Event Risk Management and Safety

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