Event Risk Management and Safety

Rowdy guests at a festival or convention, a riot at a sport event, a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics, a food poisoning outbreak at a company picnic - each year, thousands of accidents resulting in injury, death, and significant financial loss occur at events. This book provides assistance to event organizers, managers, and planners to reduce, in some cases eliminate, these types of losses.

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1 Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective 1

Chapter 2 Risk Assessment 29

Chapter 3 Alcohol and Events 61

Chapter 4 Crowd Control 85

Chapter 5 Emergencies 111

Chapter 6 Critical Issues for Event Safety 141

Chapter 7 Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades and Demonstrations 169

Chapter 8 Tomorrow's Event Risk Management 201

Appendix 1 Web Resources 233

Appendix 2 Alcohol and Beverage Commission Addresses and Telephone/Fax Numbers by State 239

Appendix 3 Organizations for Event Risk Managers 247

Appendix 4 References 249

Appendix 5 Glossary of Pyrotechnic Terms 257

Index 263

PETER E. TARLOW, PHD, is President of Tourism More, a consulting company that advises on safety and risk management for clients such as the U.S. government, governments in Europe and Latin America, state and local municipalities, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

The Wiley Event Management Series-Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP

The Wiley Event Management Series The complete guide to event risk management, safety, and security Practical strategies and resources for any size event!

With any event comes risk–from rowdy guests at a festival or convention to a life-threatening riot at a sports event. Event Risk Management and Safety provides a comprehensive resource for managing event risk and limiting liability for modest and grand events. Presenting theory and practical applications, this book covers topics such as measuring risk, alcoholism and drugs, crowd control, fire safety and emergency medical services, food and water safety, outdoor events, and much more.

Other features include:

• Case studies examining problems and solutions to real-world situations
• Key terms and risk-management exercises
• New techniques to forecast and manage the global challenges of the twenty-first century
• Comprehensive appendices containing additional resources, alcohol and beverage commission contact information, and practical forms

The Wiley Event Management Series provides professionals with the essential knowledge and cutting- edge tools they need to excel in one of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. Written by recognized experts in the field, the volumes in the series cover the research, design, planning, coordination, and evaluation methods as well as specialized areas of event management.