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These may involve more specialised hazards and therefore more comprehensive safety precautions are required. Further specific advice is available on request.
If your event is to include fairground and children’s’ rides it is your duty to make sure they are operating safely. The risks associated with a fairground will probably require specialist advice which can be obtained through our events team.
If you are booking a fairground you must must obtain copies of all current mechanical inspection certificates (A.D.I.P.S) as well as £5 million public liability insurance certificates and risk assessment for each piece of equipment. It is a good idea to have a list of the equipment that is being supplied to your event so that you can use this to check the documentation against. All of this paperwork must be copied and passed on to the events team as part of your landhire application.
All Fairground and Amusement Rides must be under the supervision and control of a competent adult at all times. During times of high use it may be necessary to increase the level of support and such arrangements should be in place.
Once the equipment is installed it is essential that you inspect the ‘set up’ to make sure you are happy that there are no obvious hazards. It is generally necessary to have spare fencing available at your event to create barriers around rides and generators where this has not already happened.
If the event is to include a bouncy castle or any other inflatable attraction you will need to obtain the same documents that are required from operators of fairground rides. In addition you may find the following pointers helpful.
Check the condition of the inflatable to ensure that it is well maintained and in a safe condition.
A safety mat (minimum of 1” thickness) is supplied at the entrance.
The inflatable is securely fixed to the ground with guy ropes and long stakes or mooring straps and these are clearly visible and fenced off.
The electrical apparatus or generator is fenced off.
The inflatable must be supervised by a competent adult at all times.
No children using the equipment are taller than the height of any walls.
The inflatable is operated as per manufacturer’s and operator’s guidelines. The inflatable must be covered by a SAFETY CERTIFICATE and £5 million public liability insurance, held by the operator/owner.
If there are to be any barbecues or similar, there may be hazards from the use or storage of fuel, e.g. gas, also from naked flames and hot components. Specific advice is available from the Council’s Environmental Service.
Barbecues on the beach are only permitted at Joss Bay, Broadstairs and a written request must be forwarded to the Foreshore Section of the Tourism and Leisure Department of the Council at the address at the top of the booklet.
Catering outlets operating at your event must provide you with copies of their risk assessment, £5 million of public liability insurance, their registration documents and their food hygiene certificate. Again, our Environmental Services department will be happy to give advice.
If your event is to include a firework or pyrotechnics show you will need to take specialist advice. Usually, this advice would come from the Fire Service and the council, through the events team who will generally ask for a site meeting.
It is Council practice that all displays on Council land must be operated by an established Firework Company who are Members of the BPA and hold a current licence certificate (HSE 1974 Safety Procedures for Public Firework Displays or similar) and £5 million public liability insurance indemnity. It is the responsibility of the organiser to obtain the necessary permits prior to the event.
Firework companies will expect to issue a detailed risk assessment and present their public liability to the value of at least £5 million – usually £10 million.
The launching area must be fenced off in accordance with the Licence requirements and marshalled at all vulnerable points to ensure the safety of the public.
Weather conditions can have a significant impact on the safety of a firework display and advice should be sought from the operator (whose risk assessment should cover this element) as well as from the Fire Service.
All firework displays must meet defined criteria by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
In view of the very real nuisance caused to residents and the risk from fire in hot dry weather, bonfires are not encouraged, however if a bonfire is a crucial part of the event, the necessary permits must be obtained from Kent County Council, the Local Authority and the Fire Brigade.
In general bonfires are not permitted on any foreshore area.
Permits to operate may not be authorised.
Because of the risks associated with the operation of lasers there are special precautions that must be taken and our Health and Safety Officer, Environmental Services as well as the Fire Service must be fully consulted throughout the planning and operational stage.
Other displays using vehicles, flames, guns etc may well need special licences as well as needing special precautions such as barriers, according to the hazards and risks that are likely to occur. Further advice is available on request.
All light displays must meet defined criteria by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Airspace Utilisation Section (AUS). Contact information given in Appendix
This type of entertainment may require you to have applied for and been granted a licence. Advice should be sought as early as possible from Licensing, Environmental S
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Sarah Phippin
Community Development Officer
E-mail:
events@thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577092