Health And Safety

Inside the Photography studio:

• Beware of cables spread out across the floor because they are a tripping hazard, especially when the main lights are turned off.
• The special lights in the photography studio can become very hot fairly quickly which could burn you if touch them. Also the lights are very bright especially the flashes light so don’t look directly at them otherwise you could seriously damage your eyes.
• Be careful of the backdrops in the photography studio as they are very fragile and very expensive to replace if you damage them, also they are very big and heavy to move so take care when moving them into precision otherwise you could get crushed by them.
• Put all clothes and bags in the corner of the room out the way when the photography studio is in use, because they are also a tripping hazard and if you were to trip you possible land on the expensive equipment and break them or injure yourself.

Inside the Dark room:

• Be very careful in the dark room as you can hardly see anything or anyone so it’s a very bad idea to be running into the room in case you bump into someone or worse the equipment which is very expensive and breakable.
• There are various chemicals and amounts of water within the dark room, which if spilled can damage the equipment, become a tripping hazard or possible get into splashed in your eyes, ears, mouth etc which could do you harm.
• Again no food and drink in the dark room because it could ruin the machines or get left on the floor becoming an tripping hazard.
• And don’t bring lose clothing or bags into the dark room in case anyone trips over them.




Digital suite:

• Try and manage to have a short break every few hours when using the editing machines as it allows you to take a step back from the work to obverse what you have done so far and allow to focus on how you can improve it. Also it’s uncomfortable to sitting down for long periods of a time without having a stretch and a walk.
• Try to avoid working long hours if possible because editing can get very frustrating and stress level can grow really easily, which could lead you to either lash out in rage at someone or bash the computer monitor in anger, none of which are professional and could lead to damage to either the machine or yourself.
• No running around the editing areas as there are loses wires trailing about which you could trip over and injure yourself.
• No food and drink in case they get spilled over causing a trip hazard or in case they get into the machine damaging it.
• Whenever possible use headphones when editing sound so that only you can hear your edit and not everyone else which might be very distracting for others.


On location

• Check over your surroundings when on location making sure that you aware of any possible hazards such as traffic flow, construction sites, scaffolding as to prevent yourself from damaging the equipment or injuring yourself. Other things to take into consideration are things like unwanted background noise, weather conditions etc. This very important as you don’t want to risk damaging the equipment via heavy downpours or extremely load background noise which could blow the speakers.


• Be aware of other people when on location as it’s against the law to be obstructing someone’s right of way without their permission and also because they might disrupt your work or break the equipment you will be using meaning you would have to pay for it. Also be aware of when you are filming, as the general public becomes idiots the minute a camera is in front of them, which means often your shot could get ruined.
• Never leave any unattended items such as: bags, camera equipment, boom, etc because its either going to be stolen or damaged accidentally by the public who might not notice it laying their.