REGIONAL GUIDES

• West Somerset Council: Event Safety Guide for Organisers produced by Environmental Health & Licensing Team (see Resources section)
  

•  Mendip District Council: Catering at Shows and Events (see Resources section)

• Stroud District Council: A Guide to organising health and safety and food at small and medium events (see Resources section)
  

• South Somerset District Council: Your Guide to Organising a Safe Event (see Resources section)

• Events guide for organisers of events that affect the highway by Graham Bagley (Somerset County Council), the Highways Authority and the blue light services. (This guide will be published here shortly)

NATIONAL GUIDE
A very comprehensive guide has been produced by the Health & Safety Executive, essential reading for all event organisers.

• 'The Event Safety Guide: A guide to health, safety and welfare at music and similar events' ("The Purple Book") by the Health & Safety Executive. ISBN: 0717624536. Click here to view. Please note that this is a large document.The guide can be purchased online for £20 from Health & Safety Executive website.

ADDITIONAL READING

• 'Managing Crowds Safely' (2000) by Health & Safety Executive. ISBN: 071761834X. Available to download for free or to buy a hardcopy for £17.50 from Health & Safety Executive website.

•   'Safety Guidance for Street Arts, Carnival, Procession and Large-Scale Performances' by Independent Street Arts Network. ISBN: 0954489217.£10 to purchase from Street Arts Network website.
   
• 'The Good Practice Safety Guide for Small and Sporting Events Taking Place on the Highway, Roads and Public places' by the Home Office. Download a copy from www.britishcycling.org.uk website

• 'Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds' ("The Green Guide"), ISBN 0 11300095 2. Download from www.culture.gov.uk website.
  

• 5 Steps to Risk Assessment: Case Studies (HSE 1998) ISBN 07176 15804.
  http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf

• National Outdoor Events Association
  http://www.noea.org.uk/