Key speakers will include Chris Kemp, from the International Centre for Crowd Management and Safety Studies at Bucks University, and Simon James, director of The Event Safety Shop.
Sessions will include emergency crowd evacuation; handling adverse weather conditions; and how to make structures safe at outdoor events.
The AIF said that last year’s stage collapses at Pukkelpop and Indiana State Fair highlighted shortcomings in the large temporary structures that are available on the market and the implementation of emergency procedures.
Ben Turner, co-founder and deputy chair of the AIF, said the association feels that not just hired experts, but the festival owners themselves need to understand the reasons behind these incidents. "It is important that the key stakeholders and the industry at large have a clearer understanding of this critically important aspect of putting on live events," he said. "From the initial response to this seminar it is also clear that this is a feeling shared by many in the industry."
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