Risk Assessment – Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree

Appendix 2: Scoring Guide for the Risk Assessments

Where scoring is used on the risk assessment, the following values will serve as a guide

Impact:

Score	Rating	Description
1	Trivial	Minor cuts and bruises treated on site by first aid. Loss of <£10
2	Non-serious	Cuts and bruises which need medical attention. Loss < £100
3	Serious	Minor injury which requires treatment as a hospital outpatient. Loss of < £1000
4	Very serious	Injury which requires treatment
5	Catastrophic	Serious, permanent disability or death or loss of <£100,000

Probability:

	Rating	Probability ratio
1	Almost impossible	1/1,000,000
2	Highly unlikely	1/10,000
3	Unlikely	1/1,000
4	Possible	1/100
5	Probable	1/10

Risk Classifications

1-2	Trivial. No Action required.
3-5	Tolerable.
6-12	Moderate risk. Wherever possible, action should be taken to mitigate this risk.
15-16	Unacceptable risk. Action must be taken to reduce it to a level which is as low as is reasonably practical.
20-25	Intolerable risk. Activity should be discontinued unless it is possible to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.

Covid special measures for installation and then switch on filming: If there are covid restrictions in place, please wear masks where possible and stay 2m apart outside households. Parents and children to observe social distancing (from those outside their household) as they approach the Christmas tree.