ESTA's Technical Standards Programme has announced approval and publication of yet another ANSI-approved event safety standard, developed by the Event Safety Working Group. ANSI ES1.4-2021, Event Safety – Event Fire Safety Requirements applies to fire safety in the live event industry. This standard addresses the identification and assessment of event-specific fire risks, and the effects [...]

A Russian actor has been crushed to death during a set change at Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theatre as it performed the opera Sadko. It is believed Yevgeny Kulesh went in the wrong direction during the descent of a ramp and was trapped under it. Footage appeared to show panicked performers pleading with staff to [...]

A six-year-old girl who was killed at an amusement park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, had 'fallen out' of a ride, police dispatch audio has revealed Previous visitors to the attraction have claimed that safety belts on the ride were not attached tight enough It emerged on Monday that the vertigo-inducing ride was specifically designed to [...]

Note from Blumano: The winners of the PLASA Innovation Awards have been announced, and we are proud to have been given a commendation for StageDB ORA. It's always a pleasure to be in such good company with our fellow colleagues and friends in the industry. Congratulations to all the winners! UK – The winners of the [...]

BLUMANO, entertainment-industry consultants in safety and machinery design, is expanding into the Asian market with the announcement of BLUMANO East Asia. The addition of this first-class base will work closely with BLUMANO's network of offices in Ireland, the UK, Italy, and the Netherlands. Laurent Ste-Marie joins this dynamic organisation and brings with him 25-years’ experience [...]

Emergency crews rushed to Fudstock Festival grounds in Cavendish Park, Barrow, with three people injured after a waltzer ride malfunctioned, it has been claimed A woman fighting for her life and two others requiring hospital treatment were injured after a waltzer ride malfunctioned at a festival, it has been claimed. Emergency crews rushed to the [...]

Businesses have been given an extra year to adopt the new post-Brexit product safety marking, which is replacing the currently used European Union's label. Manufacturers in England, Scotland and Wales initially had until the end of this year to use the new UKCA certification but the change will now only be enforced from the start [...]

A portion of a stage has collapsed at the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami, just one day before the event is set to kick off with thousands expected to attend. At around 5pm Thursday evening, a video wall connected to one of the stages at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, collapsed on [...]

Judge condemns chain’s ‘complete lack of risk assessment’ over seating fault that led to death of Ateeq Rafiq in 2018. Cinema chain Vue has been fined £750,000 for safety breaches after a filmgoer died when he became trapped under a cinema chair leg-rest in 2018. Ateeq Rafiq, 24, died in hospital after his neck became [...]

More than 200 UK acts including the Chemical Brothers, Kano and Wolf Alice back Let the Music Move initiative, calling for financial help and cutting red tape for EU tours. British music acts including Radiohead, the Chemical Brothers, Biffy Clyro and Annie Lennox are calling on the UK government to offer financial support to help [...]