As part of the evaluation of the work-related violence website and toolkit we would like to know more about visitors to
Category: Entertainment and leisure
Organising firework displays?
November 5: Bonfire Night. Firework displays should be enjoyable and spectacular occasions – but they obviously
Lifeguard fined after father-of-three drowns
A lifeguard who failed to notice a father-of-three lifeless at the bottom of a Walsall swimming pool was yesterday (26/10) convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Duration of Licence - Adventure activities
The duration of a licence is an area where there may be potential for disagreement between the inspector and provider.
Fairground Rides – Amusement Devices Inspection Procedures Scheme (ADIPS)
The current regulatory system in the fairgrounds industry is based on the HSE Guidance, HSG175 ‘Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks - guidance on safe practice’.
Fireworks - HSE guidance
Working together on firework displays, a safety guide for firework display organisers and operators.
Riding instructors saddle up for safety training
Riding school owners and instructors from across County Durham saddled up for a free training day to get their health
Health and safety training workshop for equestrian businesses
This free workshop is part of the HSE and local authority ‘Revitalising health and safety’ strategy. In future, inspectors will be looking closely at how equestrian
Adventure activities licensing website - rebranded
Adventure activities licensing ensures that activity providers follow good safety management practices.
Blind daredevil makes health & safety pledge
Dean Dunbar, from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, braved two massive waterfalls
Warning to those hiring out inflatable leisure devices
HSE is warning people who hire out inflatable leisure devices that they must ensure all operators are fully trained and that the equipment
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Big Dipper incident
12 August 2009, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the incident on the Big Dipper fairground ride
HSE say earplug myth is summer madness
The Heath and Safety Executive has moved to silence critics claiming audiences must wear earplugs when attending
Myth: Health and safety laws mean concert-goers have to wear earplugs
HSE have put forward another health and safety myth - Health and safety laws mean concert-goers have to wear
Statement on fairground incident at Knebworth
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating an incident at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth on Saturday afternoon (1 August 2009).
HSE won’t rain on your parade…or your fete!
HSE has chosen village fetes as July’s ‘elf and safety’ myth, to illustrate the confusion that exists around organising public events.
Machines in ten pin bowling centres
Guidance for local authorities - A lack of effective physical safeguards has permitted unfettered access to dangerous
Safety checks on inflatables must be carried out properly
HSE is warning inspectors of inflatable play equipment that they must conduct comprehensive safety checks or face prosecution.
Fairground fatality
HSE is carrying out an investigation following the death of a child on a fairground ride in London.
Music festivals and outdoor events
Sound Advice contains practical noise management advice, representatives of music and entertainment industries together

