Your Responsibility
As the event organiser / planner you have the very daunting job of managing and integrating all the elements of the function. For this reason it is important to have enough lead time so we can creatively plan your display to your vision. Once we have met with you and have the Terms and Conditions Contract signed, we will commence preparing your display.
Even though we:-
- Complete a Site Inspection, Risk Assessment, Work Proceedures
- Carry $20 Million Public Liability Insurance
- Submit all Permits and Notifications (Police, Fire Authority, Council, CASA, etc)
- Help organise Letterbox Drop of surrounding Area's (If event isnt advertised)
it does not remove the shared responsibility of the organiser to ensure the safety of the event.
View the current QLD regulations regarding the responsibilities of the event organiser (in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format).
Helpful hints to avoid common mistakes
- Never fire the display early. At a public display the patrons won’t forgive you if they miss it and you will draw bad publicity.
- Advertise the starting Time of the Fireworks, this will help with neighbours being informed with regards to animals and other pets.
- Always put the display last at a public event. Advertised fireworks will hold people at a school event, sports carnival, festival etc well after they may have gone home, increasing the takings for the day. Once the display is fired, people will leave immediately.
- If you have a small budget be guided by the pyrotechnician – there is nothing worse than a display that just pops along. It is preferable to have a reduced display time or bring the display in close to the people with special effects or a ground display.
- Don't have a too long a display relative to the location. Clever use of the fireworks will be appreciated a lot more than just mass effects in the air for a long period of time.
- Music – always choose your music carefully and relate it back to your audience. Play to your audience’s emotions and they will thoroughly enjoy the display & remember the entire event for a long time as their subconscious will feel everything was in tune with them.
- It is also important to ensure that the music is "fireworks friendly". We need to be able to draw on the highs and lows of the music for a pyromusical to be exciting and emotional.
If you have any concerns, please contact Paul GIANOTTI.
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