Provide comprehensive training for police and stewards on crowd density and distress
Taylor Inquiry · Taylor Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 29 January 1990
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●Inquiry recommendation
All police officers and stewards with duties in relation to the standing areas and especially those with duties under Recommendation 12 above, should be fully briefed and trained with regard to the recognition of crowd densities, to the recognition of signs of distress and to crowd dynamics. Training should include demonstrations at the ground and photographs, designed to enable stewards and officers to recognise different crowd densities.
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