Risk Assessment and Site Appraisal

Ideal Audience Members: Those willing enough to engage fully in the piece, interacting with the activities we have set up. An older demographic is preferable as they may be more moved by the nostalgic elements and see the effects of growing older from a more real perspective.

The audience will be required to write their childhood memories on post its provided, then we will collect them. They may also wish to have a closer look at the sculpture we are creating.

The Fire exit is through our piece, however our piece does not obstruct the way so we can easily move out the way if need be. This is the only health and safety instruction deemed necessary.

Title	The Amygdala Site Specific Duet - “Svala”	Reference/ Version	The Amygdala
Department	Theatre	Date of Assessment	14/2/17
Location	Corridor outside Dance studio - Theatre block	Next Assessment Due	24/2/17
Assessor Name	Jack Hughes	Job Title	Theatre Teacher

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
Slippy Floor	Potential fall leading to head injury	Performers moving around quickly	Performers should work in bare foot as less slippery, and take care with movements	2	2	4	None
Props: Tape Stool	Suffocation risk as the tape will be applied to performer’s face and hair Chance that the stool could be knocked over and land on a performer, including risk from pointy legs	Single performers who self applies tape Performers moving around quickly and on the floor	Special care taken by the performer to not block all of their airways Performers will still clear of the stool while on the floor, rising up when in close proximity	4 2	1 1	4 2	None None
Hot Water Pipes	Potential minor burns depending on temperature at time of performance	Performers moving near the pipes	Special care taken to avoid pipes if they appear to be hot before the performance.	3	3	9	None regarded necessary other than special awareness of risk
Lifts	If a performer is dropped there is the opportunity for neck injury amongst others	All performers	Rehearsal of lift in a safe environment beforehand, rehearsal in the space with supervision	3	2	6	None

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