Venue Insight ARE YOU REALLY READY
FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN AND BONFIRE EVENTS? Now summer has drawn to a close, rather than looking back fondly at the warm sunny days, don’t forget that party season is almost upon us. With Halloween, Bonfire Night and even Christmas around the corner, you’re bound to have lots in store.
But, as always, there’s a slight word of warning to this tale. With more breath- taking shows come higher chances of something going wrong. Especially at this time of year.
We know that as event planners, you’ve got lots in store. You’re going to create memorable events for people up and down the country. We’re looking forward to attending some of them ourselves!
Every year, Halloween and Bonfire parties get ever more extravagant. New costumes, new daring risks – customers are choosing experiences over gifts, and you can really capitalise by throwing the autumn extravaganza of all extravaganzas.
Take Halloween costumes for example. Although safety standards for costumes have increased massively over the last few years, many are still not flame retardant. Put an open flame too near to your guests and disaster could strike.
Fire doesn’t care who it latches on to.
It may seem like we’re being killjoys, but nothing finishes the fun quicker than a serious accident. Risk management is vital at all times, but none more so when so many people are gathering in such small places around dangerous materials as they are at Halloween and Bonfire night.
by Oliver Calvert — Head of Brand & Marketing at NDML
Each year, warnings about the potential for injury on bonfire night get louder and louder. Statistics in 2016 from St John’s Ambulance showed 4,506 were people treated for fireworks- related injuries on Bonfire night.
Many of those will have been from people misbehaving. But more than enough will have been from events like the ones you’re planning. You may also find that there are exclusions on your policy for events with a major risk. So make sure you speak to us before you go ahead with an event.
But don’t let this be a downer. Your event is going to be brilliant. Your customers will love it. And you’ll have a great time. And we know that because you’re going to get risk management spot on.
If you don’t feel comfortable doing risk checks yourself, get in touch with NDML at
ndml.co.uk or by calling 0844 488 9205. We have our own risk management team ready to give you any help you might need.
40
October 2019
www.venue-insight.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52
