Posted By Michael S Ward The company is getting deeply involved in coporate events for customers e.g. days for golf, fishing, at races etc, and also includes organising subsidised holidays abroad which includes customers families. I would appreciate any information in relation to the legal position re H&S the company may have for these events, especially the ones abroad.

Posted By Andrew Böber Michael Corporate Events are no different to any other sort of event - at least having worked for over 10yrs in West End this is what I came to conclude. I will email you a couple of things regarding this. However, it is worth clarifying that as a 'client' you or your guests are no different to any other member of the public and it is the duty of the venue / establishment you are visiting to ensure safety standards whilst there. There is a reciprocal element to this relationship though – for instance, they may request H&S information from you which understandable you will need to provide. This is especially important if you are bringing in equipment being set up – stages, lighting, displays, furniture, catering, etc.- and where you are using your own contractors to supply this service. Should you be looking at theatrical or exhibition venues I would strongly recommend that you err to the side of their Technical / Facilities Managers advice as well as the Front-of-House Managers. These are people who operationally run a venues day-to-day and understand what can feasible be achieved for a client, with either qualification or experience to support that – something that ‘event co-ordinators’ working for the same establishment don’t necessarily comprehend as there function tends more to be a conduit to arrange contractual conditions. Andrew