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This time of year is always a lot of fun with Halloween and Fireworks night. If you are planning to hold a fireworks display or have a bonfire it is worth taking a few moments of your time to read some health and safety advice to make sure the event is one of entertainment and not disaster.
Health and safety consultants are able to help you to understand where you stand with the laws and regulations if you are holding a public display. It is vital that you make sure the whole event is planned properly and that you have procedures available should any accidents occur during the event.
The HSE have put up a useful guide to help prevent accidents so here are a few of the major points which could mean the difference between a successful event and one which ends in injuries. This is broken down into two sections, what to do before the event and on the day. You can contact health and safety services to assist you if you are unsure of any of the guides, it is always better to be safe than sorry.
Health and safety consultants will be able to advise you further on any insurance which is useful to have when planning public events. Contact 0800 1488 677 to speak about health and safety services further to make sure your event is helped safely and responsibly.
2 Comments
Good and timely post- one thing I would say though is that even if the event – fireworks or otherwise- is too small for St. Johns or similar organisations, it is worth asking for qualified first aiders to identify themselves before the event.
If the event is sponsored by an employer then they should have FAW or EFAW qualified first aiders on their books who will probably jump at the chance of attending the event- you do need to check your insurance though.
A great blog post – it’s amazing how much simple health and safety procedures can impact upon what could otherwise be a potentially extremely dangerous situation.
With the recent M5 disaster being speculatively accredited to poor firework safety, it serves as an untimely reminder of the importance of taking care.
Our thoughts are with those who were affected by the disaster.
Thanks for the post and feel free to take a look at what we’re doing within the domestic environment, we’d value your thoughts.
Dan
ECEX