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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 19