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The
concept of an association set up
specifically to cater for organisations
involved with crowd management and crowd
control operations came about as a
result of an informal meeting between
leading private security companies in
this field in 2000.
The United Kingdom
Crowd Management Association (UKCMA) was
subsequently formed and officially
launched at the prestigious
International Live Music Conference in
March 2001.
Since its
formation the UKCMA has gained
recognition from The British Standards
Institute (BSI), the Security Industry
Training Organisation (S.I.T.O.), and
the government working party set up to
licence the private security industry,
where our members have worked to assist
with establishing operational standards
for security companies working on
leisure activity events and training
systems. Members have also advised
UK government bodies set up to publish
standards of guidance for events.
In
addition to attracting the majority of
leading leisure security companies, the
UKCMA has now extended its membership to
include the countries leading
entertainment venues and independent
safety consultants, giving the
association a broad based level of crowd
safety knowledge and experience. |
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