| Noise exposure | If the speakers are too loud, everyone in the venue could develop hearing problems. | People (especially the crew and artists) should be wearing ear protection. The volume should not be overly loud (has to be under 107 dB according to Health and Safety Executive. | Sound engineers |
| Manual lifting | The stage builders or crew might be harmed as if the object is too heavy, they will hurt themselves. | Make sure that multiple people are lifting the object if it is too heavy for one person. Don’t lift the object above your shoulders and avoid twisting your body. | Stage builders |
| Fire hazards | Everyone in the arena could be harmed as the fire could easily spread to other areas if it isn’t contained professionally. A power cut could cause a short circuit or the extension leads might have been overworked. | Make sure to have employees trained in fire safety with you. Ensure that power cables don’t have too many things plugged into them as this could cause a fire. Make sure everyone knows where to go (use fire exit signs) if there ever was a fire in the venue. | Employees trained to use fire extinguishers and the crew working with electrics |
| Electrics | The crew could be harmed by electrocution if they touch a live wire or spill water on an electrical object. | Make sure electrical appliances are safe to use and have passed testing recently. If cables show bare wire, make sure to not use them. Don’t have water near electrical objects. | Electrical engineers |
| Trip hazards | The crew and artists on stage would be harmed by trip hazards as the wires on the stage might not be taped down properly. If the fall is major, they could seriously injure themselves. | Ensure that the wires are all organised and try to have the least amount of wires running on stage possible. Tape the wires to the floor or use ramped cable protectors where possible. Inform others as to where the wires are and look out for them. | The whole crew e.g. sound engineers, stage builders, electrical engineers |
| Staging | If a beam is loose, it could fall on the crew, artists or in some cases, the audience depending on where it is. This could seriously concuss someone or even worse. | Make sure that the stage builders go around and check for any loose screws or bolts. This seems like a minor problem but it could make for a major hazard if the bolt comes fully loose and the whole stage or part of it comes down. | Stage builders |
| Visibility | Everyone in the venue could be harmed with this as if the crew and artists cannot see, they might fall on things or trip up as they cannot see. The audience might get crushed as well if nobody can see the space around them. | Make sure there is good lighting everywhere like backstage for the crew members, on stage for the stage builders and artists and seats/standing for the audience. Crew members could be given flashlights or a head torch light if they are working in dark environments. | Lighting team |
| Venue capacity | The crowd would be harmed here as if too many people are let into the venue, the standing area would become too overcrowded and people might get crushed or suffocated. | To stop this from happening, keep the capacity in mind when selling tickets. If it’s not a ticket event, have someone on the door who counts as people come into the venue. Make sure the audience knows where to go if they needed to evacuate or move because of overcrowding. | Organisers/security |