Tag Archives for crowd control
Holiday Season Retail Safety Checklist
How to protect employees and visitors during the busiest shopping days of the year. By mid-afternoon of Black Friday 2008, media outlets nationwide reported the same heartbreaking story: An elderly employee of a mega-retailer had been trampled to death by … Continue reading
Have a Slip-Free-Fall with These Safety Products
Most retailers will agree: Fall months can be a dangerous time to be in business. A combination of seasonal sales, excited crowds, and unpredictable severe weather can easily lead to slips, trips, and falls. Failure to take reasonable measures to … Continue reading
Keys to Crowd Management for Retailers
Perhaps the most well-known retail sales event of the year is Black Friday, the day that immediately follows Thanksgiving Day and is synonymous with deep discounts and unruly crowds. In 2008, the dangerous mob mentality of retail crowds was fully … Continue reading