Once responsibilities have been agreed by all interested parties, each representative should sign the form, keep a copy for their records and forward a completed form to the safety advisor responsible for your area in ´óÏó´«Ã½ Safety before the event takes place.
The printed form will open as ‘read only’, save it to your PC before and after you have entered the details.
The data fields on the form appear as controls on this web version.
What Can Go Wrong?
- No clarity on who is doing what and suitable plans not developed.
- Event planning tasks start to overwhelm the event team close to the event date.
- Event license refused and event cannot take place.
- Major or serious incident occurs directly linked to lack of planning.
Legal/´óÏó´«Ã½ Requirements
- There are no specific legal requirements to draw to your attention; you must still apply the control measures that are relevant to your activity.
- Please ensure that a copy of this form is retained in the Event safety file, a copy given to any other event partner and a copy sent to your ´óÏó´«Ã½ Safety Advisor.
Control Measures
Event Information
- Event title:
- ´óÏó´«Ã½ Department/Division/Network:
- Date of event:
- Venue/location:
- Type of event (eg, book launch, live music etc):
´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s role in event
- Event Organiser (EO)
- Host Broadcaster (HB)
- Contributor (C)
- Rights Holding Broadcaster (RHB)
Names and contact details of key contacts
- Name of ´óÏó´«Ã½ organiser/producer:
- Organiser/ producer contact details:
- Name of Venue Manager
- Venue Manager contact details::
- Name of contracted EO (if different to above):
- EO contact details:
- Other agencies involved (eg, Local Authority, Emergency Services, contractors etc) please list:
- Other Agencies contact details:
Key responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Venue / Location
- Venue design
- CDM 2015 arrangements
- Major incident plan
- Calculating maximum audience no’s
- Admissions policy (ticketing etc)
- Disability access
- Stewards for disabled persons
- Site/ venue plan
- Incident control room
- Entertainment Licence
- Broadcast facilities
- Other
Staging & Entertainment responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Stages
- Barriers/fencing
- Seating
- Video Walls
- Promotional Displays
- Rostra
- Fixed towers/scaffolds
- Other temporary towers/scaffolds
- Special FX eg, Pyros, fireworks
- Lasers
- Lighting
- Security to staff and artists
- Make- up/ costume
- Toilets for artists and ´óÏó´«Ã½ staff
- Catering
- Facilities for eating meals
- Traffic routes for production vehicles for outdoor sites
- Public Address System (PA)
- Noise Levels
- Fire Fighting Equipment
- Signage
- First Aid
Utilities responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Power Supply
- Electrical Installations
- Gas Supplies
- Lighting
- Water Supply
- Waste Management
- Signage
- Storage of hazardous substances eg, fuel, gas, pyros etc.
- Other
Emergency Arrangements responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Designing the Emergency Evacuation Arrangements
- Ensuring the emergency services can gain access to the site
- Ensuring adequate fire alarms
- Ensuring suitable fire fighting equipment is available
- Ensuring emergency exits are kept clear
- Ensuring emergency arrangements are communicated to all relevant parties
- Emergency Lighting (Flood lights etc)
- Raising the Alarm
- Ensuring walkways are kept clear
- Signage
- Other
Services provided to the Public responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Audience Control
- Monitoring the Crowd
- First Aid arrangements
- Stewarding
- Security
- Information Points
- Lost Child procedure and facility
- Lost Property Point
- Toilets
- Catering
- Amusements and Attractions
- Organisation of traffic routes
- Firework Displays
- Condition of floors and traffic routes
- Parking Arrangements
- Signage
- Other
Management of Personnel responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Artists
- Contracted ´óÏó´«Ã½ staff
- Other
Other Service Facilities or Safety Issues - responsibilities by item, indicate name of person and who contacted them.
- Provide details of services and persons responsible
Sign off: Signature (and print name) of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Organiser/Producer
- Name & date
Sign off: Signature (and print name) of other parties
- Party#1 Name & date
- Party#2 Name & date
- Party#3 Name & date
- Party#4 Name & date
- Party#5 Name & date
Division Specific Issues
Radio and Music
- ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio have special guidance on security at some venues such as night clubs. See Radio Safety and Security guidance at Music OB Events.
FAQs/Did You Know?
- Personal information collected for the purposes of this form will be used to identify those at risk, and those involved in controlling risk, from this or similar activities and to fulfil the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s obligations under Health and Safety policy and legislation.
- It will be retained for up to 6 years after the expiry of the activity. It may be shared with other organisations, including our agents and contractors, with whom the risk or the control of risk is shared.
- Further information on Responsibilities in Events is available HERE
Useful documents
Recommended links
- (Contact ´óÏó´«Ã½ Safety for access)
Events Safety Guide
- Events Safety GuideVisit the Events Safety Guide for a collection of topics related to organising your event.
More from SSR
- Your platform to record accidents, risk assessments, assurance monitoring and inspections
- Safety Equipment StoresJust one number to call: 0844 800 8875
- ´óÏó´«Ã½ Safety GuidelinesAn A-Z of ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Health and Safety Guidelines
- Safety Advice Line: 0370 411 0464 Email: safety@bbc.co.uk
- A-Z of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Safety Guidelines
- Accident Reporting and Investigation
- ´óÏó´«Ã½ Health & Safety Policy
- Contractors (incl. vetted lists)
- Contributors
- Fire Safety
- Freelancers
- Independent Production Companies
- Risk Assessment
- Safety Alerts
- Safety Responsibilities
- Safety Training
- Sets & Premises Safety Guide
Events guidance - key links:
- Exhibitions
- General Guidance
- Indoor Location Recce Checklist
- Outdoor Location Recce Checklist
- Major Incidents & Emergency Planning
- Marketing and Promotional
- Noise Exposure
- Planning and Management
- Responsibilities
- Responsibilities Form
- Laser Lighting Effects
- Strobe Lighting
- Temporary Stages and Rostra
Health topics - key links:
- (´óÏó´«Ã½ network only)
- Contributors Fitness to Participate
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- (´óÏó´«Ã½ network only)
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- International Travel - Risks & Health
- Manual Handling
- Mental Health: Homepage
- (´óÏó´«Ã½ network only)
- Personal Health and Wellbeing
- Pregnancy
- Psychological Trauma Support & Trauma Risk Management (TRiM)
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Travel Health Contacts
´óÏó´«Ã½ High Risk - key links:
- CBRN and Industrial Spills
- Covert Filming
- Crisis Management and Security Support
- Demonstrations, Protests and Crowds
- Disaster Coverage
- Door Stepping
- (´óÏó´«Ã½ network only)
- (´óÏó´«Ã½ network only)
- Public Order
- Safety Equipment Stores
´óÏó´«Ã½ Journalism - key links:
´óÏó´«Ã½ Productions - key links:
- Aerial Filming and Airfields
- Animals: Displaying and handling for performance
- Boats: Working on
- Children and Young People
- Driving
- Electrical Equipment and Systems
- First Aid and Welfare on Location
- Food Safety (Cooking and Catering)
- Remote Location Working
- Roads and Streets: Working by
- Security of Productions on Location
- Stunts
- Tiredness and Fatigue
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS aka Drones)
- Vehicles: Recording in, from and around
- Working at Height: Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
- Working at Height: Tower Scaffolds
- (´óÏó´«Ã½ Network only)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Security - key links:
´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport - key links:
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