BAKA LANG ME MALIGAW NA MAGBASA TUNGKOL SA CROWD MGT - Crowd Management Safety Guidelines Crowd related injuries can occur during special events like the Black Nazarene. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) encourages employers to adopt effective safety and health management systems to identify and eliminate work-related hazards, including those caused by large crowds at retail sales events Crowd management planning should begin in advance of events that are likely to draw large crowds, and crowd management, pre-event setup, and emergency situation management should be part of event planning. Planning Where large crowds are expected, hire additional staff as needed and have trained security or crowd management personnel or police officers on site. Create a detailed staffing plan that designates a location for each worker. Based on the size of the crowd expected, determine the number of workers that are needed in various locations to ensure the safety of the event (e.g., near the door entrances and throughout the store). Ensure that marshalls are properly trained to manage the event. Contact local fire and police agencies to determine if the event site meets all public safety requirements, and ensure that local emergency services, including the local police, fire department and hospital, are aware of the event. Designate marshalls in visual distances during movement. Roving marshalls/police/medics play a great role. Designate a manager to make key decisions as needed during the event. Provide legible and visible signs that describe entrance and exit locations, store opening times, and other important information such as the location of medic stations, police posts and restrooms. Prepare an emergency plan that addresses potential dangers facing everyone, including overcrowding, crowd crushing, being struck by the crowd, violent acts and fire. Share emergency plan with all local public safety agencies. Train marshall in crowd management procedures and the emergency plan. Provide them with an opportunity to practice the special event plan. Include local public safety agencies if appropriate. REMEMBER THESE Ps 1. Pre-Event Setup: Set up barricades or rope lines for crowd management well in advance of spectators arriving at the site. Make sure that barricades are set up so that the customers line does not start right at the entrance to the event site. This will allow for orderly crowd management entry and make it possible to divide crowds into small groups for the purpose of controlling entrance. Ensure that barricade lines have an adequate number of breaks and turns at regular intervals to reduce the risk of people pushing from the rear and possibly crushing others, including own staff. Designate marshalls to explain approach and entrance procedures to the arriving public, and direct them to lines or entrances. Make sure that outside personnel have radios or some other way to communicate with personnel inside the event site and emergency responders. Consider using mechanisms such as numbered wristbands or tickets. Do not distribute give-aways to prevent overcrowding in one place. If appropriate, provide public amenities including toilets, washbasins, water and shelter. Communicate updated information to people waiting in line. Have signs and distribute pamphlets showing the location of entrances and exits, 2. Particulars During the Event: Provide a separate entrance for staff. Provide door monitors there to prevent crowd entry. Make sure that all staff and crowd control personnel are aware that the gates are about to open. Staff entrances with uniformed guards, police or other authorized personnel. Use a public address system or bullhorns to manage the entering crowd and to communicate information or problems. Position security or crowd managers to the sides of entering (or exiting) public, not in the center of their path. Provide crowd and entry management measures at all entrances, including the ones not being used. If possible, use more than one entrance. When the area reaches maximum occupancy, do not allow additional people to overcrowd it until the occupancy level drops. Provide a safe entrance for people with disabilities. 3. Procedures Emergency Situations: - Do not restrict egress, and do not block or lock exit doors - Know in advance who to call for emergency medical response. - Keep first-aid kits and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) available, and have personnel trained in using AEDs and CPR onsite. - Instruct people, in the event of an emergency, to follow instructions from authorized first responders, This is just a simple overview RESCUE 1
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