A new EU proposal document, prEN 17879 Event structures - Safety requirements has been put forward for consultation and is available for download from the websites of the EU national standardisation bodies. The scope contains: This European standard specifies the minimum requirements necessary to ensure the safe design, calculation, manufacture, assembly, operation, disassembly, inspection and maintenance [...]

The new EU standard EN 17736:2022 Entertainment technology. Specifications for design and manufacture of aluminium stage decks and frames has been published and is available for download from the websites of the EU national standardisation bodies. The scope includes: This document specifies the safety requirements for planning, selection, production, intended use as well as testing [...]

A performer at Universal Studios Hollywood remains hospitalized after a stunt accident on the set of the WaterWorld show. According to a Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson, it happened during an afternoon performance on Monday. Initial calls reported a possible drowning. “Our thoughts are with him as he receives care,” said the spokesperson. “Details surrounding the [...]

Ten people were injured after a roller coaster derailed in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday night Footage recorded by a woman who was injured showed the ride in the middle of its third lap as it was about to make a turn Authorities said the accident was sparked by a broken part in of the carts [...]

A witness at a Welsh theme park says screams were heard and rollercoaster carriages appeared "loose" in an incident that injured a man. Oakwood Theme Park, in Pembrokeshire, remains closed following the accident on its Treetops ride on Sunday. Dr Harriet Lloyd, from Carmarthen, was waiting for her husband and son, who were on the [...]

Four draft standards are available for public review and comment on the ESTA website at http://estalink.us/pr. The downloads are free. Please note the comment due dates, which are not all the same. The documents in public review are: BSR E1.76, Tensioned Wire Grids, covers the design and application criteria for wire-rope tension grids, including the [...]

Rapper Post Malone bruised his ribs when he fell through a hole on stage during a performance in St. Louis over the weekend, his manager said. Post Malone, 27, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, was performing at the Enterprise Center downtown on Saturday when he fell mid-song. Video on social media appeared to [...]

One man died and at least 40 others were injured when high winds caused parts of a stage to collapse at a festival in Spain early on Saturday. Footage showed some festivalgoers running in panic, while others are seen continuing to party at the event in Cullera, south of Valencia. The popular Medusa Festival of [...]

A structural mishap led to the collapse of a video monitor at a Russian ice rink, injuring a worker. The incident took place on Monday at the Arena-2000 venue in Yaroslavl, a city in western Russia, northeast of Moscow. The venue is owned by the local hockey club, Lokomotiv, and according to one of the [...]

BLUMANO, engineering consultancy and advisers for safety and stage machinery design, is proud to announce its expansion with BLUMANO Deutschland. This base, located in the heart of Western Europe, will work closely with BLUMANO’s network of offices in Ireland, the UK, Italy, South Korea and the Netherlands. Laura van Haperen joins this progressive organisation and brings impressive [...]