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Analysis shows increase in crowd accidents
Scientists Claudio Feliciani, Alessandro Corbetta, Milad Haghani and Katsuhiro Nishinari executed an analysis on trends in crowd accidents. This analysis is based on a database of crowd accidents that was developed for the period of 1900-2019 through an...
Dealing with changed crowd behaviour: always be ready
In many Western countries, experts are concerned about the increase in unruly behaviour among eventgoers and crowds at sporting events. While the event industry still has to recover from the enormous impact of COVID-19, crowd behaviour presents new...
Crowd Safety Webinar: learning points from Astroworld
ESI commits itself to sharing knowledge and learning from past incidents. In this spirit, we held a webinar this month analyzing the events that took place at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, on November 9, 2021. The webinar was built around...
Support crowds in their response to threats
In recent years, largely due to terrorist attacks, the United Kingdom has had to deal with multiple false alarm incidents, in which crowds fled, with all the consequences to their safety and health. Prof. John Drury and his team* analysed these incidents....
20 years after the Station Nightclub fire: how did it get so deadly?
20 years ago on 20 February 2003, the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island went up in flames, killing 100 people and injuring another 230, including one of the club’s owners. This disaster was one of the worst in its kind in modern times, and...
New Masterclass! Crowd Psychology for Crowd Safety Management
We are pleased to introduce our new masterclass: Crowd Psychology for Crowd Safety Management, by Professor John Drury.Anyone who is responsible for crowd management will need to have some knowledge of Crowd Psychology. In this masterclass, you will be...
Decision Support Matrix helps prepare for severe weather
Severe weather, such as a sudden weather change, strong winds, or lightning, is always one of the biggest safety risks for large outdoor events. When a storm approaches while thousands are enjoying themselves, their safety and health is your...
New Year’s Eve crowd safety issues: evaluate to learn
Australia has closed off 2022 with huge festivities to celebrate the new year. Millions of people gathered at beaches, riverbanks, and harbors to enjoy the multi-million-dollar firework displays. Sydney and Melbourne had crowd incidents in the hour before...
A successful start of ESI Australia
November was a busy month for Event Safety Institute Australia! Not only did we complete the incorporation of the company, we also delivered the first genuine Keith Still ‘Introduction to Crowd Science’ course and held a seminar to celebrate the new...
Chaos at Steve Lacy concert in Melbourne
A concert of US R&B artist Steve Lacy led to chaos in Melbourne after fans surged to the entrance of John Cain Arena. The incident did not lead to serious injuries, but did raise questions about the crowd safety management. A thorough risk analysis...
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