Risk Management of Events

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Risk Management of Events

• HM648 Sport Event Management
• Week 10 Lecture 2

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Risk Management areas to consider

• Safety
• Financial viability
• Compliance
• Sporting/event success
• Image reputation

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Risk Management Plan

• 1. Identify the Risks
• 2. Risk Assessment
• likelihood
• consequence
• risk priority scale/chart
• 3. Manage Risks contingency plans
• 4. Monitor Review

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Risk Management factors

• Accumulation of variables
• Size of crowd
• Size nature of event
• Time of day
• Nature of event
• Consumables (food, water, alcohol)
• Age of crowd
• Weather conditions
• Location of event venue (urban, rural)
• (Tarlow, 2002)

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Event Risk Management Model

Event Risk identified by type
Appropriate Model chosen to Deal with Particular
Risk
Appropriate equipment chosen to deal with
particular risk
Risk Model codified so that other can reproduce
the Models results
(Tarlow, 2002, p205)
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Event Risk Identification

• Identify separate multiple concurrent risks
• Examine interaction between risks
• Model equipment needed to address risk
• Probabilities of occurrence impact
• Examine success of solution assigned
• Explore multiple solutions
• Decide on appropriate actions

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Risk Treatment Plan

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Managing Fire Risk

• Inspect fire alarms
• Evaluate fire evacuation plan
• Practice fire drills fire prevention
  evaluation plans
• Meet with fire officials to discuss fire
  evacuation plan and worst case scenario

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Crowd Management Crowd Control

• Understanding basic crowd behaviour
• Crowd management plans
• Effective communication
• Ushering security personnel
• Event conditions
• Abbott Abbott, 2000

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Crowd control factors

• Young people more potential for violence
• Summer/good weather
• Alcohol
• Large amounts of board people
• Inadequate security
• Darkness
• Panic

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Crowd Management Crowd Control Plan

• Statement of purpose
• Understanding the dangers
• Pre-crisis Stage
• Crisis Stage
• 3. Post-crisis stage
• Janowski, 1996 cited in Allen, Harris, Jago
  Veal, 2000