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HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Ensure that there is adequate insurance cover for the event.
• Ensure that there are enough stewards and first aiders to cope with the number of expected participants.
• Emergency exits must be kept clear of obstructions.
• Trailing cables should be secured to the floor with duct tape or hazard tape.
• Care must be taken not to overload electrical sockets.
• If participants will have access to hand tools, machine tools or other hazardous equipment at the venue (e.g. in a D&T workshop), then it will be necessary to impose an appropriate minimum age restriction, and provide adequate adult supervision throughout the event.
• Children below the age of 10 must not be left unaccompanied at the event.
• If older children are to be left unaccompanied at the event, you must know how to contact their parents/guardians quickly in case of an emergency.
• The use of robots with exposed gearboxes, electrical wiring or other hazardous features must be adequately supervised.
• Participants must not be exposed to DC voltages in excess of 12V.
• Stewards, first aiders and members of the organising committee should perform a thorough check of the venue for any safety hazards (e.g. obstructed emergency exits, trailing cables, missing first aid kits, missing/discharged fire extinguishers, etc.) shortly before the start of the event. They should continue to keep a lookout for, and remedy/report, safety hazards throughout the event.