Covid-19 Risk Assessment
For Evolutionary Images Photography Studio
Activity
Taking photographs of people in the studio during the Covid-19 pandemic, in light of the increased risk to persons visiting the studio. |
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Identify the hazards
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Who might be harmed and how?
1. Member of public/client could be at an increased risk of COVID-19, putting them at risk of serious illness. |
Estimate Risk Level (H/M/L)
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What measures are in place to reduce the risk?
2. Photographer to maintain high levels of hygiene in the studio. This includes daily cleaning of areas that are receiving high traffic usage/ contact.
3. Photographer to maintain high levels of personal hygiene, including handwashing, at all times and to be alert of possible hygiene issues.
4. Ensure maximum number of persons in the studio at one time. One photographer/ one client or more than one client only if social distancing can be maintained and/or the clients are from the same family group. Make use of break-out space in the office in order to support distancing.
5. Photographer and client to maintain social distancing in line with government guidance. Photographer to achieve this by stepping back when the client enters the studio and directing them to position. Photographer and client to be alert to social distancing guidance and take personal responsibility for maintaining their own distance.
6. On the rare occasion when adequate social distancing is not possible for photographic purposes, photographer and client must agree to the purpose of the shot and the photographer must wear a mask.
7. Client to maintain personal responsibility for their own hygiene practices inline with government ‘stay alert’ guidance:
8. Photographer to ensure a clear pathway from the door to the shooting area to ensure that client can move freely without make unnecessary or excessive contact with furniture/ objects in the room.
9. Contactless card payment wherever possible.
10. Provide online viewing sessions where possible to avoid unnecessary contact.
11. Avoid cross-over of clients with only pre-arranged appointments with 1 hour gaps between shoots to allow for cleaning.
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Estimate Risk Level (H/M/L)
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What further action is needed to reduce the risk? (State actions)
Please note that although the photographer has put in place safeguards to minimize the risk of a client contracting COVID-19, it is not possible to eradicate the risk completely. Therefore, the client takes responsibility for their own personal health and safety and must make a personal risk assessment in order to identify whether they deem the residual risk to be too high.
In this risk assessment, the client should take in to account their own individual vulnerabilities, including whether they are within one of the ‘at risk’ categories as identified in government guidance. |
Name Assessor: Michael Evans
Job Title: Photographer
Date of Assessment: 15th June 2020