The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reissued its Crowd Management Safety Guidelines for Retailers. It wants retailers dealing with crowded sales events to take steps that include (at a minimum):

• On-site trained security personnel or police officers;
• Barricades or rope lines for pedestrians that do not start right in front of the store’s entrance;
• The implementation of crowd control measures well before customers arrive at the store;
• Emergency procedures in place to address potential dangers;
• Methods to explain approach and entrance procedures to the arriving public;
• Observing maximum occupancy levels and;
• Not blocking or locking exit doors.

Thanks to Fashion Law maven and blogger extraordinaire Staci Riordan for bringing this to our attention. Here’s wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving.