Macbeth Risk Assessments.

Rehearsal spaces.

Production Name: Macbeth

Hazard:

Persons who
may be
Harmed:
Becky and
others
around her

Property which
may be
damaged:
N/A

Julie
Braithwaite
having an
epileptic fit.

Julie, Actors
and crew

N/A

Tripping in
the theatre.

Actors and
Crew

N/A

Becky Bright
fainting.

Company Name: Main

house 2
Risk Controls
Action
already in
Required?:
place:
Monitoring of
N/A
Becky in
Rehearsals
especially
during
moments of
high
exercise.
Julie takes
N/A
medication
and if
continues to
do so she is
very unlikely
to have a fit.
White tape
N/A
placed along

the steps in
the theatre.
Actors have
been told to
wear sensible
shoes.

Slips, trips
and falls on
stage

Actors and
crew

N/A

Tripping over
door stops

Everyone

N/A

Slipping/fallin
g on slippery
surfaces
(inside and
outside or
the rehearsal
room PA101)
Slipping on
the wet floor
inside PA101

Cast and
Crew being
injured

Personal
possessions

Cast and
Crew

Possible damage
to things being
pulled down as
someone falls.

Everyone will
be made
aware on wet
days to be
mindful of
the wet floor.

Damage to
dance
flooring due

Cast and
Crew

Dance Flooring
damaged

The floor will

be swept
regularly in

Everyone
being notified
when the
doors are
propped
open.
Persons will
be told to be
careful when
flooring
becomes wet

Actors
should be
told not to
run unless
necessary.
N/A

N/A

If wet
flooring
occurs the
production
team will
use
towelling to
control
issue.
N/A

to shoes

Cast Falling
on hard
flooring

Cast

N/A

Catching
hands in the
door closing
mechanism

Cast and
Crew

N/A

Tripping over
Cables.

Cast and
Crew

Pulling on
cables, possible
risk of speaker
system falling
over

New dance
floor causing
blisters to
burst

Cast

Possibility of
personal
possessions
getting soiled.

order to
avoid any
loose debris
and shoes
will not be
worn in the
space.
Actors have
previously
been made
aware of how
to fall
properly.
Actors have
been made
aware how to
use the door
mechanism
correctly.
Cables have
been kept
out of the
main acting
space and
have been
laid down
next to the
cable.
Cast have
been made
aware of the
possibility

N/A

N/A

Cables will
be taped
down

Plasters and
tissues will
be kept in
the SM box

Mirrors
getting
damaged
through
physical
theatre
Strains/sprain
s through
exercise

Cast and
crew

Mirrors

Avoid
rigorous
actions next
to the mirrors

Cast

N/A

Dehydration
through
excerise and
lack of water

Cast

N/A

Climbing
around
rehearsal
spaces and
falling from
height.

Cast

Surrounding
environments

Dropping
Heavy
objects on
feet.

Cast and
crew

N/A

Stretching
before any
form of
exercise
Actors are
reminded to
drink water
frequently to
avoid
dehydration
Warning that
cast are
allowed to
calculate
their own
risks when
dealing with
height.
Cast and
crew have
been advised
to wear
sturdy shoes

in the
rehearsal
space
N/A

N/A

N/A

Monitoring
with
heights.

Cast have
been made
aware of the
risks.

Injury from
swords/dagg
ers

Cast and
Crew

Artefacts around
the cast and
crew
using/carrying
the weapons

Costume
getting
caught in
weapons

Cast

Costume

at all times
with heavy
objects
around
Individuals
have been
warned/made
aware that
they can be
harmful to
persons and
property.
Weapon
rehearsals
will involve
cloaks and
long costume
garments

All cast will

work on
stage
combat with
cloaks,
swords and
daggers
Costume
designs will
consider
weaponry.