Event Risk Management and Safety

Klappentext The collapse of the bonfire tower at Texas A&M, 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

List of contents

1. Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective.
2. Risk Assessment.

3. Alcohol and Events.

4. Crowd Control.

5. Emergencies.

6. Critical Issues for Event Safety.

7. Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades and Demonstrations.

8. Tomorrow s Event Risk Management.

Product details

• Authors: Joe Goldblatt, Tarlow, PE Tarlow, Peter E. Tarlow, TARLOW PETER E, Tarlow Peter E.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2002
• EAN: 9780471401681
• ISBN: 978-0-471-40168-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: The Wiley Event Management Series; Wiley Event Management; The Wiley Event Management Series; Wiley Event Management
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Travel > Travel guides; Hospitality industry, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Project management, Management decision making, Hospitality and service industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace