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Entry: time through the entrances

When must we get everyone in before it starts?

Answer: At concerts, matches and festivals, the security staff stand at the entrances and search, scan tickets and check bags. If entry is too slow, people are still queuing when it starts, and so they push. The calculator works out how long entry takes, how many are inside at the start, and how many entrances are needed. Green Guide sets the ceiling at 660 people per entrance per hour. With bag checks and searches, it is the figure you have measured yourselves, often far lower.

Formula

Kapacitet pr. time = indgange × gæster pr. indgang pr. time

Tid til alle er inde = gæster ÷ kapacitet pr. time × 60

Indgange der skal til = gæster ÷ (gæster pr. indgang pr. time × åbningstid i timer), rundet op

Green Guide (6th edition): maximum 660 persons per entrance per hour also with ticket scanning. Stewards and bag check give fewer.

Symbols and units in the formula
SymbolMeaningUnit
gaesterNumber of guests to be admittedgæster
indgangeNumber of open entrances (airlocks)indgange
rate_timeGaester pr. indgang pr. time (malt eller planlagt)gæster/t
tid_minTime from doors open to startmin
=Time until all are inmin
=Entrances needed to reach startindgange
=Gaester inde ved startgæster
=Gaester stadig i ko ved startgæster

Validity and source

Source
Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (Green Guide), 6. udgave: hojst 660 personer pr. indgang pr. time

Does not apply when

  • Indicative planning. The figure per entrance should come from your own measurements or the event organiser's safety plan. People do not arrive evenly distributed: most come in the last half hour, so plan for the peak and not just the average.

Worked example

The calculator's own default values inserted. The figures are calculated with exactly the formula the tool uses.

Substituted

  • Number of guests to be admitted4,000 gæster
  • Number of open entrances (airlocks)8 indgange
  • Gaester pr. indgang pr. time (malt eller planlagt)400 gæster/t
  • Time from doors open to start60 min

Giver

  • Time until all are in75 min
  • Entrances needed to reach start10 indgange
  • Gaester inde ved start3,200 gæster
  • Gaester stadig i ko ved start800 gæster

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Sådan bruger du den

Ved koncerter og kampe skal publikum ind, før det starter. Står der stadig mange i kø, presser de på. Beregneren regner indlukningstiden og hvor mange indgange der skal til.

Step by step

  1. Find antallet af gæster.
  2. Tæl åbne indgange eller sluser.
  3. Mål hvor mange en indgang kan tage pr. time med jeres visitation.
  4. Find tiden fra dørene åbner til start.
  5. Læs om alle når ind.

Typical errors

  • At bruge 660 pr. time, når der visiteres.
  • At tro at folk kommer jævnt fordelt.
  • At glemme at en sluse lukker, når en vagt holder pause.

Examples from everyday life

Koncert med taskekontrol

4.000 gæster skal ind gennem 8 sluser med taskekontrol. I har målt 400 gæster pr. sluse pr. time. Dørene åbner en time før.

Number of guests to be admitted
4,000 gæster
Number of open entrances (airlocks)
8 indgange
Gaester pr. indgang pr. time (malt eller planlagt)
400 gæster/t
Time from doors open to start
60 min

It means: Det tager 75 min at få alle ind. Ved start er 3,200 gæster inde og 800 gæster i kø. Der skal bruges 10 indgange.

Kun billetscanning

Samme koncert uden taskekontrol, kun scanning, med Green Guides loft på 660 pr. indgang pr. time.

Number of guests to be admitted
4,000 gæster
Number of open entrances (airlocks)
8 indgange
Gaester pr. indgang pr. time (malt eller planlagt)
660 gæster/t
Time from doors open to start
60 min

It means: Indlukningen tager 45 min, så alle er inde før start, og køen ved start er 0 gæster. 7 indgange ville være nok.

Rule of thumb

660 pr. time er 11 gæster i minuttet. Med taskekontrol er det ofte langt færre, så mål jeres eget tal.

How to check the answer

Indgange × rate × timer skal give gæsterne inde ved start.