Curating our event environment
A few weeks ago I delivered an event that my friend and I have been planning for months. It was
Crowd Safety
#8. Becca Wilusz - college sport events in the USA, applying an engineering PhD to plan crowd safety, working with students to manage safety and behaviour, women in the industry
“Water doesn’t stop and take a selfie”
In this episode I get to chat to Becca Wilusz, Assistant Director
Post Pandemic Crowd Behaviour (Taylor’s Version)
Over the past few years we have been inundated with news stories, articles and conversations about the post-pandemic crowd, who
What is Zone Ex? // IBIT 2023, Cologne
I was invited to IBIT Conference in Cologne, Germany, to present on the topic of the importance of Zone Ex
#4. Morten Therkildsen - Roskilde Festival, IBIT 2023, evolution of formal education, Safety and Security, Zone Ex, politics, high reliability organisation, definition of a Crowd Manager
In my first in person podcast episode, I sit down with Morten Therkildsen, Director of Safety at Roskilde Festival in
What is Zone Ex and why is it important?
In the wake of the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017 and the Wembley Euro Final in 2021, the subject of
Can the word ‘stampede’ undermine crowd safety?
The Oxford Dictionary of English defines Stampede as:
* a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other
Dissertation #5. Recommendations to Government and Industry to improve 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
When crowds ‘crush'
Crowds are a phenomenon of modern society. As the world population increases, so does the frequency of mass gatherings and
Dissertation #3. The impact of legislation on competency
While researching crowd safety and the impact of legislation on crowd safety, one of the key themes that warranted exploring
Changing crowd behaviour, staff experience, increase in show stop, near miss data
Takeaways from ILMC Production Meeting & Event Safety and Security Summit 2022
Dissertation #2. Legislation, Regulation and Crowd Safety
Throughout my career I have been fortunate to experience event planning and approval on both sides of the Safety Advisory
Dissertation #1. The Root Cause of Crowd Disasters
Crowd disasters occur when people are given insufficient information and space (Sime, 1999). It is rarely the case that only
So, what is Crowd Safety?
People don't ask me this as bluntly as the title suggests, but in general I get a blank
To prevent disaster, now is the time to study crowd safety
If I am over a decade into my career and facing the challenge of an industry that has totally collapsed,
Episode 4: Airborne Transmission and Crowd Safety
Recently, a group of scientists published an open letter (Morawska and Milton, 2020) urging governments and organisations to consider that
The Four S of Event Transport
When it comes to transport planning for events, major or not, there is a lot that needs to be considered.
Episode 3: On Biometric Data and Events
As the collective events industry searches for guidance on how to safely restart events, in the absence of authority leadership