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News; Most recent Government HSE/HSL guidance. DEC 2011 (with Olympics in mind). "Identification of safety good practice in the construction and deconstruction of temporary demountable structures"

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Marquee Hire Terms and Conditions( inc' responsibilities; ours and client)

Advance site survey checklist PDF format

Advance site survey checklist Word Document. (can be completed by client and returned)

Health and Safety Policy 2011-2012

Marquee Hire Insurances 2011-2012 ( nb; hirers remain responsible for damages)

Marquee Hire Risk Assessment (generic and dynamic)

Site specific marquee hire risk assessment (extras to fill in per job when needed)

Temporary Electrical Installations Risk Assessment

Fire Safety Order Risk Assessment (for our shows) (Event Organisers should do one too)

Wind Speed Statement For Marquee Use (ie; do not use tents as a refuge in gales!)

The Beaufort Scale (wind speed categories)

Marquee Hire Use Notes (some things to think about )

Daily Tent Check List (some things to look out for pre-public admittance)

Sample Method Statement For Tent Erection (How to recipe)

Marquee Fire certificate (red and yellow tents)

Marquee Fire certificate (red and white tents)

Tent Heaters Manuals (manufacturers manuals)

Tent Heaters -how to use them! (instructions and trouble shooter)

Crew Safety Passports ( team members health and safety passport training)

Pat test course certificate (for testing electrical kit)

Pete's First Aid course certificate

Pete's child protection course certificate

Useful Marquee Hire Industry Guidance for Clients

Freely available on web so reproduced here. Any issues, please advise and we can remove.

This is a non exhaustive list and any further guidance contained is purely for reference purposes and event planners must make their own minds up!

Muta / Pertexa; trade body guiding and raising industry standards


Muta_ What to expect from a marquee contractor

Muta_ a Clients Big Day

Muta_ Marquee Hire _ Doing it Right guide

Muta Marquee hire code of practice

Extra guidance for Saddlespan structures

More available from the Marquee Hire Trade Organisation. MHTO

MHTO Health and safety taster manual

Other marquee hire industry health and safety and use guidance


BS EN 13782:2005 temporary structures. Tents. Safety

Institute of Structual Engineers Temporary Demountable Structures, 2007 ed (updated since)

IFAI USA_handbook for tent use. see Intents Magazine

Guild of Tent Masters Code of Practice

US Army- guidance to heaters in tents.

Isle of Man Tent use guidance

University orientated marquee use guidance

Event planning guidance



Royal Parks London, Events Guidance

Event Safety Guide (Purple Book) ( Music festivals -due for update soon)

Event Services Association - Event Organisers Book list

Home Office Event Safety Guide. sport and road events

A sample local authority event planning guide ( ie.. from their Event Safety Group)

Association of Event Organisers event planning guide (exhibitions and events)

TAO event organisers booklist

Simple Guide to Licensing Circus And Street Arts

Event planning guide to Carnival arts

ISAN Street Arts Code of Practice

How to organise a fete (street parties. local government advice)

Fire Safety Order / Fire Safety Guidance


Short Guide to fire safety order

Fire safety Order small and medium places of assembly

Fire safety Order large places of assembly

Fire safety Order outdoor events

Fire Safety Order- Theatres and the like

Electrical safety/ temporary electrical installations in marquees or at events


HSE Electrical Safety at Places of Entertainment

General rules of electrical design

HSE Electrical safety and You

Guidance re; bs7909 small systems (purchase your own copy of this standard for full info)

Introduction to PAT testing

17th edition fact sheet (purchase your own copy of this standard for full info)

IET_Wiring matters- small systems ( up to 6.5kw)

IET_Wiring matters-arctic cables ( ie dont use blue arctic cables outdoors)

IET_wiring matt ers_temporary cables (ie use H07 Black rubber)

IET_wiring matters-exhibition stands

IET_wiring matters-fairgrounds

HSE / IOSH / Loller / Puwer guidance


"Identification of safety good practice in the construction and deconstruction of temporary demountable structures"

HSE 5 steps to risk assessment

HSE Passport schemes

IOSH contractor safety

IOSH Setting standards

IOSH Avoiding Danger from Underground Services

HSE Manual Handling

HSE Maintaining Portable Kit

HSE Guide to examining Lifting Equipment

HSE guide to danger from Power Lines

HSE H&S what you should know

HSE Use of Contractors a Joint responsibility

HSE Simple guide to Lifting Regs

HSE Intro to H&S

HSE Guide to Wacker Use (vibrating stake driver tool)

If planning a private or public event it is vital to consider many options and factors.

Safety is paramount.

For public events you are advised to contact your local authority asap and liaise thoroughly with licensing bodies where appropriate.

We don't profess to know everything but can point in the right direction and offer guidance and suggestions viz;

Marquee hire health and safety, event planning guidance