Risk Assessment for Farm

The risks that might occur whilst trying to walk to the farm would be being hit by a car or a tram due to busy roads and tramways, Using available crossings when able to. Another risk would be walking onto somebody else's house or property that they don't like. Also some people get sensitive with other people using their area for their own area. Always some people are religious causing them to go to church when they need to, people should be quiet due to respect across churches and other people- respect.



The risks that might occur with the animals is that the animals won't always like having their photos taken, some animals are shy of the camera. Another risk would be that some animals would end up biting you or attacking you with their germs and spit. Some animals do end up attacking you such as horses to grab your attention instead of the other animals.




One of the health risks would be always washing your hands after and before touching the animals due to their dirty germs. You don't know where the animal has been.  The animals might think you have got food instead of making friends with them. Also goats are very furious and angry. They would end up attacking you, this has happened to me and it isn't very pleasant, it hurts. To solve this problem you should stay away from goats as best as you can because they will attack and butt you with their horns.




If the animal doesn't like you then you should step back unless it is a quieter animal. This is to risk hurting or harming yourself or the animal.



For the quieter animals you should turn the flash off. This acquires for all the animals. Some quiet animals like being petted such as guniea pigs but others don't such as some birds. Some animals are very loud causing them to scream the area down of noise. Others prefer the quieter end of the spectrum because they are used to it.





Birds are very loud causing them to be heard over the rest of the animals quite often. The risks for birds is to not poke your fingers through the bars because birds might end up pecking you. Also you should be aware that some birds end up flying in the air, and sometimes escapes due to their ability. Also you should be careful for loose hens because they do charge around the farm trying to chase you.



To avoid this you should  always look on the ground for hens who are always going to be around you, and try to stay calm. No sudden movements. If you do a sudden moment then you should stay still, wait for a  farm assistant to help you. This also risks being chased by a hen or another animal.



Also you should be aware for smaller animals who aren't used to people. Some smaller, quieter animals like being handled but others don't such as baby chickens. Guinea pigs are used to being handled because they are a common household pet who would rather be petted most of the time.
Another key risk is to not be on the phone when you are at the farm or walking to the farm to risk hurting or scaring the animals.


The risks that you might have with the camera and the equipment is that the rain could cause you to spoil the shot. This would affect the ISO,  Apature and the shutter speed. If it does start to rain then you should keep the camera protecting so you don't loose it.


To keep the camera in good conditions for farm trips you should use a wrist hand thing to risk loosing the camera. Also you should try and keep the camera to yourself instead of the animals eating or taking your camera.