Health and Safety: Incineration Scene

The Scene where my main character stands next to a large open fire has given me a number of concerns to think about, there are some serious health concerns to take into account here and I want to make sure that these concerns are adressed prior to shooting to avoid negligent accidents to happen.

1. Concerns with the Fire



In order for me to acheive the height of the flames that I need, we will need to use wood and kindling to raise the flame, if the flame is not high enough we have a small amount of petrol to try and raise the flames. there are of course a number of risks here but we will be taking the following measures to ensure that injury does not occur.

• During the first test of the fire,all wood and kindling must be placed in the incinerator prior to ignition to reduce the risk of burns, If it is necessary to add more wood Flame Proof Gloves have been acquired for the addition of additional fuel.
• If we are to add petroleum to the fire, we must do so before ignition of the incinerator as addition afterwards could risk a gas can explosion, in addition to this, minimal amounts of fuel are permitted to be added to the incinerator and this has been taken into account.
• When the main character places the photo into the fire, the long coat that he will be wearing will be removed, this isnt too much of an issue as the scene takes place on a different day to the next and this wardrobe change is permitted for continuity. The removal of the long coat will reduce the risk of the long sleeves catching on the fire and causing harm when dropping the photograph into the flames.

2. Broken Glass


This scene also includes the breaking of two glass bottles by dropping them from waist height onto the bricked ground. Two bottles will need to be smashed as this scene is going to be shot twice from 2 different angles for a visual effect i'm constructing. Because of the broken glass being a factor, there are a number of ways to reduce risk from occuring in the form of actors or cameramen getting cut with small shards of glass from the subsequent breakage.

• The actor will be wearing thick socks and shoes to prevent any glass shards from getting into his shoes or socks which could cause harm.
• The broken glass will be immediatly swept up after the scene and will be placed in a bin provided to make sure that noone else on set stands in it and cuts themselves on it.

These are my key concerns so far for this scene but I will post another blog if I believe that there are other concerns to account for in the future