Crowd control shouldn’t be an afterthought.
Proper planning can make or break any business or project; universities are no exception to this rule. From the planning phase, through construction, to the groundbreaking event, crowd control and queuing systems need to be in place and optimized for each and every situation.
Choosing the proper stanchions for guiding students or guests can be a big decision as you design your new campus project. Starting with what the project is or how much student traffic the structure will have from entrance to all focal points. Guidance should be done efficiently and through the use of signs on or off your stanchions or posts.
Direct guidance will make the flow of the building easily navigable and safer for new students or guests on campus. After choosing your stanchions and guidance add-ons you will need to then maintain the crowd control in place for either daily use, constant use, or event only use. Taking time in the planning stage to focus your efforts on the many uses of the building will help determine when and where your stanchion system will be utilized.
Retractable belts are the most popular form of crowd control on campus. These can be seen across college campuses in their athletic facilities, bookstores, dining halls, and student unions. Planning from entrance to exit will help save you time and money in the future. Having an idea of where the stanchions will be set-up daily or just during peak periods will create a savings because you won’t have to pay an extra employee to direct student or visitor flow. Having retractable wall mount units around campus can save valuable floor space while blocking off an area from student traffic.
Most college campuses have a museum or theater, which is where you would find sets of post and ropes that lead guests into the seating areas. They can also be used to create queues in which guests wait for refreshments or gain entry to the venue. Dealing with each event could require added stanchions to create ease and controlled flow through the queue. This would be something that would need to be planned and set-up well before the event begins.
If you are building a new project on campus or planning on an event, keeping crowd control on the front lines of every plan will help you secure student and visitor safety on campus.