Safety is important when arranging events. And there are a lot of things to consider to make the event safe for everybody (I know from experience from several event I have been working with).
Control Geek blog writes about US Event Safety Alliance Document in Public Review. The Event Safety Alliance is a group of entertainment industry leaders gathered to address the immediate need for universal safety standards for the production of live events. To help to form the standards, the Event Safety Alliance has now released a draft Event Safety Guide for public review.
The guide seem to be based on a European document that you can freely download in pdf format.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Progress in Outdoor Stage Structure Standard Draft
http://controlgeek.net/blog/2013/4/15/progress-in-outdoor-stage-structure-standard-draft
While there is considerable debate about the engineering and design issues regarding these structures, my general point has always been that winds exist (tornado, for example) that can take down just about any practical structure, so these operational issues are really critical.
as of today you can now download the current standard for free
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Teknobileet päättyivät järkyttävällä tavalla Oslossa – 25 sairaalaan, viisi kriittisessä tilassa
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/7a9ff5dd-4f6f-4e02-8279-8a485716e1d3
Oslossa lauantain ja sunnuntain välisenä yönä pidetyt nuorten bunkkerijuhlat päättyivät järkyttävällä tavalla, sillä 25 ihmistä kuljetettiin sairaalaan juhlista, kertoo norjalaislehti VG.
– Heillä on ollut kannettavia generaattoreita, joista he saivat musiikille virtaa. Ne ovat päästäneet ilmaan hiilimonoksidia ja poistaneet happea. Siksi sisälle on syntynyt huono hengitysilma, kertoo palokunnan operatiivinen johtaja Ronny Andersen VG:lle.
25 til sykehus etter grottefest i Oslo: – Kunne gått mye verre
ST. HANSHAUGEN (VG) Syv bevisstløse personer ble fraktet til sykehuset i natt, etter å ha blitt kullosforgiftet i en grotte i Oslo. Ifølge politiet kan opp mot 200 personer ha vært på festen.
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/kJ4LJA/25-til-sykehus-etter-grottefest-i-oslo-kunne-gaatt-mye-verre
Tomi Engdahl says:
Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/06/1053226380/astroworld-concert-tragedies-love-parade-pearl-jam-the-who-rolling-stones
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://patronmanagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/barrier-research.pdf
This stuff has been known for a while. Yes you need segregated barrier areas along with capacity limits for each area. If you can only have a limited number of people in a zone you reduce the crush.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-10/crowd-crush-history-after-travis-scotts-astroworld/100603638
The research shows that above 4 people per square meter the crowds can become dangerous.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Just gonna leave this here.
https://www.eventsafetyalliance.org
Tomi Engdahl says:
Astroworld: Travis Scott and Drake sued over deadly US festival crush
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59205570
Travis Scott fans recall Astroworld panic: ‘I had to get out of there’
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59205798
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054543388/astroworlds-safety-plan-failed-to-say-what-to-do-in-case-of-a-crowd-surge?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR1E3bqhTdQhgqk9m8LVbvw7l14hA8ruFiGyyNf-87V48aGFWZbqPz6FSvQ