Event Risk Management and Safety

THE WILEY EVENT MANAGEMENT SERIES

The complete guide to event risk management, safety, andsecurity

Practical strategies and resources for any size event!

With any event comes risk from rowdy guests at a festivalor convention to a life–threatening riot at a sports event. EventRisk Management and Safety provides a comprehensive resource formanaging event risk and limiting liability for modest and grandevents. Presenting theory and practical applications, this bookcovers topics such as measuring risk, alcoholism and drugs, crowdcontrol, fire safety and emergency medical services, food and watersafety, outdoor events, and much more.

Other features include:

Case studies examining problems and solutions to real–worldsituations Key terms and risk–management exercises New techniques to forecast and manage the global challenges ofthe twenty–first century Comprehensive appendices containing additional resources,alcohol and beverage commission contact information, and practicalforms

1. Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical SociologicalPerspective.

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 andDemonstrations.

8. Tomorrow′s Event Risk Management.

PETER E. TARLOW, PhD, is President of Tourism More, a consultingcompany that advises on safety and risk management for clients suchas the U.S. government, governments in Europe and Latin America,state and local municipalities, and the U.S. Bureau ofReclamation.

The Wiley Event Management Series–Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt,CSEP
The Wiley Event Management Series provides professionals with theessential knowledge and cutting–edge tools they need to excel inone of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors of thehospitality and tourism industry. Written by recognized experts inthe field, the volumes in the series cover the research, design,planning, coordination, and evaluation methods as well asspecialized areas of event management.