AIF Structural and Crowd Safety Conference
Starting Date / Time: 3rd February 2012 11:00
Type: AIM Event
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
Standard ticket price: £35.00
Sorry tickets are no longer available for this event as it has already been and gone.
Further information
Following the tragic festival stage collapses that shocked the world last summer, Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) will host a Structural and Crowd Safety Conference that examines the engineering details of outdoor structures, emergency planning procedures and insight into climate issues and resulting safety implications.
Tickets are £35 + VAT to attend the full day and recieve a certificate of attendance. Concession tickets for AIF members and students can be purchased for £20 + VAT. The afternoon sessions are free to attend.
AIF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS PLEASE CONTACT emmy@aiforg.com BEFORE BOOKING TO RECIEVE THE DISCOUNT CODE.
Throughout the day there will be a range of panels and presentations from some of the industry’s most experienced and innovative structural safety and health & safety experts including Chris Kemp, International Centre for Crowd Management and Safety Studies (ICCMSS) /Bucks University; Simon James, The Event Safety Shop; Andy Yates, Webb Yates Engineers; Roger Barrett, Star Events Group; Richard Bryan, Bearded Theory Festival and Rudi Enos, Special Structures Lab.
The stage collapses last festival season and the ensuing loss of life occurred in extenuating weather conditions although at an alarming amount of international festivals. The tragedies highlighted shortcomings in both the large temporary structures that are available on the market and the implementation of emergency procedures. Despite the fact that none of the festivals affected were British or AIF members, safety issues affect the whole of the festival industry and they need to be investigated and addressed with the help of safety and structural experts to prevent such disasters closer to home.
SCHEDULE
11:00 -11:30 MORNING REGISTRATION
11:30 - 13:00 WORKSHOP
Tony Ball, Show And Event Security / International Centre for Crowd Management and Safety Studies – Interactive workshop.
Focusing on the evacuation of an event and encompassing issues including health and safety. The workshop will provide applicable and up-to-date training on how to deal with an emergency evacuation. Delegates that attend the whole conference including the workshop will receive a certificate of attendance.
13.00 - 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
13:30 - 14:00 AFTERNOON REGISTRATION
14:00 - 14:15 PRESENTATION
Rudi Enos, Senior Designer of Special Structures Lab
Rudi Enos will open the afternoon sessions with an introduction to temporary structures at outdoor events, concentrating on the tragic stage collapses that happened last year, and resulting safety implications.
14:15 - 14:30 PRESENTATION
Insurance at Outdoor Events
14:30 - 15:00 PRESENTATION
Chris Kemp, Bucks New Uni / ICCMSS – European Response to Climate Issues
Chris Kemp will discuss the European response to climate issues and the resulting safety implications on temporary structures.
15:00 - 15:15 SHORT BREAK
15:15 - 16:30 PANEL / Q&A
Structural Safety and Outdoor Events
Andy Lenthall (PSA) Moderator
Andy Yates (Webb and Yates Engineers)
Richard Bryan (Spring Music Ltd / Bearded Theory Festival)
Roger Barrat (STAR Events Group)
Simon James (TESS)
16:30 - 16:45 SHORT BREAK w refreshments
16:45 - 18:15 PANEL / Q&A
Emergency Planning for Crowd Safety
Chris Kemp (Bucks New Uni / ICCMSS)
Jim King (Loudsound / AEG)
Simon James (TESS)
18:00 - 18:15 Extended Q&A time
18:15 - 18:30 CONCLUSION
Rudi Enos, Senior Designer of Special Structures Lab
Rudi Enos will close the conference by rounding up conclusions and action points from the days discussions.
