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.

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/