Risk Assessment of Piece

Title	Living Gallery	Reference/ Version	‘Please Interact’ - Meschac Gabba
Department	Science	Date of Assessment	14/2/16
Location	Room 406 (Science Lab)	Next Assessment Due
Assessor Name	Jack Hughes	Job Title	Actor

This was completed by both me and Jake. I have labelled the sections we each contributed:

Section done by me:

Hazard	Injury	Who at Risk	Existing Control Measures	Risk Score			Further Control Measures Needed	Action
				Severity	Likelihood	Risk Rating (S x L)		By Whom	Due Date
Tripping on wires in the room	Abrasions or bruising to areas of the body where audience member/actor has fallen	Both audience and performance	Wires are not in the way of people in the room or obstructing the path which the audience/actors will take.	3	2	6	Conceal all hazardous wires from audience and actors so that they are not in the way and will not be tripped over.	Actors
Falling into the edges of the tables	Sharp pain to areas of the body such as hips, sides, arms or elbows, resulting in abrasions or bruising to the skin.	Both audience and performer	There is sufficient space to move between the table edges and they are slightly curved at the edges to reduce impact.	2	3	6	Ensure that the audience stand at the front of the science lab, where they are not in the way of any table edges that could result in injury. Ensure that actors become used to the site they are working in and find ways to safely use the space without harming themselves.	Actors
Knocking over any loose objects in the room, such as rulers, glass beakers or workbooks	Hazards such as broken glass or objects obstructing the way of audience or actors, resulting in minor injury, or disruption during evacuation.	Both audience and performer	Loose objects do not dominate the main areas we will use in the piece, and most are stored safely in cupboards or in designated areas.	1	3	3	Before the performance begins, clear away any potentially hazardous objects from the space to minimise risk.	Actors
Spillage of water on the floor	Minor injury to the body due to slipping on water	Both audience and performer	There is no water in the room	2	2	4	Audience will not be allowed to drink water during the piece
Spillage of water near plugs atop the tables	Risk of electric shock	Both audience and performer	There is no water in the room	4	1	4	Audience cannot drink water during the performance
Falling into stalls	Minor injury to the body	Both audience and performer	We work around the stalls and are aware of them	3	3	9	Actors will practice piece with the stalls, the audience do not gravitate towards stalls (part of clear instructions laid out)	Actors
Tripping over on the sheets we use	Injury to the body, abrasions or bruising, caused by falling onto the floor or into any of the tables or chairs	Performer	We have practiced the piece using the sheets	2	4	8	Actors will keep their surroundings in mind and take care not to harm themselves when working physically with the sheets.	Actors
The textbooks falling onto our feet/ an audience member	Minor injury to the body, abrasions or bruising or soreness to limbs or body	Performer and audience	The audience are told in the instructions to stay in a space away from where we use the textbooks, minmising risk of the books harming them. As actors we have ran the piece with the textbooks so are aware of how to handle them without them falling and causing damage.	4	1	4	Actors will be careful with the books, placing them on the table only, and will place them back in the blue box once we have finished using them.	Actors
Someone turning on a tap and starting a flow of water	Risk of slipping due to water on the floor	Audience (who potentially turn the tap) and performers	The audience will be fixated on the piece and not the taps. They will not come into contact with the taps if they stand where instructed.	3	1	3	Tissue will be available to clear any spillages do they occur.	Actors
The black blinds falling down	Injury to whoever is near the blind that falls, resulting in bruising or abrasions to the skin, possible cuts if a body part becomes tangled in the string of the blind	Audience and performers	All blinds were checked before the performance happened, and tied in place	3	1	3	Actors will be careful when working near the blinds	Actors

Section done by Jake:

tripping on things in our performance which are on the floor	risk of slipping and falling and hurting ourselfs	audience and performer	we are aware whats on the floor	2	2	4	we check at the begging of the piece that the floor is clear
signs falling on our heads	stangling us	performer	we secure the signs	1	1	1
audience standing in front of door	getting hit when people come in	audience	put a sign saying dont stand in front of door	2	3	6
as part of the performance mounting and dismounting the desk	falling and hurting oursefls	performers	be careful	3	3	8

Severity			Likelihood			Risk
Severity = Level of potential harm			Likelihood = Chance of harm			Severity x Likelihood = Risk
1	No action, delay only		1	Very Unlikely		1 - 6	Acceptable
2	Minor injury - 1st aid only, minor damage		2	Unlikely		8 – 10	Tolerable if strictly monitored, but try to improve
3	Injury, illness – time off work, damage		3	Fairly Likely
4	Major injury, disabling illness, major damage		4	Likely		12 - 25	Unacceptable, further controls are mandatory
5	Fatality		5	Very Likely - Imminent
		Severity
		1 Delay Only	2 Minor Injury	3 Injury or Illness	4 Major Injury	5 Fatality
Likelihood	1 Very Unlikely	1	2	3	4	5
	2 Unlikely	2	4	6	8	10
	3 Fairly Likely	3	6	9	12	15
	4 Likely	4	8	12	16	20
	5 Very Likely	5	10	15	20	25