Postby Rob Buckley » December 27th, 2018, 8:27 pm
Yes, the job of the helper is to be additional eyes & ears for the pilot, t'was ever thus.
We have to take into account the type of event we’re running. We’re aiming for family friendly entertainment, both for the punters and the participants.
We are expecting people with families to come and fly, to provide the entertainment we’re selling. If their families are basically unwelcome, why would they continue to come? The family of a participating member will be made aware of the potential risks of the pits area, how to mitigate the risks and supervised by the member. That effectively reduces their risk to ‘no worse than’ a member of public in the crowd.
The visiting public can’t be expected to have the same awareness & supervision, so are kept apart from the pointy bits by minimum separation distance, judged to produce a reasonable level of safety.
I agree the entry to the live side needs to be properly controlled, a thankless task which also relies on all the participants playing the game, wearing a wristband and showing it for entry.
As with most things these days, it’s down to our risk assessments and doing what can be reasonably expected from us to keep attendees at our events safe.
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