Safety within places of entertainment is a specialist subject not only for licensing practitioners but also for fire safety engineers, technicians and licensees, architects and consultants, building control officers and environmental health officers.

Technical Standards aim to provide advice upon the full range of physical aspects of places of entertainment.   The Standing Committee represents a unique collaboration between enforcers, fire authority, building control, entertainment licensing surveyors, environmental health officers and the entertainment industry.   Users include architects, theatre consultants, licensees, administrative and technical managers and enforcing officers. 

Technical Standards are recognised within the relevant fire safety guide issued under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and in the Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003. 

Technical Standards incorporate an integrated approach to the advice supporting the Building Regulations in AD B (Fire Safety) and AD M (Access for All).   The review of the lighting section takes into account the intentions of Part L2 and conservation of energy whilst the sections on heating and lighting adopt a more holistic approach.

The major revision of alarm warning systems, including fire alarm warning systems, emphasises the need for live voice alarm systems as the preferred approach; otherwise separate robust public address systems and alert systems are needed with elaborate management/electronics interface.

Technical Standards 2008 initiate a recognition that, whilst safety is a major part of the intention of the Health and Safety at Work Act, welfare (comfort and health) is often overlooked.  A start has been made on considering both pollution and welfare in addition to the hygiene advice already covered.   Expanded advice on noise control affecting both neighbours and workers is included. 

A number of problem areas have been considered with advice, for example, on how safely to avoid light spillage from escape route signs, which now have their own chapter; the safe use of chain hoists over people; the proper use of electric locks; how to treat temporary installations such as sound desks and bars in auditoria and the safe use of LPG fired flames on stage.  Some advice on management is provided in specific areas.  

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Gambling for Local Authorities
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