Health & Safety and Technical
The Theatre Green Book
The Theatre Green Book is a theatre sector-wide partnership spearheaded by the Theatres Trust and the Association of British Theatre Technicians with support from all the major theatre sector and culture sector sustainability umbrella bodies. It is bringing together theatre-makers and sustainability experts to create a common standard for making theatre sustainably.
Health & Safety Executive – Theatre advice
Health and safety law applies to theatres as it does to other businesses. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and related legislation places duties on employers, employees, the self-employed and those in control of premises.
Lithium Battery Guidance Document
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for complying with provisions applicable to the transport by air of lithium batteries as set out in the DGR.
Production Safety Group – Mobile Elevated Work Platforms Guidance
The latest Production Safety Group guidance on Attaching or Suspending Production Equipment from Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
Managing Health and Safety in construction
This publication provides guidance on the legal requirements for CDM 2015 and is available to help anyone with duties under the Regulations.
The Children (Performances and Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 Risk Assessment – Risk and Mitigation
A template to use for assessing the potential risks that may arise from a child’s participation in a performance or licensed sporting or modelling activities.
ABTT Guidance Note 20
Advice to Theatre Owners and Managers regarding Suspended Fibrous Plaster Ceilings; Survey, Certification, Record Keeping etc. May 2015 update.
HSE Ceilings Discussion Notes – 20.11.14
Notes from the HSE discussion on Suspended Plaster Ceilings on 20th November 2014.
R U Safe
Helping people who need information and guidance about safety in small venues.
FST Ceiling Update July 2014
An update on suspended plaster ceilings inspection following the incident at the Apollo Theatre in London in December 2013.
CD261 – Consultation on replacement of the Construction
CD261 response from FST.