SIA Venue Safety Management

Question 1

What is the term used to describe the maximum number of people that can safely occupy a venue at any one time?

Accepted Answer

Maximum safe capacity

Answer

Fire safety threshold

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Licensed occupancy limit

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Venue population target

Question 2

A door supervisor notices that a queue outside the venue is blocking a public footpath. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Manage the queue using barriers to keep one side of the footpath clear for pedestrian access

Answer

Ignore it as the pavement is public property and not the venue's responsibility

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Move the entire queue inside the venue to clear the footpath immediately

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Close the venue to new patrons until the queue has completely dispersed

Question 3

What is 'crowd crush' and what is the primary cause in a venue environment?

Accepted Answer

A dangerous compression of bodies caused by too many people in a confined space with insufficient exits

Answer

A fight involving multiple people, caused by excessive alcohol consumption

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A stampede towards the exit caused by a false fire alarm

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A queue collapse outside the venue caused by people pushing from the back

Question 4

When monitoring CCTV, a door supervisor observes a patron collapse on the dance floor. What is the correct sequence of actions?

Accepted Answer

Immediately radio the floor team to respond, continue monitoring the area on CCTV, and log the incident with the timestamp

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Continue monitoring CCTV to see if the patron gets up, then report it at the end of the shift

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Leave the CCTV station to personally attend to the collapsed patron

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Rewind the footage to see what caused the collapse before alerting anyone

Question 5

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, who is the 'responsible person' for fire safety at a licensed venue?

Accepted Answer

The employer, owner, or any person who has control of the premises

Answer

The most senior SIA-licensed door supervisor on duty

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The local fire and rescue authority inspector

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The designated premises supervisor named on the premises licence

Question 6

What information should be included in a shift handover from the outgoing to the incoming door supervisor team?

Accepted Answer

Current capacity count, ongoing incidents, banned persons sighted, known risks, and any special instructions from management

Answer

Only the number of patrons currently inside the venue

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Just the names and badge numbers of the outgoing team for the log book

Answer

A verbal summary is sufficient — no written handover is necessary