Morning All!
6 months ago I took over the voluntary role of organiser for a craft and gift section of a local monthly market. I pay the rent for our section of the hall, so it is up to me to get the traders in to cover that rent. The hall liability insurance covers accidents arising from the building, but not directly as a result from one of the stalls or its contents. One of the other rules I inherited was that traders had to have public liability. I have found that this rule really knocks the small time genuine crafters out of the event, and those are exactly the people I am trying to encourage!
For other charity events that I help with, we send out forms so that traders can do their own risk assessment and sign to say that they take their responsibility for their stall, display and contents.
I understand that as the organiser, all be it voluntary, the buck kind of stops with me!!!! Therefore does anyone know if the risk assessment form is ok as an alternative to the insurance, or if a hideous accident were to happen, would the buck still stop with me?!
Hope you all understand what I am trying to say, and hope someone out there can help me!!!
Carrie xx
6 months ago I took over the voluntary role of organiser for a craft and gift section of a local monthly market. I pay the rent for our section of the hall, so it is up to me to get the traders in to cover that rent. The hall liability insurance covers accidents arising from the building, but not directly as a result from one of the stalls or its contents. One of the other rules I inherited was that traders had to have public liability. I have found that this rule really knocks the small time genuine crafters out of the event, and those are exactly the people I am trying to encourage!
For other charity events that I help with, we send out forms so that traders can do their own risk assessment and sign to say that they take their responsibility for their stall, display and contents.
I understand that as the organiser, all be it voluntary, the buck kind of stops with me!!!! Therefore does anyone know if the risk assessment form is ok as an alternative to the insurance, or if a hideous accident were to happen, would the buck still stop with me?!
Hope you all understand what I am trying to say, and hope someone out there can help me!!!
Carrie xx
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