May 11
19
There are a number of hoops a band has to jump through before playing at venues these days, in addition to being fully insured there are also certain health and safety considerations and paperwork to be completed.
The document below is an example of what needs to be considered when playing at an army base. It shows that bands can’t just turn up and play – for the particular gig the document relates to and many other HM Forces bases and government venues, they have to fill in security forms for every band member, get their insurers to stamp and sign a copy of their public liability certificate, as the certificate itself isn’t enough (!) provide vehicle registration details, passport numbers and driving license references all in advance of the contract being issued.
| Hazard (1)
|
Effect of Hazard being realized (2)
|
Details of Control Measures (3) |
| |
|
|
| Arrival, unloading and Pre-performance set-up |
- Vehicle may cause injury to persons
- Vehicle and persons may pose security risk
- Unloading equipment may cause injury to band members or other person(s)
- Electrical sockets may be overloaded causing fire safety hazard
|
- Conform to venue security procedures & set speed limits , ensure vehicle & personal passes clearly displayed , park band vehicles safely for unloading, so that other vehicular access is not dangerously compromised or prevented
- Unload heavy equipment carefully
- Remove band vehicles to suitable public parking places
- Relevant equipment shows valid PAT stickers and Certificate available for checking purposes
- Band members will carry each piece of equipment from their vehicle to the performance area via the route instructed by the venue.
- Place equipment in correct location, ensuring that a) items are placed on level surfaces, b) are completely stable and cannot be inadvertently pushed over
c) equipment does not block emergency exits and d) no item becomes a potential trip hazard for band, guests or staff
- Carry out visual inspection of all wiring and electric plugs to ensure that they are in good condition and insulation is still effective
- Plug electrical equipment into appropriate venue 13amp or 32 amp sockets (based on assumption they have been safety tested by qualified electrician) as instructed by venue staff, ensuring that circuits are not overloaded
- Tape down any trailing wires to ensure that they will not impede pedestrian access and electrical safety will not be compromised
- Ensure venue has unblocked emergency fire exits and extinguishers close to performance area
|
| On Stage performance
|
- Excessive noise may cause hearing damage
- Band member dehydration
- Guests accessing performance area may prevent performance, cause injury to band members or damage to band equipment
|
- Ensure that sound levels do not exceed limits specified by venue
- Ensure that band members are provided adequate liquid refreshment to avoid dehydration
- Follow all hotel staff instructions regarding health and safety
- Ensure no unauthorized persons is allowed access the stage / performance area
|
| Post-performance break down, loading and Exit
|
- Vehicle may cause injury to persons
- Unloading equipment may cause injury to band members or other person(s)
- Vehicle and persons may pose security risk
|
- De-rig equipment carefully to avoid creating any obstructions to guests or staff as per “setup” above
- Re-load into vehicles as per “unloading” above
- Drive vehicles as per “arriving” above
- Hand in all passes / badges on exit of venue
|
Defined as “something with the potential to cause harm to a group or individual” Who might be harmed and how
3 The steps that will be taken in order to remove the hazard or reduce it so far as is reasonably practicable
Most party bands and wedding bands will find that they have to adhere to H&S to different degrees, depending on the venue.
A Berkshire wedding band or indeed a Wedding band in Wiltshire, Wedding band Hampshire, Surrey party band, Wedding band Devon or a Buckinghamshire Wedding band will need to be prepared for anything the promoter or venue throws at you and action it well before arriving there.
Tags: concert, gigging, h&s, live band, safety, stage
This entry was posted
on May 19, 2011 at 16:32. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Posted in wedding bands by Andy
Hey there! I came across your site from Google and as a SEO professional I thought that I’d share a quick tip with you about how you could improve your SERP, and get more traffic. I’m sure you have heard about social bookmarking, it’s one of the fastest ways to drive hordes of targeted traffic to your site, but it can quickly become a really time consuming task to bookmark all your new blog posts to several sites.
That’s way more cveler than I was expecting. Thanks!
Nope. You need to upgrade your wordpress.com account. It’s right in your wordpress admin….
Events-Calendar should fit your needs. It uses a widget though, not sure if you can place it on a post or page, just sidebar….
I’d have to go along with with you one this subject. Which is not something I usually do! I enjoy reading a post that will make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to speak my mind!
yeah you can , only you have to upggrade your account ….
You were wisely advised – you should open a wordpress blog account to make mini web sites. Other ideas: focus on pay per click to drive traffic. By focusing on PPC, you’ll be able to immediately tell whether your mini sites are converting profitably. …
Dazed and Confused…
I can honestly claim that we have no idea what you’re on about….
Very nice blog post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wished to say that I’ve truly enjoyed browsing your website articles. After all I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon! Samantha Hornshaw
Many thanks for taking this chance to speak about this, Personally i think strongly regarding it and I make use of learning about this subject. When possible, as you gain data, please update this website with new information. I’ve found it extremely useful.
Yeah, that’s the ticket, sir or mam
I read and benefit from your articles. Thanks for the great article
Thanks for the supplied info.
It’s super blog, I want to be like you
Thanks a lot for sharing this with all of us you actually know what you are talking about! Bookmarked. Please also visit my site =).
below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit
I was suggested this blog by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know such detailed about my difficulty. You are amazing! Thanks!
if you ever want to read a little far more then I suggest the following
I’m not sure where you are getting your info, but great topic. I needs to spend some time learning more or understanding more. Thanks for fantastic info I was looking for this information for my mission.
I’m really impressed with your writing skills as well as with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself? Either way keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a nice blog like this one nowadays..
Does your blog have a contact page? I’m having trouble locating it but, I’d like to send you an e-mail. I’ve got some recommendations for your blog you might be interested in hearing. Either way, great blog and I look forward to seeing it grow over time.