This document provides a guide on the anticipated security staffing levels across the venue at any one time. This allows for checks to be preformed, ensuring adequate resources as well as the ability to redeploy staff from an area with reduced demand to respond to another area requiring an increase. As the document lists total hours it could also reduce the risk of staffing providers over-billing preventing unplanned for costs being incurred and allows for a reasonable estimate to be included within the event’s budget.

2009 Big Chill – Site Rules

Description:

This document provides a detailed list of rules governing all persons working on site; prohibiting certain activities unless criteria are met; and other activities altogether. As well as prohibiting activities it also details tasks and actions that must be carried out, considering them mandatory. Most of which are including in existing legislation.

Discussion:

The document provides the event manager the ability to set regulations specific to the event, reinforcing those provided by existing regulations and focusing on known high risk activities within the given activities regularly carried out in an event’s build stage. It enables the promotion of safe working through prohibiting and making mandatory certain activities. In including the production of specific documentation it ensures records are maintained and up to date. The consequences for not following the listed rules appear to be focused on remuneration in; not being permitted to work on site or, the delaying of payment for services provided. This offers a financial incentive to those carrying out related activities to ensure the rules are adhered to.

BC09 Event Risk Assessment

Description:

The document provides a detailed summary of the task in terms of providing a “safe” environment throughout the various phases of the event. Also included is a break down of potential hazards that could be encountered by the public, staff and contractors. Each identified hazard is scored based on an included matrix that covers the severity of potential injury and the likelihood of occurrence, which in turn produces a score. This initial score is then amended to include control measures designed to reduce the overall risk.

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