The Importance of Turnstiles for Stadiums

19-11-2021

The Importance of Turnstiles for Stadiums

full height tuenstile gate

So after over a year behind closed doors, sporting and music events can now be held in stadiums once more.

But what with increased health and safety concerns, stadiums and sports grounds must now consider security more than ever before.

Turnstiles have been a security measure within stadiums for years. But they aren’t just there to help stop unauthorised people without tickets from entering. They also play huge significance in many other areas.

Find out more about the importance of turnstiles for stadiums below:

Limit Who Can Gain Entry

The most obvious use for security turnstiles at football grounds and stadiums is, of course, to refuse entry to anyone who is not a ticket holder.

This is important during events and football games – so that people who either haven’t purchased a ticket or are trying to gain access for the wrong reasons are not able to do so. Not only does this provide safety benefits, but also helps increase revenue for the stadiums and football clubs.

External security turnstiles are also a crucial security measure during out-of-hours when stadiums or sporting grounds aren’t in operation. This limits the risk of your stadium becoming victim to any sort of damage or vandalism.

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Reduce the Risk of Overcrowding

Controlling how many people can enter or exit a stadium at any one time is so important in helping to protect the safety of staff and visitors.

As detailed above, only ticket holders are able to gain entry via turnstiles. This, therefore, means turnstiles can prevent the risk of additional visitors and any chance of overcrowding.

Most people are very familiar with the Hillsborough Disaster, whereby in 1989, a large human crush occurred, killing 96 people.

The incident was caused by a lack of police control which led to overcrowding in the stadium’s pens; it remains the worst disaster to have ever happened in British sporting history. This, along with other tragic football events, prompted the need for turnstiles.

Control the Flow of Traffic

As well as controlling the speed of traffic and limiting who can gain entry, turnstiles are also an important way of controlling the direction of traffic.

Most stadiums or football grounds utilise full height turnstiles or speedgates, which can be operated as either single directional or bi-directional. These turnstiles then indicate to visitors which ones are for entry, and which are for exiting.

This helps ensure that crowds of people aren’t trying to move opposingly through the same space all at the same time. At football stadiums, for example, it’s also an important way of separating opposition fans.

Reduce the Need for Contact

Last but certainly not least, in the current times we live in it is especially important to consider the implications that crowds of people within a stadium can have on the pandemic.

Turnstiles can play a huge role in decreasing the spread of the virus. By either integrating them with access control systems so that people don’t need to make as much physical contact with the entry point. Or by implementing hand sanitising stations alongside the turnstiles.

Here at Tongdazhi, many of our turnstiles have recently been integrated with foot-operated hand sanitisers – so that all visitors are able to sanitise their hands upon entry and help reduce the risk of spreading the virus.



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