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
