FEBRUARY | TRENDING
Harry Hill at Edinburgh
International Book Festival
Poet and playwright
Innua Ellams at EIBF
transparency to clients they work with.
Colin Pickavance, safety advisor,
Gallowglass Health and Safety, says: “The
CDM Regulations are massively helpful in
making key stake holders understand their
roles and responsibilities.
“The only snag is that we are still seeing
some organisers – designated clients under
the CDM Regulations - who aren’t aware of
the Regulations’ existence. It would appear
that they haven’t been briefed that the health
and safety responsibilities are top-down,
and they may not have undertaken the due
diligence to ensure that the right people
with the necessary competencies have been
put in place.
Gallowglass chairman Paul Grecian
agrees, and says that Gallowglass is strongly
supportive of regulations which call for
clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
“We welcome any legislation that continues
the professionalisation of the industry,” he
comments.
“At one time, crewing was like the
A selection of artists performing at
WOMAD Festival 2018
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