STAGE EFFECTS
RESOURCES
HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDE TO SMOKE & VAPOURS:
Audiences
As productions have no control over the composition of their audiences special care needs to be taken to minimise risks to the audience. Exposure to the effects should ideally be avoided altogether. The person in charge of the production should know if smoke is likely to reach the audience.
If this is the case the following precautions should be considered:
• Limit the amount of smoke/vapour to the minimum necessary for the desired effect.
• Direct and control smoke effects to the desired place to prevent overspill into audience areas.
• Printed warnings on or with the tickets.
Warning notices on the premises (reinforced by verbal warnings before the performance if this is considered necessary) All warnings should indicate the type of persons who may be particularly at risk.
