Health and Safety

DJ and Electronic Music Production

Project management

Simon Adair

Health and Safety.

the following document covers health and safety within the context of my own event/project plan.

Main points to consider;

• planning
• venue
• crowd safety
• electrical and lighting
• noise and amplitude
• toilets
• vibrations from noise
• first aid and medical
• Indoor heat management
• auditory hallucinations
• subliminal messaging.
• Fire safety and exits this can tie-in with site layout

The important question is; ''which of these factors are solely my responsibility and which are the responsibility of the facility/venue?''

The following are most likely to be my own responsibility rather than the facilities:

• Planning
• noise
• vibrations
• Wiring/cabling

The following are more likely to be the venues responsibility;

• first aid
• toilets
• air conditioning
• venue
• fire safety
• electrical
• crowd control/safety

Remember this is event safety from the point of view of someone (i.e. myself) doing an gig at a small venue like a 'hip club' or 'underground' event. Although I could take into consideration the kind of health and safety requirements of a massive venue such as a concert hall, festival or big night club, it would be irrelevant to what I am doing myself, (small venue).

After doing some reading on H+S I have found a segment which cleanly and simply breaks down the principles of H+S preparation that apply to all types and sizes of event-

46 There are five steps which need to be taken to assess the risk associated with staging the event.

Step 1 Identify the hazards associated with activities contributing to the event, where the activities are carried out and how the

activities are to be undertaken

Step 2 Identify those people who may be harmed and how

Step 3 Identify existing precautions, eg venue design, operational procedures or existing ‘safe systems of work’

Step 4 Evaluate the risks

Step 5 Decide what further actions may be required, eg improvement in venue design, safe systems of work, etc