Thursday, 3 November 2016

Ex-Olympic Stadium safety officer Chris Baker quit over retractable seating fears

• Baker resigned in May after expressing concerns over impact on structure
• Deputy officer Ravi Sharma, also left amid unhappiness over management

The designated safety officer of the Olympic Stadium resigned in May after becoming deeply concerned about the retractable seating and its impact on the structure of the ground’s lower tier, the Guardian has learned.

Chris Baker, an experienced, career stadium safety officer, is understood to have resigned shortly before the concert by the rock band AC/DC, which was held on 4 June, just two months before West Ham United’s first match at the renamed London Stadium.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2f5SQqA