Ruud van Buren has been involved in the safety issues of various small and large events since 1998 and started at MOJO Concerts in January 2013 as Health and Safety (H&S) Manager. Together with colleagues from the Licensing & Safety department, he is involved in crowd management, permit applications, coordination with local authorities, security, safety and mobility issues. He also provides training on crowd management and health and safety and works on health and safety-related topics such as risk assessment and providing a healthy and safe working environment at MOJO events.
Ruud's main focus is on indoor and stadium events and festivals such as Pinkpop, North Sea Jazz (Rotterdam and Curaçao), Blue Seas Festival Curaçao and the Holland International Blues Festival in Grolloo. In 2020, he was active as the Health and Safety Officer for the NOS for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.
They often take on the role of safety coordinator, health and safety point of contact, or are part of the event's crisis management team (CMTE). In 2020, Ruud was involved in drafting industry protocols for COVID-19 in relation to events in the Netherlands.
Ruud has been an active member of Yourope's YES group since 2013.