Purchase Solution

Indiana State Fair stage collapse

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I would like to request your assistance again for my Crisis Management course. The reading assignment and questions are on the same document. The reading is first then the questions follow. Your assistance is needed by Sunday, 12/25/16 @ 3:00 p.m. If anything additional is needed, please let me know.

Attachments
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The response provides you a structured explanation of Indiana State Fair stage collapse case study . It also gives you the relevant references.

Solution Preview

1. The Indiana Fair stage collapse occurred on August 13, 2011 during an outdoor concert because of severe thunderstorm and killed seven people and injured 58 others. The National Weather Service had issued notices and warnings forecasting strong winds and thunderstorms at the time of the concert. The executive director for Indiana State Fair Commission advised delaying the concert because of the thunderstorm but the band managers decided to go with the program on schedule. The State police expressed apprehension about the safety of the public because of the approaching thunderstorm, however, an announcement was made to continue with the show and the crowds were given directions relating to evacuation plans. The state police reiterated concerns to the director, Indiana State Fair Commission. They decided on calling off the show but the decision was too late and the stage collapsed killing seven people and injuring fifty eight. An investigation found that the collapse occurred because of inadequate capacity of the lateral load resisting system which comprised of guy lines connected to concrete "Jersey barrier" ballast. The lateral load resisting system collapsed because of inadequate ballast system, guy lines, and structure connections. The design was faulty, the construction was inadequate, and inspection was haphazard. Engineering review was avoided and installation of the structure was different from the directions provided by the structure manufacturer. The State Fair officials and Sugarland representatives were ill prepared for the incident and this increased the casualties. The issues were that there was procedure in place for delaying or postponing an event. Also, there was ...

Solution provided by:
Hatim Baxamusa, MBA
Education
  • BSc , University of Calcutta
  • MBA, Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management
Recent Feedback
  • "I read your comments, and thank you for this feedback. Do I need to find other studies that applied this methodology Ive used? That's where I'm stuck at."
  • "Thank you kindly sir. "
  • "Excellent and well explained. --Thank you kindly. "
  • "Awesome notes. I appreciate you."
  • "I have the follow-up project and I will assign that to you very soon. "
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Business Ethics Awareness Strategy

This quiz is designed to assess your current ability for determining the characteristics of ethical behavior. It is essential that leaders, managers, and employees are able to distinguish between positive and negative ethical behavior. The quicker you assess a person's ethical tendency, the awareness empowers you to develop a strategy on how to interact with them.

Organizational Leadership Quiz

This quiz prepares a person to do well when it comes to studying organizational leadership in their studies.

Learning Lean

This quiz will help you understand the basic concepts of Lean.

Managing the Older Worker

This quiz will let you know some of the basics of dealing with older workers. This is increasingly important for managers and human resource workers as many countries are facing an increase in older people in the workforce

Basic Social Media Concepts

The quiz will test your knowledge on basic social media concepts.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Hypothesis Testing and Two-Tailed Tests

    162741 Hypothesis Testing and Two-Tailed Tests In the year 2000, the state of Indiana began a $40-million renovation of its state fairgrounds, which included the building of a miniature golf course and a state-of-the-art livestock building.

  • Hypothesis Testing: Z Test and Difference of Proportions

    244093 Hypothesis Testing: Z Test and Difference of Proportions In the year 2000, the state of Indiana began a $40-million renovation of its state fairgrounds, which included the building of a miniature golf course and a state-of-the-art livestock building

  • The Characteristics of the Right To Work States

    Geography Prior to 2012, no state in the traditional manufacturing belt in the United States had right to work legislation. (In 2012 and 2013 Indiana and Michigan enacted RTW legislation respetively).

  • State Issues for Mental Health Counseling

    State of Indiana (Mental Health Counseling): 1) Licensure Requirements (Indiana)- state laws, professional counseling associations, regulations, standards 2) Local and State Issues (current issues, budget cuts, state concerns, community involvement

  • Reseller License for Indiana

    This posting provides a web page link giving step by step instructions to getting a reseller's license for the state of Indiana.

  • Indianapolis Political Parties

    The Two Party System in Indiana & State 3rd Parties The state mirroring the Federal structure (except for Nebraska which has a unicameral or 1 house legislature), the State of Indiana's Bicameral Congress township and city governments as well as the

  • Five-Step Hypothesis Test

    106379 Five-step hypothesis test Past records suggest that the mean annual income, mu1, of teachers in state of Georgia is greater than or equal to the mean annual income, mu2, of teachers in Indiana.

  • Charitable Contributions

    Karen, a calendar year taxpayer, made the following donations to qualified charitable organizations in 2007: Basis Fair Market Value Cash donation to Indiana State University $30,000 $ 30,000 Unimproved

  • For-Profit Cancer Center Consultant

    and Small Business Education Center Indiana Finance Authority Business Development Programs State Library Business Resources IEDC Business Incentives IDOA State Procurement Division IDHS File Building Plans (p. 1).

View More Related Solutions