New guidance on how Safety Advisory Groups should operate has been published by the Events Industry Forum as part of a comprehensive update of the Purple Guide.

There is a growing concern across the outdoor industry that events will struggle to take place safely with all sectors reporting shortages of workers.  

The British Firework Championships in Plymouth, launched by TESA in 1997, are now the biggest single event taking place in the South West each summer, with audiences of over 100,000 each night.

TESA fully supports The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events (www.thepurpleguide.co.uk) as the best and most comprehensive guidance for outdoor events.

To support firework display members, and the British Firework Championships, TESA has launched a Firework Finder website where both event organisers and the public can go to find display companies as well as those retailing pyrotechnics.

In 2018, some £39 billion was spent at outdoor events in the UK, according to research for the Events Industry Forum by Bournemouth University.