When you are planning an event, one of the main concerns has to be crowd control and making sure the event can be as enjoyable as possible for all attendees. There are many considerations when understanding how to control the event but for the purpose of the blog we will be looking at the best products to safely control the crowd.
Depending on your particular event will determine which of these products is best solution, in some cases your event may require a variation of all!
There are generally three main phases of an event where you can use design, information and effective crowd management to ensure people's safety:
arrival and entry to the venue or site (eg access routes, queuing space and entrances)
onsite/venue circulation of crowds (eg concourses, areas around facilities)
leaving the venue/site and dispersal (eg exit routes and exit gate widths)
Crowd management typically only becomes relevant when your event draws a big crowd. If you’re planning a small get-together with family and friends, managing a crowd won’t be an issue.
But once you start organising events for these types of large-scale events, it’ll become more relevant:
Music concerts and festivals
Sporting events and tournaments
International business conferences
Here are the picks to provide a solution to crowd control management:
Hi Vis Vests:
Perhaps not the first product that comes to mind but an essential item for staff to use during the event, attendees being able to easily see staff, security and guides will show them a clear route to the event and will reduce any confusion which can easily lead to stress. Ensuring your attendees are not stressed out at the event will be a key step to controlling the crowd.
Some Hi Vis Vests come in a wide range of colour ways which will allow you to select specific vests based on responsibilities and/or your brand image.
Plastic Pedestrian Barriers:
A more obvious choice! Ensuring you have plastic pedestrian barriers clearly displayed around the event will be key, in order to direct attendees around the event in a controlled manner. Directing the flow of foot traffic will create a clear organised event with areas of restriction easy to see and manage by staff.
These are also essential for directing road traffic to car parks or routes to the event.
Available in a number of colours and able to be branded with company logo’s or event logo’s.
Post and Chain:
The post and chain system will provide a similar result as the pedestrian barriers, the main difference will be that the post and chain system cannot be used to direct road traffic due to regulations.
Available in numerous colour ways.
These are the absolute must have products when looking to control crowds at events, specifically for music, festival, conferences and exhibitions.
OAKEYS are able to provide all the products mentioned above so please do let us know if we can support you.
