If you are planning or participating in a Panto this year the following information may be of value to you. And it comes from the 'Wicked Auntie' herself - the Department of Business Innovation & Skills.They suggest that Health and Safety rules were blamed when pantomimes stopped throwing out sweets, some years back, to the audience. The reality is In fact that organisers were worried about the cost of compensation if anyone got hurt. [They were obviously throwing bulls-eyes]
If you're unsure about an event you're organising, you might want to talk to your insurer to check that you've got the right cover and you've managed any risks effectively. It can help to make sure that trivial risks don't cause too much concern.
Realistically, if a panto throws out sweets the chances of someone being seriously hurt is incredibly low says BIS. "It's certainly not something HSE worries about - as far as we're concerned, this is a case of "Oh yes you can!"
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2 comments:
Ho-ho! But can we throw them back?
Ah, that well known magic trick - now you see it, now you don't. If you speak to the insurers they will tell you it's Health & Safety and if you speak to H&S they will blame the insurers! In either case paranoia fuels premiums and we end up creating processes that nobody can use effectively. 'Well done' DTI for trigering another round of fruitless debate!
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