parts might fly off the

moving structure at the top, such as pulleys and therefore is a serious threat to Health &

Safety, and the people working in the studio.

Suitable and sufficient controls must be put in place to address these issues

immediately, as they are breaching PUWER – Provision and Use of work Equipment

Regulations 1998.


It is important that PUWER has suitable and sufficient control mechanisms in place, to

reduce the risk of equipment failure, and keep safety high.


It is important to make sure that these types of issues as described above are reduced

where reasonably practicable by putting in the correct control measures to avoid the

risk, such as making sure the correct lux levels, and filters are put in place at all times,

and where deemed a problem, such as a flickering light to have this addressed by the

maintenance team immediately.

It will be the responsibility of the Moving Image Manager to monitor conditions and

report these types of problems immediately to the maintenance team KUSCO who will

in turn take the correct action.

In the case of flickering lights and persons being affected medically, remove the person

or student from the area being affected until the lighting has been fixed, in order to

avoid the risk of seizures or fits occurring.

In the case of the heavy duty spotlights it shall be a requirement to put a (WEL) work

exposure limit in, which is basically putting a time limit on to the amount of time the big

4kw spotlight is on, to reduce:

a) The risk from overheating, or just pure heat from the bulb, causing ignition for a fire

to start.

b) To significantly reduce the risk to health from eye problems, which could in turn lead

to more serious eye conditions or even blindness.

There are times in certain studios such as the animation studio, where the lux level is

such it has to be dim, therefore this is explained to the students that there is a

requirement for this so that the work can be carried out in the studio.

14a) RISK – VENTILATION

Ventilation is a problem in some areas of the moving image workshops and studios,

especially as it can get very hot and as a result will mean that unless suitable and

sufficient ventilation is drafted in, people become agitated and stressed, however there

are also drawbacks with the ventilation which is through a ducting system as shown in

the photos:

Air ducting in the Air ducting in the Sound Air Ducting in the

Ackland Studio Recording Studio Animation Studio

The ducting unfortunately allows smells and fumes to come up from the 3D workshop

on the ground floor, therefore although it is good to have some kind of extraction it is


not so good to have harmful substances omitted into the air, and make persons feel

unwell.

There is also the risk of cross contamination from amongst students and staff

interaction, as everyone sits close together in the media studies and dark room, which

means there is the potential for persons to become unwell if a student has flu or similar,

therefore important to make sure suitable and sufficient control measures are put in

place, to help reduce the risk of other persons getting unwell.

There is also the risk of persons becoming ill from using the same equipment such as

someone sneezes and spreads micro germs onto a keyboard for the next person to

use, there suitable and sufficient control mechanisms need to be put in place to help

reduce this risk.


To reduce the risk from harmful fumes being omitted through the ducting system, there

needs to be a hierarchy of control in relation to COSHH from the 3D workshop, so as to

reduce the risk of potential harmful substances, being omitted through the ducting

system.

A quality check by the 3D Workshop Manager needs to be carried out, so that he can

identify if the substances being produced are harmful, and if so to either eliminate them,

substitute them, or put suitable and sufficient control measures in to reduce the risk of

potential harmful fumes being omitted.

Where there is a risk of cross contamination through student interaction, if a student is

unwell the Moving Image Manager for the protection of herself staff and other students

should tell the student to go home until he or she is fit to return back to the college,

likewise if a staff member is unwell he or she should go home until well, as this will

significantly reduce the risk of lost production and lost output.

Where there is a risk of persons coming into contact with persons who have infections

or flu or similar and have spread this onto keyboards etc., then the use of a simple

antibacterial spray as shown in the photo should be used, which will significantly reduce

the risk of persons getting ill.

15a) RISK – CROSS CONTAMINATION

There is a lot of students in the moving image department, and not enough equipment

to go round, and as a result this means that students have to share equipment,

computers etc., which brings cross contamination issues, where a student has a cold or

Flu and comes into the university and sneezes on a piece of equipment whether it be

PC lights or camera, this is still spreading disease, therefore suitable and sufficient


control measures would need to be introduced to help reduce the risk of cross

contamination.

There is also a risk of cross contamination through unclean equipment and work

surfaces as shown in the post grad workshop 1, and in the sound recording studio in

the photos below, where both places will harbour germs and bacteria:

Risk of cross contamination due to germs migrating

on equipment as shown in the post grad workshop 1.

Risk of cross contamination from the sound recording

studio where germs will migrate in the air if someone

was not well and was passing them on through air

transmission, such as voice in the studio as shown

Dirty sinks in the tea room of the Ackland studio will also be prone to infection and

harbour germs and bacteria as shown, therefore it is vital that suitable and sufficient

control measures are put in place to reduce the risk of infection at all times.

Unclean Sink in the kitchen area of the Ackland studio


So that cross contamination can be significantly controlled in the workplace, it shall be a

requirement to purchase anti-bacterial spray to combat this issue, which can be applied

to all equipment after use, so that any germs which were harbouring, can be controlled

by applying the spray to the equipment which has been contaminated, and reduce the

risk from cross contamination.

This will also apply to eye wear and goggles were there could be an inherent risk of

having eye infections spread from one person to another.


In respect of gloves cross contamination can also occur due to sweaty palms, therefore

it is strongly recommended that individuals purchase their own gloves for their own sole

purpose, and not to share them so this reduces the risk further.

To make sure that shelves are clean and free from hazards all the time will significantly

reduce the risk of cross contamination, replace shelving or worktops where needed.

The sink in the Ackland studio storage areas needs to be cleaned on a regular basis

and that they do not harbour bacteria and germs, and this too will significantly reduce

the risk of cross contamination.

16a) RISK – PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

To reduce the risk of potential accidents occurring in the moving image department, it

shall be a requirement when carrying out Manual Handling tasks that the correct form of

PPE is worn in the form of suitable gloves and footwear where reasonably practicable

for manoeuvring equipment around the Ackland Studio, and also for moving around and

climbing up the ladder to the gantry on top of the Ackland studio.

Where the use of disposable gloves are worn, this can also have risks such as

dermatitis in respect of wearing latex gloves.

There is also the risk of gloves becoming contaminable if used by others, therefore this

will increase the risk of cross contamination which can lead to illness, if not controlled.

There is a small risk of persons injuring themselves from toe crushing injuries in one of

the movingimage workshops or studios, therefore the correct PPE would need to be put

in place for this.

Where staff are using gloves for Manual Handling, there is a risk of cross contamination

between users if gloves are shared, and therefore strict control measures must be put

in place to significantly reduce the risk of cross contamination between users.

16b) Control Measures

When carrying out Manaual Handling tasks, of the moving image department, it shall be

a requirement to make sure suitable gloves are worn so as to reduce the risk of persons

injuring themselves on sharp objects or stands, therefore correct gloves should be worn

at all times so as to reduce the risk from harm or injury.

Where persons are moving equipment in the moving image workshops, and studios,

suitable and sufficient PPE in the form of footwear should be worn, so as to protect


persons from harm and crushing injuries. Under the PPE Regulations of 1992, EN 345

safety shoes should be worn as shown in the photo:

Suitable and sufficient footwear In the form of EN345 Toe tec footwear, oil, acid, and Joules resistant. This footwear will give sufficient protection as they are Toe protected, therefore will

withstand a lot of hard ware, and will be resistant to a point of crushing injuries.

APPENDICES USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE OUTLINED BELOW

APPENDIX A – Management Checklist for Induction

APPENDIX B – Risk Assessment for Manual Handling

APPENDIX C – Management Guide to (Loler) Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment

Regulations 1998

APPENDIX D – Management Checklist for Machinery

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