Tailored safety training for the live events industry

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Training built for the way events work

Written by practitioners

Every course is written by people who run safety at festivals, stadium shows and brand activations. Real scenarios, not generic workplace examples.

Learn at your own pace

Self-paced online learning you can fit around show days and site builds. Pick up where you left off on any device.

Certified on completion

Pass the assessment and download your certificate straight away. Your training record stays in your account for employers and clients.

Taught by people who do the job

Acumen Safety was founded by Olly Galvin, an event safety consultant with years of onsite advisory work at large scale festivals and live events. Our trainers are working practitioners who bring real incidents, real decisions and real paperwork into every course.
Tailored event safety training is part of our mission to raise standards of safety across events 

Olly Galvin

Founder, Acumen Safety

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Years in event safety

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Events supported

Our courses

From entry level site awareness to applying CDM 2015 on live events, our courses give event crews, managers and safety practitioners the knowledge to work safely and lead safely.

Working Safely in Events

Our core e-learning course for anyone working on an event site. Hazards, risk, your responsibilities and how to stay safe from build to break. Online and self-paced.

Managing Safely in Events

Our IOSH approved course for supervisors, production managers and anyone responsible for people on site. Assessing risk, controlling it and leading a safe event.

Applying CDM 2015 in Live Events

A practical course for event professionals who need to apply CDM 2015, not just know about it. Duty holders, documents and real decisions on temporary event sites. Coming soon.