Category: Event Risk Assessment
New document produced by Standing Committee for Structural Safety
A new four-page alert, aimed at those who may ‘commission or procure or licence temporary stages and other temporary structures’, has been published in light of recent incidents in America and Europe. The document has been produced by the Standing Committee for Structural Safety, which is part of the Institution of Structural Engineers. It follows [...]
Councils and Communities Need to Work Together on Street Parties
Communities looking to organise street parties as part of next year’s Queens Jubilee celebrations or London Olympics should consider the insurance implications of their event, according to a local authority expert. Andy Grove, who is the chair of the Local Authority Event Organisers Group (LAEOG), spoke to Event Industry News during this year’s Showman’s Show [...]
HSE consultation on the revised version of HSG195 ‘The Event Safety Guide’
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) invites comments on the revised version of HSG195 – A guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar events. The draft has been developed by HSE and key stakeholders in the industry to help organisers comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) [...]
Companies fined over Sudeley Castle electrocution death
Two firms and a director have been fined a total of £29,000 with £28,000 in costs following the death of a man who was electrocuted at Sudeley Castle. Krysztof Wiecek, 45, was killed by an overhead power cable while working on a marquee at the site in April 2007. The castle was fined £10,000 with [...]
Event Safety Advisors – Setting the Record Straight
Health and safety may not be the most glamorous element of an event, but it is arguably one of the most important. Without the proper planning and the correct procedures, your event runs the risk of not even opening its doors. Event Industry News invited Stagesafe’s Chris Hannam to look at the important role health [...]
Police Object to Alcohol at Microlight Festival
Local broadcaster Isle of Wight Radio is reporting that the local Police have objected to a licensing application submitted by organisers of a microlight festival. The event, due to be held on 10th-12th June at Sandown Airport, has submitted a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) to the local council for the provision of alcohol and entertainment. [...]
Event organiser slams accident investigations
West Berkshire Council has not disclosed the cost of a lengthy probe into a charity fun day accident last year WEST Berkshire Council has said it is unable to disclose how much a lengthy probe into a charity fun day accident has cost the taxpayer. For almost a year, the council pursued its investigation into [...]
Event Emergency Planning, lessons learned a number of years ago.
“Had the storm struck the night before, the death toll could have been higher than the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the USA…” A number of years ago, at one of the very first tabletop emergency planning exercises I hosted, I was listening to some of the people that were set to work at the event [...]
Cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire cancelled after safety concerns
This year’s cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire has been cancelled after concerns about safety because of the number of spectators it attracts. Organisers of the event at Cooper’s Hill near Brockworth said 15,000 people attended last year’s event – more than three times the site’s capacity. Police and the local authority are working with the cheese [...]
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