Mike FletcherShowstop Procedure, a global crowd safety training and certification programme for venues and large-scale event organisers, will launch in the UK next month.
Founded by the Pink Bows Foundation in memory of Madison Dubiski, who was 23 years old when she died in a crush during a Travis Scott concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, the one-day Showstop Procedure course will run at the Hilton Southampton Utilita Bowl on 16 April.
Showstop Procedure has the backing of the Event Safety Alliance, Event Safety Alliance Canada, Global Crowd Management Alliance and the United Kingdom Crowd Management Association.
The global course, which debuts in Houston, Texas, on 26 March, has been designed by crowd safety management consultants Steve Allen (pictured far right) and Mark Hamilton (pictured far left), plus professor Chris Kemp. It has been approved by The International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM) and certified by The CPD Certification Service.
Hamilton said: “The Showstop Procedure is a proven and decisive emergency procedure that has been successfully implemented multiple times worldwide. The Showstop Procedure rapidly focuses the audience’s attention to reduce the risk of incident escalation, injury or worse. The work of the Pink Bows Foundation will reduce safety risks for audiences during undesirable occurrences and save lives. We are honoured and proud to be involved with this positive safety initiative,”
Brian Dubiski (pictured third from the right) and Michelle Dubiski (pictured third from the left), parents of Madison Dubiski and Pink Bows Foundation co-founders, said: “Pink Bows Foundation is on a mission to collaborate with the events industry, raise awareness and create a global standard for crowd safety and management at large-scale events. We have world-renowned crowd safety experts, and we are thankful for the support from global alliances, event organisers, families and the wider community we have received so far. Most importantly – we have the memory of our daughter Madison that will continue to motivate our work with the events industry.”
Pictured Left to Right: Dr Mark Hamilton, Jimmy Bass, Michelle Dubiski, Ty Dubiski, Brian Dubiski, Stephanie Segal, Steve Allen