Practical handbooks for event professionals, set out by area of work and by level.
30 titles in the series, with 3 on sale now and the rest coming soon.
Operational
An Operational Handbook in Live Event Delivery. Title 1.1 in Live Event Delivery, by Kris Dailly, available now as a colour paperback.
The day is yours from the moment you write the time down.
£23.99 on Amazon UK
Sold and delivered by Amazon. Price as shown on Amazon UK on 20 October 2026. Amazon sets the final price and any delivery charge at checkout.
Tactical
A Tactical Handbook in Live Event Delivery. Title 1.2 in Live Event Delivery, by Kris Dailly, available now as a colour paperback.
Two departments. Two next steps. One sequence that can run.
£24.99 on Amazon UK
Sold and delivered by Amazon. Price as shown on Amazon UK on 20 October 2026. Amazon sets the final price and any delivery charge at checkout.
Strategic
A Strategic Handbook in Live Event Delivery. Title 1.3 in Live Event Delivery, by Kris Dailly, available now as a colour paperback and a black and white paperback.
A delivery system that still works when the staff, the site or the promoter change.
Colour paperback: £25.99 on Amazon UK
Black and white paperback: £21.99 on Amazon UK
Sold and delivered by Amazon. Price as shown on Amazon UK on 20 October 2026. Amazon sets the final price and any delivery charge at checkout.
The OTAS Live handbooks set out, in writing, how we believe event work should be done, so anyone can read the method and check our work against it.
The Library holds 30 handbooks across 10 areas of event work, each written at Operational, Tactical and Strategic level. Every title is shown here with its cover and a description only. Titles not yet on sale are marked Coming soon, with no price or link until they are published. Jump to Operational, Tactical or Strategic.
Operational
For the person doing the job at one post, door, desk or location on the day, who needs to know exactly what good looks like.
1.1, Live Event Delivery
The day is yours from the moment you write the time down.
£23.99 on Amazon UK
2.1, Safety Duties and Management
What you can see no longer matches the paperwork. Does the work stop?
Coming soon
3.1, Security and Protective Operations
One door, one gate, one decision at a time.
Coming soon
4.1, Fire Safety at Events
Know your location's fire precautions before you need them.
Coming soon
5.1, Medical, Welfare and Safeguarding
You are first there. What do you say, and what do you do next?
Coming soon
6.1, Site, Structures and Infrastructure
Does the work in your area continue, pause or stop?
Coming soon
7.1, Transport and Access
This gate, this route, this hour.
Coming soon
8.1, Event Control and Command
Hold, pass or escalate. Then write the line.
Coming soon
9.1, Crowd Safety and Movement
Name what you can see. Take the action your location was given.
Coming soon
10.1, Event Records and Review
Write it while it is still true.
Coming soon
Tactical
For the person coordinating several posts or departments, especially once the plan starts to change.
1.2, Live Event Delivery
Two departments. Two next steps. One sequence that can run.
£24.99 on Amazon UK
2.2, Safety Duties and Management
Doors are open and something has changed. Decide, and write it down.
Coming soon
3.2, Security and Protective Operations
The information has changed. Which points stay open, and who stands on them?
Coming soon
4.2, Fire Safety at Events
Does the fire plan still stand? Decide, and keep it the same as it travels.
Coming soon
5.2, Medical, Welfare and Safeguarding
An operation several posts can run, with the medical route kept open.
Coming soon
6.2, Site, Structures and Infrastructure
No unsigned gap between build and show.
Coming soon
7.2, Transport and Access
Arrival, show and departure, written as one plan everyone can run.
Coming soon
8.2, Event Control and Command
One picture, shared so other people can act.
Coming soon
9.2, Crowd Safety and Movement
Change the crowd decision when the information is enough, and withdraw the old one.
Coming soon
10.2, Event Records and Review
One version in force. Everyone knows which one.
Coming soon
Strategic
For the person making the decisions before and after the event, and owning the risk that remains.
1.3, Live Event Delivery
A delivery system that still works when the staff, the site or the promoter change.
Colour paperback: £25.99 on Amazon UK
Black and white paperback: £21.99 on Amazon UK
2.3, Safety Duties and Management
A policy that exists on paper is not a policy staff can use.
Coming soon
3.3, Security and Protective Operations
A security design that works on the day, not just in the file.
Coming soon
4.3, Fire Safety at Events
A fire strategy that Operational and Tactical staff can run.
Coming soon
5.3, Medical, Welfare and Safeguarding
A healthcare and safeguarding system staff can run, signed by a named person.
Coming soon
6.3, Site, Structures and Infrastructure
A site that can hold the programme it was specified for.
Coming soon
7.3, Transport and Access
Your duty does not stop at the boundary of land you do not own.
Coming soon
8.3, Event Control and Command
Bringing a contractor into Event Control does not move your duty.
Coming soon
9.3, Crowd Safety and Movement
Capacity is a design decision, with evidence and a signature.
Coming soon
10.3, Event Records and Review
An event file that would stand in front of a coroner.
Coming soon
@otaslive is where OTAS talks shop with event professionals: how a site opens, how Event Control keeps its log, what changes when the plan changes, and which handbook covers what. Questions from people doing the job are welcome.
Also on X: @kris_dailly.
