Health & safety & risk management for the conference, exhibition and event manager

With increasing health & safety legislation and the need for event managers to be more pro-active in risk management, this one day course has been designed to keep you up-date with all the information you need to be compliant, manage your risks and operate effectively. Special attention will be given to clarifying the corporate manslaughter legislation and developing practical risk assessment and risk management strategies for all your events.

Course outline

Understanding and implementing health and safety policies at events

• Accident Prevention objectives
• Clarifying health and safety law and whose responsibility it is
• Proactive monitoring — audits, inspections etc
• Understanding the causes of accidents and reactive monitoring
• Identifying the most common hazards
• A/V health and safety — wires etc
• Providing adequate levels of security

Corporate Manslaughter Legislation explained

• The new legislation explained – what does it mean for you?
• Clarifying the provisions you should make
• How the corporate organisation can protect itself and what it requires from suppliers

Clarifying the Equalities Act and understanding your responsibilities

• What the Equalities Act means to you as an event Manager
• Who is responsible you or the venue?
• Practical tips for compliance

Insurance strategies to protect and manage your event

• Identifying when to use insurance policies
• Cancellation and abandonment
• Property damage — common exposures
• Legal liability and how to minimise them

Developing risk assessment and risk management strategies to minimise and manage event exposure

• Developing risk assessments for every event
• Understanding a venues responsibilities and what they need to supply
• Event contingency planning
• Risk assessment throughout an event
• Building a risk management team