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Event Safetyin the real world
by Mark Breen of Cuckoo Events
for the nice MA students in DIT, 10th Nov 2014
What do I know about Event Safety?
London Olympics 2010
Bray Air Display 2014
Dairy Council @ Ploughing
Sea Sessions
UberFest, Malahide
BabyTalk Festival
European Controllers Cup
Always learning
Spectator Safety Management (NVQ Level 4)
Temporary Demountable Structures (EPC)
Crowd Risk Analysis (Prof. Dr. G Keith Still)
MSc Crowd Safety & Risk Analysis (MMU & Prof. Still)
Why do events need Safety Officers?
The public don’t consider their safety
There are laws in play
C. Y. A.Cover your ass
Judges suck. Try to avoid them.
Jail sucks. I should know.
Personal responsibility comes into play
So what goes wrong at events?
Pukkelpop 2011. 5 people died.
Indiana State Fair 2011. 7 died, 58 injured.
Radiohead 2012. 1 drum tech died, pre-doors.
Ottawa Bluesfest 2012. 3 injured.
Isn’t very common
Trip hazard
Trip hazard addressed beside unaddressed
Same event. Unaddressed.
Kids + access to electricity
Indoor plugs, outdoor.
Inflatable structure. Looks grand.
Blue line is where structure WAS. Windy.
Trip hazard @ entrance + drugs an issue
Inflatable Mountain Dew attraction
. . . + wind = oops
Big oops
Recent court case ruling. Interesting.