Contents by chapter: | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1 INTRODUCTION; But We Already Have The "Pop Code" To Tell Us All About Health And Safety; I Don't Need All This Health and Safety Stuff, I've Got Insurance!
2 WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?
3 THE LICENSING ACT 2003
4 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC. ACT 1974 (HASAWA); How the Objectives are to be Achieved; The European Revolution
5 THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK REGULATIONS 1999; A Flow of Information; A Healthy Attitude; What is a Safety Culture?; Rewards Systems; Planning for Safety
6 ACCIDENT COSTS AND PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES; Showing the 'Yellow Card'; The Other Side of the Coin; Keeping Records
7 BUT WHAT IS A 'SELF-EMPLOYED' PERSON?
8 THE WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE REGULATIONS 1992; Areas of Responsibility for Venue Owners and Managers; Step-by-Step Safety Checklist for Venue Owners and Managers; The Regulations Require Employers
9 THE PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998; Lift Trucks
10 THE SUPPLY OF MACHINERY (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 1992
11 SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF STAFF AND CONTRACTORS;
How to deal with these difficulties
12 TRAINING; The Benefits of Training; Safety Passports; Basic Objectives and Content of the Statement of Intent
13 HEALTH & SAFETY POLICIES; Policy monitoring; Plant Equipment and substances
14 RISK ASSESSMENT; The Risk Assessment Process; Are The Current Controls Adequate?
15 SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK; Risk Assessment; Method Statements (Safety Method Statements – SMS); Permits to Work; Other Documentation; Time to Start Work?
16 THE HEALTH & SAFETY (INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES) REGULATIONS 1989; Definitions
17 THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY (COMPULSORY INSURANCE) ACT 1969; Exemptions; Certificates of Insurance; Penalties
18 THE OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT 1957 AND 1984
19 THE CONSULTATION WITH EMPLOYEES' REGULATIONS 1996; Information on the Health and Safety consequences for employees of new technology that the organisation plans to bring into the workplace
20 SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE AND COMMITTEE REGULATIONS 1977; Definition
21 HEALTH & SAFETY (FIRST AID) REGULATIONS 1981
22 RIDDOR 95 REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS; Immediate Response
23 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; HSE Investigations
24 THE WEATHER, ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
25 HEALTH AND SAFETY (SAFETY SIGNS & SIGNALS) REGULATIONS 1996; Viewing Distance Table for Safety Signs; Samples of Old and New Signs
26 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK REGULATIONS 1992 (PPE) & THE CONSTRUCTION (HEAD PROTECTION) REGULATIONS 1989; Standards for PPE; Back Injuries; Muscular Sprains and Strains
27 MANUAL HANDLING OPERATIONS REGULATIONS 1992;
Hernia; Cuts, Abrasions and Bruising; Crushing; Repetitive Strain Injury; Three main steps to avoiding injury due to manual handling; The Hazard
28 THE CONTROL OF NOISE AT WORK REGULATIONS 2005; The Risk;
But What is Loud?; The Law; Hearing Protection; Enforcement
29 THE ELECTRICITY AT WORK REGULATIONS 1989
30 THE WORKING TIME REGULATIONS 1998; Excluded Sectors; 48-hour Week; Annual Leave; Rest Breaks; Night workers; Derogations/Exemptions; Action To Take
31 SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS
32 WORK AT HEIGHT REGULATIONS 2005; The Task; The Equipment; The Worker; The Location; Falling Objects; Training; Inspection of Work Equipment; Rescue; Basic Access Systems; Maintenance and Inspection; Access Towers or Tower Scaffolds; Forklift Trucks with Work Platforms; Ladders, Zarges, Step-ladders and Trestles; Truss Access and Fall Arrest Systems; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Work at Height; Do I Need a Harness? If So, What Type?; Safe Practice; Advanced Access Techniques; Safety Chains (by Chris Higgs)
33 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 1998 (LOLER) Chris Hannam and Chris Higgs; Key Points of LOLER; The Chain of Responsibility; The Paper Trail; LOLER at a Glance; LOLER Definitions; To Sum Up
24 SPECIAL EFFECTS, LASERS, STROBES, UV LIGHTING, SMOKE, VAPOUR EFFECTS AND PYROTECHNICS; Strobe Lights; Ultraviolet Lights; Smoke, Vapour and Fog Effects; Mineral Oil; Glycol Fogs; A Code of Practice for The Use of Pyrotechnics; Lasers; Other Lighting Effects; General Requirements
35 LIFT TRUCKS, MEWPS AND PLANT; Working Platforms on Lift Trucks; The Law; Selecting a Suitable Truck; A Safe System of Work; Trucks; Integrated Working Platforms; Mobile Elevating Work Platforms and Safety Harnesses;
Precautions to Be Taken Before Working from Any MEWP; High Risk Activities Requiring Fall Arrest Protection; Appropriate Safety Equipment
36 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND WORK PLACE TRANSPORT SAFETY; Can the Hazard be Eliminated?; Goods Vehicle Operators' Licences; Tour Buses
