Health and Safety

As my decided project  is set in a dangerous environment, there are a few precautions that i need to take into caution;
1) Caution for myself will be need as the shoot will involve various pieces of equipment and the need for me to be able to manoeuvre myself around for different shots, in this case i will have to be very wary of my surroundings as to not put myself or my equipment in danger for other peoples and the actions of my subject.

2) The safety of my subject, is of upmost importance, as the shoot entails that my subject is to perform a vigorous exercise, this will mean that they will be use heavy equipment in a high octane, rigorous fashion i.e. bench press, squatting, dead lifting or an olympic lift, as you can see from the pictures above, these various exercises are highly demanding and also highly dangerous. Due to the dangerous aspects of this shoot i will be sure to only 'recruit' experienced subjects for greater chance to avoid injury.

3) Other people present; as the shoot is in a gym, their will be other people present, all of which will be performing their own exercises with need of their own space and safety and will be working around them with patience, care and cooperation.

4) Gym equipment, i will be using various pieces of equipment during the shoot, these being, barbells, dumbells, plates, benches and racks, to avoid injury and annoyance of myself and other people, i will be making sure to place all equipment back once finished with.

What i will do to ensure safety for myself:
- Be wary of myself and what is going on around me, this includes hazard and awareness of other people
- Keeping distance from other people exercising, including my subject (meaning the use of a longer lens will be used ((55-200mm))
-All equipment that i use will be carefully monitored and kept a safe distance from my subject.

What i will do to ensure the safety of my subject:
- Only subjects that are completely competent with the chosen specific exercise to be used.
- Only allow subject to use weights that they have performed the exercise before with (no record attempts or massive overloading)
- Not to rush the subject and allow ample rest between sets/reps.
- Make sure the subject has more than enough surrounding room by choosing a safe spot in the gym and clearing all hazards.
-Due to the massive amount of concentration needed by the subject as to avoid injury, i will try to avoid using a flashgun but will be using a reflector.

What i will do to ensure the safety of others:
- Clear away all equipment once used.
- Not get in the way of other people and to ensure my subject doesn't either