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Ensuring Stadium Safety And Access
Stadium operators are faced with many challenges. Not only do they need to provide a safe and welcoming experience to all that enter the venue, but also comply with strict safety regulations and emergency exit requirements.
Here Mark Gore, Business Development Manager at dormakaba outlines the relevant industry regulations with regard to door and access systems and how these can be met with a single solutions provider.
The large number of people present within a sports ground during a sporting event means that all areas of the building’s design must help ensure the safety of all spectators. In particular, the entrances and exits as well as the doors throughout the building require particular consideration as a balancing of different legislative requirements is sometimes required.
Published by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA), the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds, also known as the Green Guide and currently in its sixth edition, provides best practice advice and guidance on all aspects of safety. While it does not have statutory force itself, it provides recommendations specific to sports grounds to ensure compliance with wider regulations and the venue’s safety certificate.
Fire Safety And Emergency Evacuation
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) is a key source of fire legislation in England and Wales. The equivalent in Scotland is The Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Both pieces of legislation apply to most non-residential properties in their respective countries and must be complied with throughout the operational life of the building. Both require a responsible person (duty holder in Scotland) to undertake a fire risk assessment and ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to guarantee the safety of building users.
This includes ensuring effective emergency exit routes. For sports grounds, there are particular considerations due to the number of people that must be evacuated in an emergency. For example, the capacity calculation for each section and for the
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ground as a whole is based in part, on the exit capacity and emergency evacuation capacity. These are defined respectively as ‘the number of people that can safely exit from the viewing area of the section under normal conditions’ and ‘the number of people that can safely negotiate the emergency evacuation routes and reach a place of safety within [a] set time’. Therefore, ensuring smooth, issue-free egress is essential to ensure the stadium can function as designed. The selection of door and gate solutions can make a significant difference, but often various solutions will be required throughout the route.
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