Safety Office Guides and Publications Social Events in Halls

Guidelines for the organisation of social events in Halls of Residence

TABLE 1: Types of Entertainment and Precautions Required

For Entertainment Suppliers, see Table 2.

 

Entertainment

Precautions required

 

Not permitted at all

Permitted inside only

Permitted outside only

Location important

(fire exits / routes)

Direct supervision by trained operators

Fire Exting-uishers

Silencing procedures in case of emergency

Public Liability insurance cover

Safety

Inspection certificate required

Electrical testing

Arcade Games

              X   X

Ball pool

      X       X    

Balloon artists, face painting, tatooist, caricaturist, magicians, Hypno-dog, etc

              X    

Bands

      X   X X X    

Bar Fly

 X                  

Bouncy Boxing, Kangaroo boxing

 

 

 

X 

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Bouncy Castles & similar inflatables, Tyre run, Biff & bash, Twin walls

 

 

X

X 

X 

 

 

X

 

 

Bucking Bronco, Ride-of-your-life

 

 

 

X

X 

   

X 

 

 

Bungie Running

     

X

X

   

X

   

Disco

 

 

 

X

 

X 

X 

X 

 

 

Disco dome – bouncy castle with disco inside

 

 

X

X

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Dodgems

 

 

X

X 

X 

X 

 

X 

 

 

Fair ground rides

 

 

X

X 

X 

X 

 

X 

X 

 

Foam Cannon, foam machines

 

 

 

X 

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Giant Slide

 

 

X

X 

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Gladiator jousting, pole jousting

 

 

 

X 

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Gyroscope, Space ball

 

 

 

X 

X 

 

 

X

 

 

Human spheres

 

 

X

X 

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Human Table football

 

 

X 

X 

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Laser clay shooting

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

X 

 

 

Laser Karaoke

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X 

 

 

Radio-controlled cars

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X 

 

 

Sumo Wrestling, cock-fighting

 

 

 

X

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Surf Machine (inflatable), Snowboard machine

 

 

 

X

X 

 

 

X 

 

 

Scalectrix

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Velcro Olympics

 

 

X 

X 

X 

 

 

X

 

 

TABLE 2: Entertainments suppliers who have satisfied the safety criteria as of June 1999.

Company

Telephone No.

Address

 Safety Checks made and date

Big Wheel Entertainments

0116 2422200

Fax 2531883

Redding House, 2 Yeoman St, Leicester, LE1 1UT

Web-site: www.bigwheelentertainments.co.uk

Fully trained operators in attendance, £2m PL insurance

Cambridge Leisure Hire

01491 682828

Fax 682829

Greenacres, Bridlepath, Woodcote, Nr Reading, Berks, RG8 0SE.

Email: cambridge@leisurehire.com

Fully trained operators in attendance, £1m PL insurance

East Anglia Leisure

01440 714204

Fax 714077

Unit 2, Stonebridge Farm, Kedington, Suffolk, CB9 7OT

Fully trained operators in attendance, £1m PL insurance

First Leisure

01202 429829

Fax 525223

89 Seabourne House, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH5 2HF

Can be fully trained operators in attendance, £2m PL insurance

Heart of England

01676 522700

Fax 523876

Unit 1, White Cottage, Birmingham Rd, Meriden, West Midlands, CV7 7HY

Email: sales@heartofengland.co.uk

Fully trained operators in attendance, £10m PL insurance

J D Promotions

0115 9464152

Fax 9464152

Unit C, Clifton Ave, Long Eaton, Notts, NG10 2GA

 

Miami Hire

 

 

 

National Entertainment Co

01665 605445

Fax 605446

Hill House, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1SX

Email: enquiries@nationalentertainment.co.uk

Fully trained operators in attendance, £2m PL insurance

Panda hire

0115 9257482

 

 

Party Works Ltd

0181 941 2411

Fax 9414710

15 Island Farm Ave, West Moseley, Surrey, KT8 0UZ.

Email: Toby@partyworks.co.uk

Fully trained operators in attendance, £2m PL insurance

Soundlab

07971 414121

 

 

TEC PA and lighting

University of Nottingham

0115 9505912 ext.421

University Park, Nottingham