WHAT’S HOT?
JUNE | TECH
A monthly look at the newest products and
services for the live events industry
Mini beam Just in case
Ayrton’s MiniPanelFX unit
is a diminutive version of the
MagicPanel-FX. It feartures
a zoom spread of 3.6 degrees
to 53 degrees. MiniPanel-FX
is fi tted with four of Ayrton’s
65mm square lenses arranged
in a 2x2 confi guration to form
a beam and wash light. Its
four 35w RGBw multi-chip
LED emitters are paired
with a high-effi ciency optical
system to deliver up to 2,400
lumens from 200W power
consumption.
www.ayrton.eu Beazley, the specialist insurer,
has launched bespoke event
cancellation insurance for
registered charities to protect
them against the costs and/
or loss of revenue associated
with events that they stage.
Most notably, the coverage
includes income derived from
donations made at events, in
recognition of the signifi cant
funds that can be raised on
such occasions.
Charities also get a 10%
discount on Beazley’s
standard event cancellation
premium rates.
www.beazley.com
3d chess
Access was wowed by the ‘world’s
fi rst’ permanent 3D and true
stereophonic sound system,
Aures London’s newly opened
Sensoriu. The sound-obsessed
venue is nearing completion as a
fi ve-sense, fully-immersive arts
and events venue. A haptic fl oor
is set to be revealed soon. We
can’t wait. aures-london.com
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Apps for H&S
By James Morgan
I was on site the other day and glanced over the
shoulder of one of the Crewsaders who was busy
on his phone. I thought “That’s strange; he should
be shifting stuff”. Actually he was busy filling in a
near miss H&S report on their internal H&S web
app which got me thinking about an area that is not
really talked about – health and safety software.
I got researching on Google and found
that there are quite a few health and safety
management systems available that comply with
the OHSAS18001 Occupational Health and Safety
Management System.
Capterra – the software review site – has listed
some of the best based on user reviews. At the top
of the UK list is Effective Software with 5 stars.
The cloud based platform offers various modules to
address various H&S areas including the sharing of
compliance data, tasks and actions needed by events
companies when onsite. The system allows shared
updates and H&S reports.
But there are also some quite quirky apps
available in the Apple Store and on Google Play. My
favourite is Near Miss, created by Finish company
Observis.fi. It’s native IOS and Android app
performs all sorts of the requisite H&S tasks and
stores and shares reports in real-time.
If you are worried about the working in loud
spaces and want to know if you need mufflers,
download Decibel Meter. With extended exposure,
noises that reach a level of 85 decibels can cause
permanent damage to the inner ear.
Or of you are in event catering and want to test
yourself on food preparation and allergies check out
Food Allergy Safety Exam Prep – a gamified tutorial
app that prepares caterers for the US National
Restaurant Associations food safety exam.