TRAINING & EDUCATION
IN NEED OF EVENT TRAINING?
Nick Woodhouse, Head of Consultancy for ISC, looks at how businesses can embrace health and safety protocol and make events a stress-free process.
Most organisations hold events and welcome visitors, whether they are small corporate gatherings or large public events. Health and safety is a priority consideration and compliance requirement for all companies, but can often be perceived as a hindrance.
Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC), operates the Centre of Excellence training centre, which has delivered courses at Wembley Stadium and the O2 Arena. The CoE delivers a Managing Safety at Events and Exhibitions Course, specifically focusing on Health and Safety in a spectator or visitor environment. Run over four days, it is aimed at Event Managers and operations staff with health and safety responsibilities - and enables health and safety managers to get up to speed whilst learning from the experts.
Nick Woodhouse, Head of Consultancy for ISC , commented: “Health and safety on occasions receives bad press. We encourage clients to embrace safety processes and advise them on how reasonable, proportionate actions, practices and procedures are good for the company. We look to promote a culture-based approach around safe practices, so they become integrated into the day to day management and so are not perceived as ‘hassle’.”
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WHAT TO CONSIDER Companies need to undertake a thorough overview and assessment at the instigation of the project/event, which will enable the planner to identify risks, hazards and concerns, looking to predict the ‘curve ball’ and mitigate it. A prescribed planning process identifies key stakeholders, roles, responsibilities, and milestones across a time line, to provide consistency of approach.
HOW DOES HEALTH AND
SAFETY TRAINING HELP? It gives companies the ability to engage with experienced consultants, to discuss issues with people who have practical experience. It’s crucial to look for a training company that will match your business’s requirements with their expertise, so you get a bespoke experience that useful for your operations and answers specific questions. You want to come out of training with a confidence that enables you to put in place frameworks that will make your job more streamlined.
WHAT KNOWLEDGE SHOULD
COMPANIES HAVE? Companies and venues dealing with visitors need to have a basic grounding in health and safety law and have good knowledge of event risk assessment. You should be confident that proper planning and assessment has been carried out and
have protocols or procedures already written should anything happen. Before opening a venue to visitors or holding an event, you should have knowledge of the following:
• Why health and safety is important. • Health and safety law. • Common hazards. • Risk assessment . • Health and safety management. • Proactive monitoring.
• The cause of accidents and reactive monitoring.
• Safety of the general public.
• The role of duty managers and dealing with emergencies.
Woodhouse expanded: “Over 3,000 staff at Wembley Stadium were originally trained in stadium management, safety, security, medical and fire roles by the Centre of Excellence. We now deliver specialist operational and security courses and high level accredited training to clients including The O2 Arena, Intu Shopping Centres, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee and the RFU at Twickenham Stadium. Keeping your fingers crossed is too much of a risk. A little knowledge and planning can ensure many more good nights’ sleep and a less stressful, safer work environment for all involved.”
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