When visiting Oxford we filmed in locations that were not originally planned, therefore before entering the establishments we needed to consider the health and safety risks.
Unplanned Locations
The Truck Music Store
This was a small record store and café. so before we all entered the shop with all the equipment two of us entered to ask for permission. when we were granted permission to film in the shop we entered carefully with the equipment and placed it to one side. this kept the equipment out of the way from us, the staff, other customers and saved use trying to maneuver it through the small spaces provided.
Mr Simms Sweet Shop
Mr Simms Sweet Shop was located across the road to where we where. As we had predicted the high traffic flow of Cowley Road, we were careful when crossing; distributing the equipment evenly, making sure no straps were hanging down that we could trip over; and crossing where the road was clear.
Like with the Music Store, we asked permission before lugging all the equipment into the small sweet shop. When we were given permission, we moved all the equipment in and put it to the side, out of the way. In this shop we had to be more careful when moving ourselves and the equipment as there was a lot of items close to the edge of shelves, including glass jars.
We also filmed outside of the shop, both in front of the shop and across the road from it. we tried to situate ourselves out of the way of passing people as best as we could. but the paths were narrow, so we did get in the way. so to avoid this the best we could we sped the process of filming up, so that we were obstructing the pavement for only a short period of time.
Back Alley
This back alley was well lit, so filming down there did not seem dangerous - and turned out not to be. When filming down here we noticed that there was construction work, but it was not being worked on; so the dangers were lessen and we felt that we could film in front of the fencing safely. with this said we were still weary of the construction, staying a safe distance away and not leaning against the surrounding fence.
to begin with there were no other people down the alley way, so we were free to film freely and place or equipment were needed. as the minutes passed people started to use the alley, so we had to become more cautions where we placed ourselves and the equipment.
Unexpected OH&S of Planned Locations
The Turf Tavern
When we arrived at the Turf Tavern it was a small hidden pub so we had to straight away be weary of the equipment causing and damage to the surroundings and of ourselves getting in the way. We didn't not come across and aggressive people there and we occurred no accidents, from slipping, like thought. however there was an open fire outside the tavern, initially we stayed away but I though that we would be able to get some nice footage from this. so before I started filming the fire, I established a safe distance, where the camera and my hands would hot get too hot and made sure that the camera strap was securely around my neck, as I planned to film above the fire.
By considering theses things I was able to prevent any damage to the camera and and burns to myself.
Jericho
We never made it to Jericho so there was not rick of the canal. however we did film from a bridge of another canal, so the rick of equipment lose was still present. to avoid this before filming over the bridge, once again, we made sure the straps were securely around our necks.
Overall
We did not attain any injuries or damage to the equipment. this is due to the ahead planning, not only before visiting Oxford but also before enter shops and new locations where in Oxford by researching the areas we were planning to visit we were able to predict OH&S issues that may not have been an issue when filming in Nuneaton the high density of bikes for instance. also by considering each location separately as a pose to Oxford as a whole, we were able to expand our awareness and be more prepared for any health and safety problems that may have occurred.
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