You wouldn’t fly without a Black Box.
So why run your stadium, arena, campus or event without one?
Most organisations think compliance is a box to tick. In reality, it’s where liability begins.
In aviation, the black box is non-negotiable. Every second, every decision, every action is recorded. When the unexpected happens, there’s no debate, no finger pointing, just facts.
Yet in stadiums, arenas, festivals, campuses, and transport hubs across the UK, many operations are still running without anything close to that level of accountability.
Instead, incidents, updates, instructions and critical communications are passed through various, disconnected channels.
It works… Until it doesn’t.
The Hidden Cost of ‘Not Knowing’
Our new industry report exposes the hidden costs of fragmented safety operations — from billion-pound liability claims to reputations that never recover.
- £5 billion in public liability claims are paid out annually in the UK, much of it from incidents in public spaces like stadia, campuses, and transport hubs.
- Compensation for public liability claims ranges from £16,770–£1,000,000 per case.
- Over 60% of venues and events still rely on radios, spreadsheets, or manual logs to manage critical incidents.
The biggest risk isn’t the incident itself. It’s the cost of not being able to prove what really happened.
Put Your Security Operations To The Test
At Halo, we believe every venue, every event, every campus, every hub needs its operational black box. It’s not about surveillance. It’s about stewardship, resilience, and protecting your people and reputation. Ask yourself: How fast can you produce a complete timeline of your last major incident? Would it stand up to legal or regulatory scrutiny? Are you confident nothing was missed?
We’re aware many organisations are confident their operations will stand the test of legal scrutiny, but they often won’t find out until the worse happens. Which is why we’ve created a free, online assessment to test your incident management and security operations systems and processes.
The Black Box Mandate: A vision for public safety excellence.
Insurers are demanding stronger evidence before they pay out, regulators are raising the bar with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law), and public trust evaporates when organisations can’t prove they acted responsibly.
“Good enough” systems are no longer good enough. What aviation solved decades ago, our sector is only just waking up to: every operation needs a single source of truth.
A Black Box for safety operations means:
- Every decision timestamped and recorded
- Every action traceable and provable
- Every communication unified in one place
Without it, you’re relying on luck, memory, and paperwork in the moments that matter most.