Health & Safety
Health and Safety is a high-priority area in event organisation. Effective health and safety has to be carefully planned, managed and controlled. As the event manager you must consider the health and safety of:
> Everyone working in your organisation and at the event > Everyone performing at or taking part in the event
> Everyone attending the event
> Everyone who may be affected by the event
You also must ensure that everyone who is working on the event understands the importance of the health and safety issues and works together to achieve a safe event for all.
The elements covered in this section are fundamental issues that will help you manage health and safety. Each event will require different arrangements and these should be discussed at length with the appropriate authorities. There are also many publications (some of which may be specific to your particular event type) which will give you good advice to help you plan and execute a safe event. As stated at the beginning of this chapter, the ‘Purple’ and ‘Green’ guides and the HSE website are essential resources.