Guidance and best practice documents

Below is a list of guidance and best practice documents. 

• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• EIF Purple Guide (Accessed February, 2024)
• SGSA Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (6th ed.) "Green Guide"
• Licensing Act 2003
• Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Occupiers Liability Act 1984
• Protect UK Guidance (Accessed February, 2024)
• JESIP Joint Doctrine: The Interoperability Framework (ed.3, 2021)
• Protection of Premises (Terrorism) Draft Bill
• British Standards (As applicable per section)
• Health and Safety Executive's Managing Crowds Safely
• Health and Safety Executive's Event Safety Guide
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• Work At Height (Amendment) Regulations 2007
• Good Practice for Crowd Management in UK Performance and Licensed Spaces
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM)
• Civil Contingencies Act 2004
• ACT Awareness E-Learning
• ACT Security E-Learning

Contingency Plans

It is important to ensure that emergency and contingency plans are in place to cover all eventualities at your event. Engaging a competent Event Safety professional will ensure that you have the appropriate and qualified support when developing your contingency plans.

Contingency Plans should include:

• Evacuation Plan
• Invacuation Plan (If applicable)
• Show Stop Plan
• Adverse Weather Plan
• Noise Management Plan
• Incident Management Plan
• Medical Management Plan
• Terrorism Management Plan
• Technical Data/Equipment Specification
• Company Health and Safety Statement
• Proof of Competency of their employees and/or sub-contractors