Tag: health and safety
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 [...]
Reducing The Burden Of Health & Safety Rules
Earlier this year the Government launched its plans for reform of the health and safety system in Britain, and an independent review of legislation is currently under way. Here, Heath Freeman, managing director of nationwide crewing company, Pinnacle Crew, looks at what this will mean to the live events industry. “The burden of health and [...]
PSA to give run-down on changes in enforcement
The PSA has joined together with Heightec to offer the industry an introduction to the very latest work at height safety equipment and training at an open day in their London training centre on 23rd February. The PSA will be on hand to give a run-down on recent changes in enforcement by the HSE as [...]
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 [...]
Brigg Firework Display 2009 cancelled
A shortage of volunteers, coupled with strict council health and safety rules have forced the cancellation of a popular North Lincolnshire firework display. The Brigg Firework Display was due to be held at Brigg Recreation Ground this Saturday but had to be pulled by the Brigg Roundtable who had been organising the event. Robert Sommerville, [...]
Council reverse decision to allow Regatta Fireworks
With less than 48 hours to go until the much talked about Regatta Fireworks, Wokingham Borough Council have gone back on their decision to allow a crucial temporary footpath suspension. Wokingham Council had agreed to suspend a very small stretch of footpath for a short time either side of the display, crucial for health and [...]
Beachbreak Live organisers overcome site change’s
The sand has been laid, the chill out lounge is being decorated with beach balls and they are just putting final touches to the palm trees. Meanwhile, a couple of roadies are carrying a huge amplifier to the main stage, whistling: “I do like to be beside the seaside”. With just hours to go until [...]
Hard times hit Christ in the Centre procession
A religious procession is set to go ahead after organisers reluctantly accepted having to halve its £50,000 budget. Church officials had feared they would be forced to cancel Christ in the Centre, which attracts more than 10,000 people to Leicester each year, after a lack of donations so far. Now organisers have decided to accept [...]
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