Health and Safety Policy

1. Any Fire Officer, Police Constable or Authorised Officer of the City of Edinburgh Council shall be permitted free access to the whole of the meadows area at any time and all reasonable directions and requirements of such officers or of the City of Edinburgh Council must be complied with.
2. Exit routes must be kept free of obstruction at all times whilst the Festival is open.
3. Wires, ropes or cables crossing any of the public areas must be out with the reach of the public, or installed to avoid any hazard to the public.
4. All Meadows Festival Association members and volunteers shall comply with all reasonable requirements of the Firemaster relating to fire precautions and safety.
5. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and all other relevant health and
safety legislation must be complied with at all times by all Meadows Festival Association members and volunteers. To see this legislation please click on the link below
health and safety legislation
6.Satisfactory provision has been made for the collection, storage and disposal of
litter and refuse.Adequate litter bins shall be provided for use by the public and shall be distributed throughout the site. All dropped or windblown litter must be collected and the site cleared after 5pm
7. The number of persons admitted to the marquees and stalls shall be controlled to ensure there is no overcrowding or numbers in excess of the evacuation capacity of the escape routes.
8.All generators must be stored and used in accordance with Section 551 of BS:7676:2001; petrol or diesel generators and their fuel supplies must be contained in a suitable bund or containment tank which will have a 110% capacity of the fuel load.
9. Wherever possible, all electrical and fuel controls must be made inaccessible to
members of the public; failing which , there must be suitable protection in place. :all electrical installations must be certified as complying with current I.E.E.Regulations.
10.All temporary structures shall be designed, erected and maintained to suit their
intended purpose. The design should meet with the approval of the Council’sDirector of City Development.
11.Final clearances from the Firemaster and the Council’s Director of City Development will be necessary to confirm that the Meadows Festival may take place.