Using UV lights, paint and the studio being in complete darkness causes some health and safety issues which I need to address.
Using a UV light meant that I needed to research the affects of the light and what damage could be done and what precautions need to be put in place:
Short term affects: burns, skin dryness and itching, eye irritation
Long term affects: Cancer, Cataracts, ageing of the skin
The model will be kept at safe distance from the light an warned to only touch the plastic casing around the uv light to be kept from the risk of burns. I will warn all my models to moisturise thoroughly before and after the shoot so that in case of dry skin and itching it will be resolved. Lastly in the short term affects the model will be advised not to look straight into the light and also the light won't be shone directly into the models eyes.
When buying the paint i made sure that it was suitable to be applied to skin without side affects i also made sure that i asked my model before the shoot if she was allergic to face paints or has sensitive skin which may react to the paint luckily my models didn't, If however they did then I would have changed models. I also made sure that i brought along make up wipes which removed the paint automatically. Lastly i made sure when buying the paint that if it so happened to get onto clothes it would wash out.
Finally because the UV light only works when all the lights are off except the UV light and no natural light allowed into the room the hazard is tripping on wires, chairs or on the back drop. I made sure that the models sat down before the house lights went out and didn't allow people to move until the lights were back on this preventing people tripping or falling.
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