Safe Settings

The vast majority of deaths and medical emergencies stemming from raves and nightclubs are the result of heat stroke and are easily preventable. To prevent heat stroke deaths, Stay Safe Seattle asks promoters and venue owners to adopt the following safe setting guidelines:

The Safe Setting Guidelines: (Special thanks to RaveSafe for contribution to these guidelines.)
1. Provide free and accessible cold drinking water.
2. Have adequate ventilation and/or air conditioning.
3. Have a separate chill-out room with comfortable seating.
4. Don’t overcrowd your venues. Take steps if areas get too crowded.
5. For indoor events, provide secure and efficient coat check services (coats increase heat stroke potential).
6. Have at least one staff member present who is trained and qualified in basic first aid.
7. For parties over 500 people have present a licensed and equipped EMT or paramedic on duty.
8. Have a private medical room or tent where emergency cases can be dealt with.
9. Make available free harm reduction literature about drug use, safer sex, driving home safely, preventing heat stroke, and other safety issues (you can order literature directly from DanceSafe national – more information at http://dancesafe.org.
10. Allow harm reduction organizations free entry to distribute literature and provide drug abuse prevention services.
11. Have a clearly displayed policy about searching.
12. Maintain the right to search patrons’ outside clothing, pockets, and bags.
13. Don’t allow entry to any patron who refuses to be searched.
14. Enforce age limits when applicable.

Two reasons why you should adopt these guidelines:
     #1: Reducing the heat protects the health and safety of your patrons and shows that you are a responsible promoter who cares about more than just making money.
    
     #2: You will reduce the “heat” currently being felt by everyone in the rave community. Heat stroke emergencies are being misrepresented in the media as “ecstasy overdoses.” This dangerous misconception not only jeopardizes the lives of young people, but also adds fuel to the current “anti-rave” sentiments across the country. Reducing medical emergencies by implementing these safe settings guidelines is good public relations.

The national DanceSafe office has begun a Cool Promoters campaign. Promoters who agree to adopt the safe settings guidelines at their events are entitled to be listed as a Cool Promoter on the national DanceSafe website. _promoters.php

If you want to be listed as a cool promoter and agree to adopt the safe settings guidelines at you events, email safesettings@dancesafe.org.

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