Many of the chapters can be applied to other events which, although not necessarily musical, share some of the same characteristics of concerts, such as millennium celebrations. The new publication replaces the Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Pop Concerts and Similar Events. It has been updated to reflect the continuing development of best practice in the music events industry. The main changes have been to give more advice about planning and management and the guide also outlines how to carry out a risk assessment. It covers areas such as emergency planning, communications, crowd control, first aid, children s areas and the use of special effects.
New chapters cover camping, merchandising and amusements.
HSE inspectors are responsible for enforcement at LA-run events. AFO and Steve Heap contributed to the Small Events chapter, and Bev and Ray Langton to the Children s Chapter. Further details of this are available in the full edition of the AFO NEWS, and will be discussed at the AFO Conference. At the end of the summer Kate Rusby was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Award for her album Sleepless. On the night of the award ceremony at a London Hotel, Kate played before hundreds of big names from the rock, pop, jazz and classical world and easily held her own in the pressured atmosphere.