2025 looks set to be another busy year for the events industry – festivals, conferences and exhibitions – we look ahead to what the new year could bring and consider event safety in 2025…
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Protect Duty – Martyn’s Law 2024 Update
July 2024 Update Following a number of delays (mainly due to the calling of the General election),...
5 event safety factors to consider when taking your event abroad
Organising and working at an event overseas is an exciting and memorable experience. It represents a unique opportunity to engage with your attendees, meet business objectives and provide an impactful experience for all. Inevitable it also comes with many challenges that require careful consideration to ensure its success.
Company Directors found Guilty
Following an investigation by local health chiefs, two company directors have been found guilty of health & safety breaches at their trampoline park “Flip Out” located in Chester.
Event Safety: Protecting Your Reputation
When it comes to planning and organising events, ensuring the health and safety of attendees...
Event Safety Training in Your Business
Unleashing the Power of Event Safety Training in Your Business Are you looking for a powerful way...
Successful Festival Event Management Plan
Planning a successful festival event is no small feat. It requires meticulous organisation,...
Event Health & Safety thoughts for 2024
2024 looks set to be another busy year for the events industry – festivals, conferences and exhibitions – we look ahead to what the new year could bring and consider event safety in 2024…
Festival wins for two Event Safety Plan Clients
We're delighted that two of our festival health and safety clients have won top awards at the 2023...
Kings Speech Protect Duty Update
Following the slightly surprising announcement in the Kings’ opening of Parliament speech back in...
Martyn’s Law update – Ministers find current draft to be ‘not fit for purpose’
Martyn’s Law update – Ministers find current draft to be ‘not fit for purpose’
Working at height safely in events and entertainment
Working at height at any event – whether it be a concert or festival, exhibition or conference, comes with added risk. Ensuring that the working at height is planned in advance, undertaken by skilled operatives and using the correct equipment is key to the safety and wellbeing of the staff and workers onsite.
Crowd Management Health & Safety at Events
Crowd management Crowd management is an important aspect of any large event or gathering. It...
Health and safety for festival organisers
Festival safety is essential for event organisers, attendees, and even surrounding communities. It...
Volunteering at Events, festivals, concerts and more
Volunteering at a festival, concert or other type of event has a great number of benefits to the...
Laser Safety for Events & Entertainment
Laser safety is a crucial aspect of any event, especially in the UK where the use of lasers is...
Health & Safety for Managing Sports Events
Sport Event Safety Planning is a critical element of any event. It involves assessing potential...
Protect Duty – Martyn’s Law 2023 Update
All of this content has now moved to the Protect Duty 2024 updates page
Event Health & Safety in 2023
Where we've been For a lot of event businesses there has been an unprecedented period of...
Housekeeping: getting your site in order
Good housekeeping is the practice of maintaining a clean, clutter free working site. Good...
Ensuring Your Event Sites Are Accessible
Opening your events up to as many people as possible should be a key part of your event planning – by ensuring that as many people as possible can attend your event, you can increase your audience, provide a great event and ensure an inclusive offering.
Event Safety – Coventry City of Culture 2021
Event Safety Plan are a Preferred Supplier for Coventry City of Culture 2021
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE stands for personal protective equipment. Personal Protective equipment has been a useful and...
Segregating pedestrians and vehicles on site
The HSE reports that each year around 100 people are killed or injured by being struck by a...
Manual Handling – to lift or not to lift
We've all been there; the last minute flurry of activity to tidy up the event site before opening-...
Positive Safety Culture: what does it mean?
This week our Safety Advisor, Jon, has been looking back at the history of the Health & Safety...
Choosing the right contractor for your project
When choosing the right contractor we are often under budget constraints and get multiple quotes...
Spring 2021: Lockdown Exit Plan
On 22nd February the government announced their roadmap for exiting lockdown in England. This page...
Employing Freelancers – things to know…
Freelancers are an excellent, scalable resource for production companies, event agencies and event...
Work at height: ladders, MEWPs… & hopefully not standing on flight cases
This week's blog post is from our Safety Consultant Sam White, talking about one of his (many)...
Client Spotlight: Formula E
The first in a series of client spotlights, this month we're chatting to Richard Bate, HSE Lead at...
Fire Extinguisher Refresher
This month we've had a few clients asking which fire extinguishers they should be choosing for...
What does supervision mean on an event site?
This week's blog post is penned by our Safety Consultant, Rob Haworth, who, in normal times, could...
Glastonbury Festival cancelled for 2021
With the extremely sad news that Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled (read their statement...
UKAS: the Accredited Body for COVID-19 Testing
If you are able to safely and legally operate your business during these times and are using...
COVID-19 Events Guidance
There is a lot of events advice and guidance out there - we're trying to pull as much of it...
Event Safety Myths Busting
Here are a few of our favourite common Event Safety myths to bust... Freelancers don’t need their...
Making your Conference Covid Secure
As we begin to plan the practicality and viability of a return to live events, here are a few of...
Event Safety Advisor – What to look for…
Choosing and Event Safety Advisor is an important step when developing your event plans. This post...
Supporting #letthemusicplay
Here at EventSafetyPlan we are proud supporters of events of all types - and we are especially...
Event Safety Advisor – How to choose
Working with an Event Safety Advisor could (in the past) have been a traumatic experience - but we...
Protecting your event staff and contractors in a Covid-19 world (part 2)
This is the first of a two part series looking at ways event organisers, suppliers to the events...
Protecting your event staff and contractors in a Covid-19 world
This is the first of a two part series looking at ways event organisers, suppliers to the events...
How to make events Covid Secure
In this article we'll look at how to make events Covid Secure to ensure compliance with the latest...
Covid-19 Timeline of Legislation and Guidance for events
The opening parameters for different types and styles of event is still being updated - however...
Coronavirus event safety risk assessments
Why not use this enforced downtime to review your health and safety documentation with a free SIX...
Why you need to think about event safety *before* you rebook your event because of Coronavirus
Why not use this enforced downtime to review your health and safety documentation with a free SIX...
Getting help with event cancellation – Coronavirus
Need to arrange an event cancellation due to Coronavirus Covid-19 but having issues with no official confirmation – read on…
Coronavirus: 10 things event planners need to consider post Coronavirus lockdown
Why not use this enforced downtime to review your health and safety documentation with a free SIX...
Coronavirus Covid-19 event safety for event planners
Why not use this enforced downtime to review your health and safety documentation with a free SIX...