Health and Safety Management in the Live Music and Events Industry

First published in 2004, Chris Hannam s major work on Health and Safety Management in the live music and events sector has been substantially expanded and totally revised for this third edition. Its 52 chapters cover all aspects of staging live entertainment events and the author s treatment is highly detailed, running to well over 1000 pages. The author draws on long personal experience in the industry and his approach is specific to the hazards that events create, for instance whether its manual handling or mechanical lifting or electrical safety or many other relevant topics, he provides answers on how to manage projects in the area of public performance. There are comprehensive chapters on all of the legal frameworks for machinery, fire safety, work equipment, employers liability, PPE, working at height, special effects, temporary structures, COSHH, traffic management, working time regulations and many more. Health & Safety magazine states: This is an outstanding piece of work: an awful lot of book for the price, and an essential reference for anyone working in the events/entertainment sector .