Week 8: Health and Wellbeing Flashcards
Medical Cover at Events
- 5.1 Ensure appropriate level of medical, first aid and ambulance provision - minimise the impact on local NHS services
- 5.2 employers provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel so employees receive immediate attention if they are injured
- 5.3 Should always provide first aid throughout every event regardless of size, activities or environmental conditions
The Equalities Act 2010
It is unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against person by:
• refusing to provide any service which it offers or provides to members of the public.
• providing service of a lower standard or in a worse manner.
• providing service on worse terms.
• failing to comply with a duty to make reasonable adjustments.
Special Needs - Children and Families
- May not be appropriate to allow young children, (especially under 5), to attend certain events because they may be trampled or crushed” (HSE, 1999)
- “Crowds can attract…predators in search of victims” (Goldaber, 1983)
- “Families will not want to get separated…particularly in an emergency situation” (HSE, 2000)
Special Needs - Elderly
“As society ages more people become affected by disability…” (British Disability Forum)
Special Needs - Disabled
Should an evacuation be required ‘suitable arrangements’ should be made ‘to provide assistance to people with special needs’ (HSE, 2000)
The Event Safety Guide (2014) provides information relating to facilities for people with special needs, which focuses on what issues?
- Access, ramps and viewing areas (Wheel Chairs)
- Facilities (Catering and Ticket Kiosks)
- Support (Trained staff/volunteers)
- People with impaired vision
- Evacuation (Fire Safety Risk Assessment)
- Publicity (Communication)
Equality Act: the determination of what Reasonable Adjustment is depends on:
- nature of the disability
- how practicable the changes are
- if change requested/needed would overcome the disadvantage faced by disabled people
- size of the organisation
- money and resources available and the cost of changes
- if any changes have already been made.
Welfare at events
- Welfare services will help the event to run smoothly
- Providing welfare services acts as an early warning system to detect any potential breakdown of services or facilities on site
- Welfare services fill in gaps not provided by other specialist services, such as medical, police and stewards
- Welfare point should be easily accessible, well signed, properly lit and quiet enough for face-to-face communications
- Should be provided with a reliable means of communication with others on and off-site e.g. site radio
Sanitation
- suitable and sufficient toilets and welfare facilities must be provided
- supply of adequate toilet and washing facilities is important in the prevention of health risks
- Follow ratio provided by purple guide but event-specific assessment of needs will determine whether additional or a different balance of facilities is required.
Locating Sanitation Facilities and Amount
- Need to know audience size and likely gender split - insufficient information = 50:50 split.
- Locate toilets for the audience at different points to minimize queuing
- Hand-washing facilities= one per two toilets for females & one per four toilets for males
- Single plastic toilet installations - one hand wash basin per five facilities
Amount of sanitation stations for events with a gate time of less than 6-hours duration opening
Female: 1 per 100
Male: 1 per 500 plus 1 urinal per 150
Amount of sanitation stations for events with a gate opening time of 6 hours or more, but with little or no alcohol or food served
Female: 1 per 85
Male: 1 per 425 plus 1 urinal per 125
Amount of sanitation stations for events with a gate opening time of 6 hours or more, with alcohol and food served in quantity
Female: 1 per 75
Male: 1 per 400 plus 1 urinal per 100
Amount of sanitation stations at capsites for major events, swapping the emphasis from urinal to WCs for males
Female: 1 per 75
Male: 1 per 150 and 1 urinal per 250
