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We regard health and safety as the most important aspect of our operations. Whilst in common with any industry, the funfair business has some very good operators, as well as some cowboys, we implement any changes in health and safety guidelines even before they become legal requirements.
When supplying attractions for an event, we supply a full brochure, containing not only a risk assessment and fire risk assessment for the event, but individual assessments for each item of equipment. At larger events where noise becomes an issue, we check volume levels on a regular basis using calibrated decibel meters. We have our own pool of fire fighting apparatus to complement the extinguishers that are carried by each individual operator that is working with us.
All of our catering operations comply with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) requirements, with each unit carrying a complete pack containing all of the inspection and health procedures that we adhere to.
Although the Funfair industry has one of the best industry safety records in the UK and has very strict annual testing requirements, we have identified 2 weaknesses. Currently power supply cables are not required to be inspected, and the electrical safety test is annual, meaning if a hidden electrical fault develops the day after the inspection, it could remain hidden for upto 364 days.
Due to our drive to increase safety within the industry, we are pleased to announce that we have had key personnel trained to conduct in house PAT testing, along with the acquisition of our own PAT testing equipment we now test all of our electric’s every 6 months, the only funfair operators to do this, which we believe puts us at the leading edge of funfair electrical safety in the UK. From 1st February we have made it a condition that any operators attending our events must comply with this scheme.
© Jason Moody & Emmerson Moody 2009
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