Health and safety
Event Liaison Team (ELT)
An Event Liaison Team (ELT) is a multi-agency team, similar to the Safety Advisory Group (SAG), but is specifically designed to deal with issues on the day of an event. The team meet at regular intervals during the course of an event to share information about any incidents or problems being encountered and to coordinate an overall response to these issues.
At large events a control room may be set up to provide a permanent link between the various agencies working on the event.
Members of the ELT and control room may include:
- the event organisers
- production company
- police
- local authority events team
- security company
- first aid
- environmental health
- community wardens
- any other agencies or organisations who may have a specific interest in the event
You are responsible for the whole event
As an event organiser you are responsible for ensuring the health and safety for all sections and elements of your event including stalls, caterers, funfair rides and activity providers.
You should make proper agreements with these suppliers and contractors before your event happens, making clear their responsibilities to you, ensuring you receive completed risk assessments for their activities and in many cases we would recommend ensuring they carry their own public liability insurance to cover their activity.
Page last updated: 04 August 2023
