How to Stay Safe in a Night Club

Since over 235 people were tragically killed inside a night club in Southern Brazil last month, some believe there’s a need to not only reevaluate how safe night clubs are today, but also take a closer look at our own responsibilities to stay safe while clubbing.To get some firsthand tips on how to do this, we contacted Tom Hayden, the supervisor of health and safety inspections at George Washington University in Washington D.C., who recently advised the school’s students on club safety.

He says one of the first things people should do upon entering a club is take note of the exits — how many there are and where they’re exactly located.

“Look at your ways out and identify more than one,”   Hayden said in an interview with ConsumerAffairs. “Are they marked and visible? Do they appear accessible, meaning that they are not locked with chains or barred shut?”

Hayden also says you should ask yourself other important questions when walking into a venue, which means the onus is really on you, the club-goer, to make sure you identify any hazards. Just assuming the club owners have already taken the correct safety measures is risky.

“How big is the crowd?” Hayden says you should ask yourself.

“Are you able to move freely from point to point or do you have to push your way through people to get from one part of the building to another?  Does the club have fire safety protection like sprinklers and visible strobe fire alarms? These should be easy to spot by looking at the ceiling or higher up on the walls,” he says.

Out for fun

But even with the recent club fires in past years, it’s safe to say that being vigilante in the area of safety isn’t at the forefront of the average club-goer’s mind, since most people are just looking to get the most bang for their consumer buck when it comes to having fun and enjoying themselves, but that has to change, many experts say.

Read more at:  https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/how-to-stay-safe-in-a-night-club-020613.html