ChatterBank5 mins ago
Safety.
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listened in to an argument in a club last night and it got me wondering.
Customers were querying why, on new years day, the committee were removing all the chairs from the bar but leaving the tables. The customers believed it was down to greed and the club could squeeze more people in.
The committee on the other hand said it was a safety issue and that they would be liable if someone tripped over a chair. The tables were different they said. they were needed for people to put their glasses on if they went to the toilet or outside for a smoke. That is pure rubbish surely?
Also, they were asked how many people were actually allowed in the club at any one time as it gets packed (and I do mean packed) to the rafters on new years day. The customers were told that there were no restrictions on the number as there were enough emergency exits.
Again, that cannot be true, can it?
Customers were querying why, on new years day, the committee were removing all the chairs from the bar but leaving the tables. The customers believed it was down to greed and the club could squeeze more people in.
The committee on the other hand said it was a safety issue and that they would be liable if someone tripped over a chair. The tables were different they said. they were needed for people to put their glasses on if they went to the toilet or outside for a smoke. That is pure rubbish surely?
Also, they were asked how many people were actually allowed in the club at any one time as it gets packed (and I do mean packed) to the rafters on new years day. The customers were told that there were no restrictions on the number as there were enough emergency exits.
Again, that cannot be true, can it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As daffy says, there is always a restriction on the numbers and it's either based on floor space or fire exit capability (which ever is lowest)
You can get a rough idea of how to work it out yourself...
http://www.ipswichbes...cupant%20capacity.doc
(that ones from Ipswich, but it gives the general outlines used everywhere)
You can get a rough idea of how to work it out yourself...
http://www.ipswichbes...cupant%20capacity.doc
(that ones from Ipswich, but it gives the general outlines used everywhere)
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