Therearedifferentkindsofparties,suchasbirthdayparty,NewYear'sparty,Christmaspartyandsoon.Holdingapartyiseasyandshouldnotbeahardtask.Weshouldthinkaboutpeoplewearegoingtoinvite,foodanddrinkswearegoingtoprepare,whereweraregoingtohaveourpartyandactivitiewearegoingtohave.Ifwemakeagoodpreparation,Iamsurewe'llhaveasuccessfulparty.

　　HowtoHaveaGoodChristmasParty

　　It'snearlyChristmasandwithonlyafewmoredaysleftuntillthebigday,

　　thecompanyChristmaspartiesareinfullswingandthisweekendseesthe

　　ultimateandbusiestweekendoftheeventsyearcalendar.

　　Christmas

　　partieshavebeeninthenewsalotrecentlywitharticlesonhowtosurvivethe

　　companyChristmasparty,andvariousstoriesontheradioandinternetabout

　　partiesbeingcancelledduetothefearthatbusinesseshave

　　ofbeingsued.

　　Onlythisweeksawnewscoverageofastoryamidallegationsofinproper

　　behavoiurataukpremiershipplayersChristmasparty.

　　Infactithasbeenshownthatfifty

　　percentofallpartiesfinishwithcolleaguesfighting,oneinthreewith

　　incidentsofsexualharassment,and

　　oneinfivewithaccidentsinvolving

　　employees.Thetroubleisthathealth%26safetyrules(whicharedesignedto

　　helpprotecteventorganisersand

　　managers)arebecominganexcusenotto

　　haveaparty.

　　AsapartyorganiserI'mallforensuringthataneventis

　　safeandfunforeveryonebuttoriskassessthemincepiesandChristmas

　　decorations,ashasbeensuggested,Ithinkit'sgoingabittofar!Sowhatcan

　　youdotohelpmaketheChristmaspartyasaferplace?

　　Thefirststepis

　　toseta'PartyPolicy'whichwilloutlinethedosanddon'tsforanyofthe

　　attendees.Thetruthisthatthepartycanbeseenasanextensionofthe

　　workingday,anditshouldthereforebetreatedassuch.Itcouldbeaseasyas

　　sendinganinvitewiththerulesofconductprintedontheback,toinclude

　　ehaviouralguidelinessothateveryoneknowswhat

　　isacceptableandwhat

　　isn't.

　　Althoughwehavetalkedaboutthedangersofmincepiesand

　　streamers,aswithanyeventorbusinessactivityitisimportanttoidentify

　　the

　　potentialrisks.Youshouldcollecttogethertheriskassessmentsand

　　methodstatementsfromthevenue,andanyothersupplier,andifyouarelooking

　　toholdtheeventinatemporarymarquee,thenyoushouldconsultwitha

　　specialistinthisarea.

　　Anotherareaofconcernistheprovisionof

　　alcohol.Astheorganiser,youshouldprovidesoftdrinksaswellasalcohol,

　　andyoushouldbeawarethatyoucouldberesponsibleforanyactionsor

　　accidentsthattakeplaceasa

　　resultofyouprovidingthedrinks.Iwould

　　neverrecommendafreebar(I'veseenthisgowrongtoomanytimes)andyou

　　shouldtaketheesponsibilityoftellingpeopletotakeiteasyiftheylook

　　liketheyhavehadenough.

　　Oneareathatshouldbediscouragedisthe

　　infamousChristmaspartyfling-thiscouldleadtoembarrassmentandputa

　　strainonworkrelationshipswheneveryonegetsbackto