A complimentary event safety and security conference has been announced at the Festival and Outdoor Events Show – 26th & 27th September 2018, Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.
Just announced for this year’s Festival and Outdoor Events Show (Festout) is the SaFest Training Zone. Bringing high-level training to the show and providing a rare opportunity for visitors to attend a two-day complimentary conference focused on event safety and security. Storm 4 Events are curating these 10 sessions exclusively to Festout, in association with the United Kingdom Crowd Management Association (UKCMA).
Visitors will gain tangible best practice advice within case study and theory teachings, all provided by leading industry academics and professionals.
SaFest seeks to establish sector competence and take the event safety agenda forward. Steve Blake, Founding Director of Storm 4 Events comments: “The rate of incidents with event and crowd safety, the raised counter terrorism threat, the training deficit and the staffing insufficiency within the industry are all factors that are both reasonable and foreseeable to mitigate against when planning for today’s events environment.”
Session highlights include, Event Counter Terrorism Risk Management for Events (Garry Jones, Storm 4 Events), Event Law, Legislation and Brexit (Eddy Grant, University of Derby), The Event Safety Landscape (Eric Stuart, Gentian Events), as well as Crowd Safety Training (Roy Wise, Square Metre Ltd), plus others. Further conference details can be viewed on Festout’s website (link: http://www.festivalandoutdoorshow.co.uk/programme-2018).
Festout’s Event Director, Duncan Siegle, comments on SaFest: “When talking to the events industry, one area that continues to be flagged is the lack of accessible training and just how important it is, particularly in an age where rules and regulations are growing alongside heightened concerns for safety and security. With so many new outdoor events in the market each year, it is essential that organisers are up to date in these areas and a visit to Festout will give them access to these essential sessions they can really learn and develop from.”
Visitors can register for the show at www.festivalandoutdoorshow.co.uk. The conference sessions don’t require pre-booking – visitors can just turn up on the day to as many, or as few sessions as they desire.
