The stewarding and crowd safety management contractor Showsec reports the development of an internationally-recognised qualification for Front of Stage Pit Barrier Operations.
A Level 2 award has been created with the Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) and is designed for stewarding and security people wishing to work at the front of stage for live events.
A prototype of the course was tested by Training and Development Manager Roy Wise on a visit to Showsec’s sister company TSC in Holland and after further development, it has received Doncaster-based HABC’s approval. The first course in Nottingham recently saw nine people complete the training to gain the Level 2 Award.
Mark Harding, Showsec’s Managing Director, called it a landmark achievement for the industry. He said: “Not only does this serve the best interests of public safety and staff development, just as significantly, it also provides further assurance to our clients that they are the recipients of the highest standards in the industry. This Level 2 Award adds to a portfolio of qualifications which are being generated to lift industry standards and as a Company we feel it is important to play an influential role in helping the industry to achieve that objective.
“This formal qualification is further recognition for the expertise of our highly-trained workforce and it sets the benchmark for those who wish to work in this line of security. We are continually looking to push the bar to new levels and this has been developed so it will be recognised internationally.”
Details of the award have been circulated to security people and will be available on the HABC website shortly: http://www.highfieldabc.com.
