1st Sound and Lighting Leson....

Health and Safety

- Very restricting
- Health and safety act came in in 1974 , before that it was just common sense.

The Abbafan Disaster
Slag (useless material) from mines lying around the entrance of the mine on the top of a hill. The earth collapsed and the slag fell down in to a school.

Night Pro Instedent
Gas storage place, some of the gas got out and the whole place exploded. It was labeled 'a careless loss of life'

- Fair exits need a meter and a half of space for wheel chair users and guide dogs.  
- Everything is a health and safety hazzard

Control
Of
Substenses
Hazardous to helth

 Risk Assesment
- 1-5 level of danger (Y)
- (X) 1-5 likely hood of it happening
- If (X) and (Y) add up to 12 you don't do it.
- Uni only does low and medium risks
- To do pyrotechnics you must go on a course