The Showstop® Procedure Training strengthens safety across all event types and venue environments, providing a consistent, defensible framework for recognising escalation triggers and intervening early when conditions become unsafe.
The principles are equally applicable in nightclubs, small live music venues, arenas, stadia and festivals, as well as sporting events, greenfield sites, and complex urban events, where crowd dynamics, operational pressures, and multi-agency coordination can change rapidly.
By equipping teams with a shared robust procedure for decision-making, communication, and escalation, the training supports clearer accountability, improved situational control, and more effective coordination, helping organisers and venue operators protect audiences, staff, and event continuity regardless of scale or setting.
Course participants learn directly from those who:
- Originally pioneered the Showstop Procedure
- With safe outcomes of multiple Showstop implementations worldwide
- Have contributed to industry safety guidance documents
- Lead global crowd and event safety operations worldwide
- With first-hand experience providing expert witness services on multiple high-profile cases
Accreditation & CPD
The Showstop Procedure courses have been professionally third party evaluated and internationally accredited by Highfield and the CPD certification service.
Showstop® Procedure training is delivered to defined standards which further supports learner credibility, organisational governance, and professional development requirements.
Evidence of internationally accredited training and assessed certification also strengthens duty-of-care assurance by demonstrating that competence controls were in place for safety-critical roles.
Course participants attending full day training options, who successfully complete the course, will qualify for 8 hours CPD (Continual Professional Development) Certification that contributes to their career progression.
This course has also been approved by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
The e-learning Introduction to Showstop Procedure course qualifies for Xhrs CPD from Highfield.
CPD Membership Number 19898
Highfield Approved Centre Number: 40357
The certificate of attendance course option is designed for those participants who want to better understand the Showtop succeed during how it streamlines operational control and emergency preparedness which also qualifies participants for 8 hours CPD
Course Options
- Upcoming Courses – Individual (add list of upcoming courses with Book now button)
- Online – Introduction to the Showstop Procedure
This course (Click to book now button)
- Professional Certificate to Showstop Procedure Pathway
This course is designed for
- Professional Certificate
This course is designed for
- Certificate of Attendance
The certificate of attendance course option is designed for those participants who want to better understand the show succeed during how it streamlines operational control and emergency preparedness which also qualifies participants for 8 hours CPD.
This course would benefit:
- Venue Staff
- Local Authority
- Law Enforcement
- Fire
- Medical
- Those wishing to upskill and further their continual professional development.
- Group Bookings of six or more (taken from crowd safety site)
- Corporate Bookings
Showstop Procedure Training is also available as a corporate in-house programme, delivered exclusively for a single organisation and tailored to your operational environment.
We have run multiple corporate courses for individual venues and event operators, training their in-house teams on site to ensure the procedure is fully understood and consistently applied across key roles. Corporate delivery enables teams to work through realistic venue-specific scenarios, align escalation thresholds and communication protocols, and build a shared decision-making framework that supports governance, duty of care, and operational continuity. Sessions can be delivered at one of your venues for maximum relevance and minimal disruption, with certification available for staff who are seeking greater understanding or others who require assessed competence. (Please contact us here hyperlink)