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Crowd Safety
A whole other meaning of Zone Ex
Of course Joe Marler would change it up
Crowd Safety
Of course Joe Marler would change it up
Crowd Safety
A few weeks ago I delivered an event that my friend and I have been planning for months. It was a small event for around 80 people and its purpose was for every member of this partnership organisation (that coordinates organisations who respond in public emergencies) to meet each other
Crowd Safety
Part one of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. While researching crowd safety and the impact of legislation on crowd safety, one of the key themes that warranted exploring was competency, as legislation and regulation are designed, amended, introduced and
Crowd Safety
Over the past few years we have been inundated with news stories, articles and conversations about the post-pandemic crowd, who appear to have become more deviant and anti-authority than we have seen in years. Since the events industry restarted after lockdown, we have experienced mass deviant behaviour on an unprecedented
Crowd Safety
In the wake of the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017 and the Wembley Euro Final in 2021, the subject of who was responsible for crowd safety within the public realm became a topic of focus_._ This issue regarded the delineation of responsibility for crowd management within the space outside the
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The Oxford Dictionary of English defines Stampede as: * a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals: the herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede. * a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people in response to a particular
Crowd Safety
As the world population increases, so does the frequency of mass gatherings and mass events (Li et al, 2020). Instigated by a career in major events, I am fascinated by crowds, how they move, how they behave. When I began studying crowd safety, it became clear that most crowd disasters
Crowd Safety
Part five of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. This final chapter revisits each of the research objectives, summarises the findings, critically appraises the research process and concludes with offering three recommendations to government and industry. (Please note this was
Crowd Safety
Part two of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. Throughout my career I have been fortunate to experience event planning and approval on both sides of the Safety Advisory Group (SAG): presenting event plans and assessing event plans - in
Crowd Safety
Part one of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. Crowd disasters occur when people are given insufficient information and space (Sime, 1999). It is rarely the case that only one factor causes a disaster (Helbing and Mukerji, 2012). In particular,
Crowd Safety
People don't ask me this as bluntly as the title suggests, but in general I get a blank look when I tell people I work in "crowd safety". I ask them if they have ever attended an event and arrived safely, were gently guided into the
Crowd Safety
If I am over a decade into my career and facing the challenge of an industry that has totally collapsed, then I can share an understanding of what those who are only preparing to enter the industry could be feeling. Event Management has only become a subject of study within