ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies an Event Safety Management System (ESMS) and processes to evaluate and control Hazards. An ESMS is a coordinated and documented set of planning activities undertaken by an event organiser that lead to a formalised set of procedures for the effective management of safety at the venue or event by integrating safety practices into all event production and operational activities. An event safety policy defines the commitment that the event organiser makes towards hosting a safe event. Hazard management activity begins by establishing staff roles of responsibility, accountability and authority. No event manager can create a safety management system and a set of procedures without consultation with a range of stakeholders. Hazard evaluation is the starting point of the process to apply control systems to minimise the risk of injury. Consult staff, suppliers and representatives of each stakeholder group to conduct a hazard assessment.
