Event Risk Management and Safety

290 Pages·2002·3.03 MB·English

by  Peter E. Tarlow

Event Risk
Management
and Safety
Peter E. Tarlow, Ph.D.
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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Event Risk
Management
and Safety
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The Wiley Event Management Series
SERIES EDITOR: DR. JOE GOLDBLATT, CSEP
Special Events: Twenty-first Century Global Event Management, Third Edition
by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP
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by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP, and Kathleen S. Nelson, CSEP
Corporate Event Project Management
by William O’Toole and Phyllis Mikolaitis, CSEP
Event Marketing: How to Successfully Promote Events,
Festivals, Conventions, and Expositions
by Leonard H. Hoyle, CAE, CMP
Event Risk Management and Safety
by Peter E. Tarlow, Ph.D.
Event Sponsorship
by Bruce E. Skinner and Vladimir Rukavina
The Complete Guide to Destination Management
by Pat Schauman, CMP, CSEP
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Event Risk
Management
and Safety
Peter E. Tarlow, Ph.D.
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Tarlow, Peter E.
Event risk management and safety/Peter E. Tarlow.
p. ; cm. — (Wiley event management series)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-471-40168-4 (alk. paper)
1. Special events—Management. 2. Risk management.
[DNLM: 1. Anniversaries and Special Events. 2. Risk Management. 3.
Disaster Planning. 4. Emergencies. 5. Safety. ] I. Title. II.
Series
GT3405.T37 2002
394.2(cid:2)068—dc21 2002005229
Printed in the United States of America.
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To my parents who gave me life;
To my wife, Sara, who shares my life;
To my Hillel students who keep life interesting;
To my children, Nathaniel and Lysandra, to whom God has
given me the privilege of passing on life.
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Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiv
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
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