by Peter E. Tarlow
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
Contents
- Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective
- Risk Assessment
- Alcohol and Events
- Crowd Control
- Emergencies
- Critical Issues for Event Safety
- Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades, and Demonstrations
- Tomorrow's Event Risk Managemen
Appendices
- Web Resources
- Alcohol and Beverage Commission Addresses and Telephone/Fax Numbers by State
- Organizations for Event Risk Managers
- References
- Glossary of Pyrotechnic Terms
Index
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