D8 Skills #7 | Unit E | Risk Assessment for Sixty Million Postcards Gig

Hazard 1: Ground Loop (this can cause an audible hum)

Persons Who May be Harmed: People on stage who are near the electronics

Property Which May be Damaged: The electronic equipment

Risk Assessment (from table above): Low

Measures Required to Control Risk (safe practice): Use star grounding technique so that all possible grounding loops are eliminated. Example shown in the image below:

Hazard 2: Cable causing a trip hazard on stage

Persons Who May be Harmed: All people on stage

Property Which May be Damaged: The people, possible the cables and any equipment the person falls onto

Risk Assessment (from table above): High

Measures Required to Control Risk (safe practice): Keep cables out of sight as much as possible, and run them around the edge of the stage making sure not to cut corners. Keep the entrance onto the stage free of cables. Also, make sure to neatly coil cables under the socket they're plugged into. Example shown below:

Hazard 3: Drinks on stage potentially spilling onto electronics

Persons Who May be Harmed: The ones on stage

Property Which May be Damaged: The electronic equipment

Risk Assessment (from table above): Moderate

Measures Required to Control Risk (safe practice): Make sure power cables, power cable extension leads, and power extention reels are well out of the way and hidden as much as possible. Make sure drinks are kept safely off stage.