This does not mean you become responsible for all the individual technical work carried out by third parties. Co-ordinationĮnsure co-operation and proper co-ordination of all work activities on the site.

There may be fewer people, but this is likely to be when the highest-risk work activities are carried out. While the numbers onsite during the public period will be significantly greater, the need for safety management during build up, load-in, breakdown and load-out is just as important. Have appropriate management systems in place for each phase of the event to make sure health and safety risks are controlled. Once physical activity starts at the event site, attention should move away from planning and paperwork to the effective management and monitoring of site operations, as follows: Management reviewing your health and safety arrangements.

monitoring health and safety compliance.

ensuring the competence of staff to undertake their role safely.

providing your employees and others with relevant information on any risks to their health and safety.

ensuring co-operation and proper co-ordination of work activities.

having health and safety arrangements in place to control risks.

You are responsible for ensuring that overall safety at the event is maintained so that as far as reasonably practicable, people setting up, breaking down and attending the event are not exposed to risks to their health and safety. Managing an event Your duties as an event organiser

Work with others to ensure crowd safety.

Selection and use of equipment to support speaker clusters, lights etc used during outdoor events.

Construction and deconstruction of temporary demountable structures.

Overview - Temporary demountable structures.

Overview - Event health and safety topics.

Large-scale temporary outdoor events near to major accident hazards.

Event manager skills