Since 2020, our site visit opportunities have been limited to Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. We’ve missed getting out in the field to see our products doing their work, so with the re-emergence of FestForums in Santa Barbara, CA (a long time partner of OTW Safety) we headed down to CA as event sponsors …
According to Forbes, FestForums is “the conference for power players in the festival space.” Of course, we had to be there after not being in attendance for a few years. We wanted to learn with and from the best in the industry, so we made our way to Santa Barbara as 2023 FestForums event sponsors. …
The party is starting soon! Your next big event is quickly approaching and the need for crowd control is a given. Events bring crowds, and crowds need direction, right? You might start your planning by calling around for the best quote on renting barricades… but are roadblocked by potentially long wait times, heavy fees (and …
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A lot of work goes into planning a festival. Making your vision for a festival come to life and ensuring that it is done safely is no easy task – and in the early stages of planning, it can be overwhelming to think of everything that will need to be done before putting on a …
Social gatherings are a core part of most people’s lives. They may occur at a restaurant, a concert, or at the zoo— and if you are hosting any sort of event, it is crucial to handle crowd control properly in order to keep everyone safe. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. The recent Astroworld …
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Whether an event plays host to a crowd of 50, 500, 5,000, or 50,0000 people, order and organization is crucial to prioritizing safety. Crowd control barriers are a great help in keeping large groups of people away from potentially hazardous areas. Plus, they improve the functionality of an event space and ensure that everyone knows …
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A barrier is a barrier is a barrier, right? Actually, no! The reality is that crowd control barricades come in all different shapes and sizes, and they often serve a variety of purposes. A barricade that works perfectly for one event or organization may not be the right fit for another. As such, let’s take …
At OTW Safety, protecting the well-being of our partners and their patrons has always been our number one concern. Keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic is a much different challenge than what any of us are accustomed to, and requires small businesses and public organizations alike to adopt new measures to ensure current safety …
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The Spike 150 event, held on May 10th in Promontory, Utah drew tens of thousands of visitors and was by all accounts a huge success. Our Director of Events, Patrick Burns was involved for the planning and execution of the massive undertaking and OTW provided billboard barricades and custom signs that helped set the stage …
OTW Event Services & Barricades at Spike 150 Celebration Read More »
Utah’s famous Rice-Eccles Stadium has been using our signature billboard barricades in red and white to support the University of Utah football team for years. Our football field barriers have stood up to constant wear and tear, and they still look great! Plus, they play an important role in managing foot traffic in large spaces …
