THE Jubilee weekend will shortly be upon us and many people will be hosting street parties and other celebrations.
The Government has stressed it’s desire that celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee should go ahead unhindered by bogus health and safety restrictions.
And people planning and organising street parties and celebrations in their neighbourhoods are being urged to challenge anyone who wrongly cites health and safety as an excuse to ban or place restrictions on certain events.
The Health and Safety Executive has published online tips for the Jubilee that give advice about common misconceptions, and offers support in the shape of its “Myth Busters Challenge Panel” to help address any silly restrictions that people may come across.
This follows guidance from the Department for Communities and Local Government about how successful local events could be organised with the minimum of bureaucratic fuss.
There is nothing in health and safety law to stop you celebrating in June. If you think someone is wrongfully using health and safety you can seek advice from the Myth Busters Challenge Panel.
Often, health and safety is invoked wrongly to disguise a person's real motives -–an unwillingness to honestly defend an unpopular decision, concern over costs or complexity of running an event or worries about potential civil liability claims.
Kirklees Council’s website offers some useful advice on planning your Jubilee celebrations along with information on planned events.
