COVID
Activity/Process/Operation
Taking photographs of people on various locations (indoors and outdoors) during COVID-19 pandemic, Identify the hazards (anything that can cause harm) Transmission of the virus in: 1. Person to person contact, 2. Person to object/material contact. Who might be harmed and how?- location staff, children, bride, guests,etc., could be at risk of contracting COVID-19, putting them at serious risk of illness. 2. The photographer could be at risk of contracting COVID-19, being exposed in an environment out of their control.
- Photographer has referred closely to government guidance including but not exhaustively:
- Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19),
- Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) – Shops and branches,
- Managing risks and risk assessment at work.
- Photographer to maintain a high level of personal hygiene:
- Photographer to wash hands frequently for 20 seconds or more following government guidelines,
- Hand sanitizer will be used where washing hands is not possible,
- No physical contact
- Being alert of possible hygiene issues.
- Wearing a mask if unable to maintain a 2m distance
- Photographer to daily clean areas and equipment that are receiving high traffic usage or are frequent contact surfaces:
- Personal belongings (such as mobile phone, car keys, etc),
- Assets (such as a car and it’s interior),
- Business equipment (such as a camera body, light stands, etc).
- Photographer to avoid:
- Wearing jewelry, watch, etc,
- Handling cash if possible (use contactless payment where possible).
- Photographer and Client to maintain social distancing according to government guidance.
- Client to maintain personal responsibility for their own hygiene practices inline with government “stay alert” guidance:
- Washing hands when arriving on location and when leaving,
- Washing hands as frequently as needed and using hand sanitizer if needed.
- Avoiding touching their faces.
- Avoiding cross contamination with the photographer (by touching the photographer’s equipment, such as cameras, light stands, bags, etc).