37 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
38 REGULATORY REFORM (FIRE SAFETY) ORDER 2005; Fire Safety Log Books; Basic Fire Safety Training; Types of Fire Extinguisher; Other fire-fighting equipment; Fire Drills; Fire Wardens/Marshals
39 CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS 2002 (COSHH), CHEMICALS (HAZARD INFORMATION AND PACKAGING) REGULATIONS 2009 (CHIP) AND NOTIFICATION OF NEW SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 1993 (NONS); Read the Label
40 DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES REGULATIONS 2002 (DSEAR); Basic LPG Safety
41 CROWD MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY STEWARDS
42 REGULATIONS SPECIFIC FOR CATERERS; Water
43 COMMUNICATIONS; Example of an Event Management and Communications Control Structure; Headsets; Information Technology; Mobile Phones; Production Documentation; Technical Specifications; Maps and Plots; Production Schedules; Tour Schedules; Legal Documents; Correct Use of Radios
44 WORK-RELATED STRESS; What is Stress?
45 CONSTRUCTION (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2007
46 YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK
47 OFFICE SAFETY
48 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY (DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS 1992; Active and Reactive Monitoring;
49 MEASURING PERFORMANCE; Workplace inspections; Reactive Monitoring; Accident Reports; Near Misses
50 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY; Land Damage; Traffic Congestion; Waste Management; Carbon Emissions; Water
51 CONCLUSION
A1 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
A2 FURTHER INFORMATION
A3 FURTHER READING
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Reviews: |
Hannam is a familiar name in the events industry and this book first appeared as a PSA publication in 1997 entitled 'An introduction to health and safety management in the live music and events industry' and is now issued under the ETP banner. Considerably updated from its previous guise, it is now a comprehensive guide to health and safety issues in all situations and anyone involved in events should be aware of the contents.
Hannam commences with an interesting introduction, giving the reader a clear understanding of their obligations under health and safety legislation, and the difference between the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAW) and the Pop Code, while dispelling some common myths and misconceptions – including "the industry has a very good safety record"!
Hannam covers the HASAW Act, the management of the regulations, accident costs and the definition of the self-employed person - often a grey area when it comes to the health and safety responsibilities of freelancers (not to mention pay and tax). Hannam then goes on to briefly cover some other relevant regulations, including the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations, the provision and use of work equipment regulations and the supply of machinery (safety) regulations.
With the legislation covered, the practical implementation of them all begins with the selection and management of staff and contractors. The law requires employers to use investigative means to assess the competence of potential staff or contractors and comprehensive guidance is given on how to achieve this and what records need to be kept. Training is a means to demonstrate competence and Hannam gives the reader useful tips on what training may be appropriate, including new employee inductions.
The ensuing chapters cover health and safety policies, risk assessments, safe systems of work (including method statements and permits to work), liability insurance and the relatively new 'Consultation with employees' regulations 1996. While one hopes that accidents will not occur, they invariably will at some level, if only a minor sprain caused by bad manual handling or a cut or graze inflicted by an old flightcase. In any case, there should always be a first-aider in the crew as well a first-aid kit; the level of first-aid training required is covered in detail, along with 'Riddor 95', or the reporting of accidents.
Yet more regulations follow and include the signs and safety, personal protective equipment, manual handling, noise at work, electricity at work, working at height, working time and lifting equipment (LOLER) regulations, which are all covered in enough detail to ensure the reader is aware of their obligations. It doesn't end there though, as Hannam also investigates other areas including crowd management, safety stewards and communications among other areas, before finally highlighting the benefits and needs of measuring one's performance against policy.
Health and Safety is a very big subject, and comparatively Hannam has written (in his own words) "a very small book"; nevertheless, it is a well-written and informative guide to the subject and will encourage the reader to set up good and effective policies and procedures for the benefit of all. |