A new guide has been published by the Events Industry Forum (EIF). Its aim is to help organisers of smaller events comply with regulations and good practice.
The new ‘Purple Guide Lite’ is a sister publication to the ‘Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events’, which EIF took over from the UK regulator the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) four years ago. Covered are more strictly security matters such as ‘dealing with crime’, general operational matters such as crowd management, and assessing risks, and safety issues such as barriers and fencing, fire prevention, and medical support.
Developed with the support of industry practitioners from all event sectors, the ‘Purple Guide Lite’ aims to provide the basics that event organisers need to consider when planning even small events with only a few hundred attendees. The ‘Lite’ guide is available online at a cost of £10. Subscribers can also upgrade to the full Purple Guide within the first 12 months for £15 – the difference in price between the two guides. All full guide subscribers automatically have free access to the new ‘Lite’ version.
For details about the new guide visit http://www.thepurpleguide.co.uk/index.php/purple-guide-lite. For more about the forum, the secretary is Jim Winship – email [email protected].
Picture by Mark Rowe; one of the open-air music performances in Sheffield city centre on Friday afternoon, June 9, with Showsec steward. In the background is Sheffield City Hall, which recently like many other venues brought in bag checks and no longer allows people to take drinks or liquids into the venue, except sealed bottles of water no larger than 500ml.
