In many countries, our sporting heroes enjoy celebrity status with high salaries and idol status among adults and children alike. The profile of the sporting hero, however, appears to come at a cost.
Athletes of all descriptions subject themselves to gruelling training and competition, which often involves pushing themselves beyond safe …
read more »The national harmonisation of Occupational Health and Safety laws is due to take effect on January 1, 2012. The harmonisation will redefine and standardise laws across Australia. But what are the real implications for the sports, events and venues industries?
Background into the New Laws
As a result of a national review …
read more »As we reach the 10th anniversary of September 11, we can look back at the last decade and see how this high profile incident has affected the venues and events industry internationally.
As Director of Safety for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, I recall the personal effect this incident …
read more »Last month during the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, a stage dramatically collapsed, killing five and injuring at least forty people. The incident occurred as a fierce wind swept through the fairgrounds where a crowd of 12,000 people were awaiting a performance by country music band, Sugarland.
The force of the …
read more »A four-year ban has been imposed by the Illawarra Netball Association (INA) on a young player following a charge for violently biting a spectator during a game in April.
The victim, a mother of a player, was attacked when she intervened to break up an-court brawl which had erupted between players …
read more »During an NRL game between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm at Brookvale Oval on the 26th August, a sideline brawl, referred to by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘The Battle of Brookvale,’ broke out resulting in 11 charges and $50,000 worth of fines being issued to both …
read more »In a strange coincidence, there were two separate incidents of a fan falling from the stands of a Major League Baseball match within a week of each other; one of the men died while the other was caught by his legs by other spectators.
Both men fell while reaching forward attempting …
read more »The controversial Spanish sport of bull running has been brought into the limelight after Australian tourist Mitch Davies, suffered serious injuries during an event last month.
The 24-year-old was pinned down and gored by a 500-kilogram bull during the second daily run of the Sam Fermin festival in Pamplona. Davies was …
read more »A university rugby player died last month after suffering brain and spinal injuries during a match in Queensland.
Halley Appleby, 21, died in hospital on July 18 – two days after being tackled during a match in Brisbane. Catriona Arthy, the trainer of Appleby’s team, described the incident as being a …
read more »Almost one year after lifesaver Saxon Bird died during a race in the Gold Coast, the State Coroner has released his findings into the teenager’s death.
Bird drowned in March last year after being struck in the head by another competitor’s surf ski and falling unconscious.
Coroner’s Recommendations
The main recommendations …
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