Event Risk Action Plan Guidelines Event Coordinators are advised that this document is the required standard for risk action plans undertaken for Events in the City. Should the Event already have a risk action plan of a similar standard which is in accordance with the Australian Standard for Risk Management that maybe submitted in its place. Definitions: Risk the chance of something happening that will have a detrimental impact on event objectives. – Risk Assessment the overall process of risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation. – Risk Management the processes and structures that are put into place to achieve objectives whilst – managing any adverse side effects. Risk Identification is a matter of identifying the hazards/risks, which may occur during the event. – Following is a list that can be used as a prompt to assess the risks/hazards that are either present, or may occur during the event. Example Risks may include Note: this is not an exhaustive list Health/Injury/Disease Lighting failure Trip hazards Drug affected persons Extreme weather conditions Alcohol affected persons Inadequate toilet facilities Fire caused by electrical installations Communications failure Fire risk caused by gas bottles Rides and amusements jumping castles Marque collapse – Fireworks malfunctions Broken glass on reserve Food Poisoning Traffic Management Power Failure Water Failure Lack of parking Manual handling Inadequate access for emergency Working at heights vehicles Exposure to chemicals Inadequate pedestrian safety Unclean toilets Promotion/PR Criminal Activity Inadequate funding Disorderly conduct Loss of key personnel Consumption of alcohol Environmental Risk Noise nuisance caused to neighbours Excessive litter left at the event Legal/Contractual Loss of key contractors Operational/Crowd Safety Overcrowding/crowd control
Event Risk Action Plan Guidelines Event Coordinators are advised that this document is the required standard for risk action plans undertaken for Events in the City. Should the Event already have a risk action plan of a similar standard which is in accordance with the Australian Standard for Risk Management that maybe submitted in its place. Definitions: Risk – the chance of something happening that will have a detrimental impact on event objectives. Risk Assessment – the overall process of risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation. Risk Management – the processes and structures that are put into place to achieve objectives whilst managing any adverse side effects. Risk Identification – is a matter of identifying the hazards/risks, which may occur during the event. Following is a list that can be used as a prompt to assess the risks/hazards that are either present, or may occur during the event. Example Risks may include Note: this is not an exhaustive list Health/Injury/Disease Drug affected persons Alcohol affected persons Fire caused by electrical installations Fire risk caused by gas bottles Marque collapse Broken glass on reserve Food Poisoning Power Failure Water Failure Manual handling Working at heights Exposure to chemicals Unclean toilets Criminal Activity Disorderly conduct Consumption of alcohol Environmental Risk Noise nuisance caused to neighbours Excessive litter left at the event Legal/Contractual Loss of key contractors Operational/Crowd Safety Overcrowding/crowd control Lighting failure Trip hazards Extreme weather conditions Inadequate toilet facilities Communications failure Rides and amusements – jumping castles Fireworks malfunctions Traffic Management Lack of parking Inadequate access for emergency vehicles Inadequate pedestrian safety Promotion/PR Inadequate funding Loss of key personnel
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