Health & Safety

DISCOfever considers the health & safety our clients, their guests and indeed ourselves very important. This is why we carry full Public Liability Insurance (PLI) and make sure that all of our equipment is tested annually for electrical safety (PAT).

With more and more venue's stipulating in their room hire agreements that any entertainment services you book must have both PLI & PAT it really is worth checking that your DJ or Band is covered otherwise the venue could cancel your party without notice.

We have certainly noticed over the past 3 years that venue's are asking to see copies of our PLI and PAT certificates - but it's not just for the venue's benefit, this is also to protect you and your guests should anything happen.

Unfortunately, PLI is not a legal requirement, but in today's world of "no win, no fee" legal cases - it's a necessity. If you book a mobile disco without Public Liability Insurance and something happens due to negligence, (i.e. a guest tripping over cables not taped down to the floor, or speakers falling on top of someone) the courts will turn to the DJ first. If the DJ does not have cover, then they will turn to the person who hired the DJ.

The Portable Applicance Test (PAT) is not compulsory at this time. However, more and more venue's are insisting on equipment being tested annually and often need to see evidence before letting a DJ set up his or her equipment. This is mainly due to the fact that the venue's own insurance policy asks that all outside suppliers must have their equipment tested if they are to use the venue's electricity supply.

In a nutshell, it can all very complicated and can often end up with a DJ without PLI or PAT certificates not being allowed to set up their equipment. However, you'll be pleased to know we have full Public Liability Insurance up to £10 million per incident to protect you and your guests and all of our equipment, including the cables, are tested for electrical safety annually, and in some cases, every 6 months.

We would be more than happy to supply you, or any venue with copies of our certificates for inspection.