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Murder mystery style event for H&S Day
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Turner26750  
#1 Posted : 02 January 2014 11:09:40(UTC)
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Turner26750
Happy New Year everyone,

I am planning a H&S awareness day in a few months and want to try and arrange something with a bit more fun than we would normally engage. I have the makings of an idea - a murder mystery style event but with a staged accident instead of a murder. I would fake an accident using real requipment, in the real workplace, using real colleagues. I would then have colleagues with mini scripts who can give statements, have prepared "evidence" to be reviewed etc.

Has anyone every done anything like this? I know its going to take a lot of preparation and was hoping for tips on what to include, what doesn't work, anything that worked particularly well.

Thanks,

Sarah
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David Bannister  
#2 Posted : 03 January 2014 10:40:12(UTC)
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David Bannister
Sarah, a couple of years ago I attended a session at the Bolton H&S Event that featured a company who specialise in accident investigation training via mini-plays. Their presentation was excellent but sadly I cannot now remember who they were nor find any of their contact details, although I think they were NE based.

Maybe somebody else on here has a better memory than me.
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A Kurdziel  
#3 Posted : 03 January 2014 13:45:06(UTC)
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A Kurdziel
Who would the participants (ie not the actors) ‘play’? Would they be H&S advisers or HSE inspectors or someone else? I am saying this as I remember once going to a murder mystery evening and it as not clear what role we, the punters, were playing. It got very confused and silly towards the end but at least there was a bar!
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Turner26750  
#4 Posted : 06 January 2014 11:34:17(UTC)
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Turner26750
Hi,
My hope is that the participants would be made up of colleagues completing the investigation. They would play the role of the Environmental Health Officer / HSE / Police etc. I'm even wondering whether to offer them character roles along the lines of Columbo, Miss Marple but think this might be taking it a bit far.

I didn't realise there were companies out there who arranged this kind of event. Thanks for the tip i will definitely investigate.
Sarah
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Salis  
#5 Posted : 06 January 2014 14:21:23(UTC)
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Salis
Try Macnaughton McGregor, I beleave these were the guys at the Reebok and are very very good.
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Phil Grace  
#6 Posted : 06 January 2014 15:03:54(UTC)
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Phil Grace
Turner,
Read this review for mention of a provider of such activities:

http://www.shirleyparson...gh-the-power-of-theatre/

Could also consider speaking to those IOSH branches that have put on mock courtroom trials to see if they could offer any advice.

Phil
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