Preventable Accidents

Examples of accidents caused by structural collapse when overload prevention systems were not installed. Structural collapses occur mainly due to overload, or sometimes overload combined with extreme weather conditions

The below photos (after and before) show an accident in one of the largest exhibition centers in Germany that occurred in April 2023 due to an overload on the video wall. Luckily, it happened overnight so no one was hurt.

Katowice (Poland) Convention Center roof collapse 28 January 2006 Hanging load together with the load of the snow on the roof caused a roof collapse and 65 people died in the collapse; many more were wounded

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice_Trade_Hall_roof_collapse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4658214.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4658892.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/29/roof.collapse/index.html

Christina Aguilera Justin Timberlake Truss collapse Atlantic City NJ August 2003

Three stagehands were injured. Almost everyone left for dinner minutes before the collapse. The show was cancelled. The estimated $1 million in damage to the tour's equipment has put the entire tour on hold.