Health and Safety

Created by the Theatre Safety Committee to help you when working with raked stages.

Understand your responsibility and work to prevent injuries at work.

This form is from the cross-industry Theatre Safety Committee to improve understanding and help prevent accidents in the future.

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 are intended to protect workers from excessive noise at their place of work. This helpsheet outlines the reasons for the Regulations and provides basic practical advice on implementation.

When working with Tallescopes it is important that stringent conditions are in place. These are outlined in this document.

ABTT Code of Practice July 2014

The Theatre Safety Committee has drawn up template Safety Noticeboards for venues to use to make safety information easily accessible to both resident and visiting staff.

Booster seats can be a great way to encourage family attendance at the theatre by helping small children to get a good view of the show, however, they should be used with caution as there can be health and safety hazards. This flowchart guides you through the process of deciding when it is safe to use booster seats.