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Posted By sian
Hello
I wonder if you can help me, I am trying to help a freind with a problem regarding a safety matter, They are due to hold a kite festival soon, on a piece of land which has a building fallen down, this building is currently cornered off, the question is will they need to do a separate risk assessment for this or is it the land owners responsibility. and would they need to brief there exhibitors before hand.
Sian
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Posted By GT
Sian,
I suppose a lot depends on the terms of contract. Is the area being rented or leased for this event.
When you say fenced off is this satisfactory from your point of view/
Owners responsibility I think.
Just my take on it.
Hope it helps along with all the other replies.
Regards
GT
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Posted By Phil Grace
Sian,
I'm not sure it can be left to the owner. What sort of risk assessment would they do..? (Have they done one? Do organisers have a copy?) It would cover access by their own employees e.g. for checks, maybe access by employees of others such as utilities companies. They should consider access by children, trespassers etc - but may not have done.
Bet they won't consider what happens if a kite string/line were to become entangled..!! And if it does who will try to free it? What if a kite were to "land" within the cordoned off area? Will the organisers allow access to retrieve it? I hope not..!
Organisers need to do a risk assessment in my view.
Phil
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