Monthly Archive: February 2017

Cirque du Soleil Acrobat Death Sarah Guillot-Guyard 6/29/13

Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, 2 young children. Cirque du Soleil t Kà was using a certain kind of wire rope to lift people—despite the fact that several manufacturers explicitly warned against using it for such a purpose. three violations of NRS and Nevada OSHA General Industry Standard 1910.

David Ritchie 1/26/2007

David Ritchie, 56, a veteran set dresser, died instantly Thursday, the set was being torn down and crushed Ritchie, causing his death

Cirque du Soleil Technician Dies

The son of a Cirque du Soleil co-founder was struck by a lift and died from his injuries while working on the “Luzia” show

Public Venue Safety Summit Sydney AU 3/28/17

Identify and protect against internal and external threats
Develop smarter approaches to counter violent extremism
Improve current public event security, safety and risk strategies and capabilities to face the current threat environment and to ensure event continuity
Benefit from new collaboration, communication and engagement methods between all different safety stakeholders
Optimise crowd management operations and outcomes