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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
**May 2023 Update** The draft Protect Duty Draft Bill (Martyn's Law) has been published - you can...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
Insurance for Events
What is PLI insurance? Why do I need ELI insurance?
Safety Advisory Groups (SAG)
What is a Safety Advisory Group or SAG? They are usually co-ordinated by a Local Authority...
Creating a Positive H&S Culture
Health and safety shouldn’t be about telling people what not to do, it should be about...
How to write an effective Safety Plan
There are many different approaches to writing a safety plan for an event. Unfortunately there is...
Incident Reporting
Incident Reporting It is important to make thorough records of any accidents, incidents or near...
Food Safety for Event Organisers
No matter what sort of event you are planning, food poisoning amongst the delegates or attendees...
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
At first glance, many event professionals would wonder why the The Control of Substances Hazardous...
Site Safety Inductions
Why give a site safety induction? It is important to brief people intending to start work or be...
CDM Notifiable Projects
A project is notifiable to the Health & Safety Executive under CDM 2015 if it: Exceeds 30 days...
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 The LOLER regulations place...
Managing Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (MEWPS)
Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) Further resources: Health & Safety Executive MEWP...
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Overview Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or...
CDM Roles
Duty Holder Roles One of the key parts of CDM legislation is the way it defines how a project is...
CDM Documentation
Documentation Within the CDM 2015 regulations there are three significant pieces of CDM...
Duty of Care
All employers have a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and...
Managing Sub-contractors
Sub-contractor competency The Health & Safety Executive has an excellent leaflet available to...
How to Write a Method Statement
Introduction A method statement is simply a description of how you are going to complete a task....
Manual Handling
Further resources - Health & Safety Executive - Manual Handling According to the Health &...
Competency
Who is classed as 'competent'? In the context of health & safety, ‘competency’ is defined as...
Event Electrical Safety
Event Electrical Safety The HSE’s resource on electrical safety is a great starting point when...
Construction (Design & Management) – CDM 2015
What is CDM 2015? There has been a lot of discussion about CDM in the event industry...
Health & Safety FAQ
Why do I have to worry about Health & Safety? Legally, you have to... The UK has a legal...