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.