Richard Eyre Head of City Centre Management & Major Events Events & Risk Management
Richard Eyre
Head of City Centre Management & Major
Events
Events & Risk Management
Sheffield Events Structure
Major Events
City Events
Civic Events
Community Events Events
Team
• Why?
– Health & Safety at Work Act
– Civil Contingencies Act
– Licensing Act
– Occupiers Liability Act
– Management of Health & Safety at Work Regs
– Successful & Safe Event
• What?
– To provide a Risk Assessment of your work
activities
“Nothing more than a careful examination of what
in your work could cause harm to people, so you can
weigh up whether you have taken enough
precautions or should do more to prevent harm” HSE-5 Steps to Risk Assessment HSG183
• How?
• Establish the context
• Identify the hazards/threats
• Identify the people/property who/which may be harmed
• Identify existing precautions
• Evaluate the risks
• Decide what further actions may be required
• How?
– Establish the context
Scope & nature of the risk and agreeing the
boundaries and order of activities
• How?
– Identify the hazards/threats
Associated with the activities contributing to the event,
where they are carried out and how.
Hazard = Accidental or naturally occurring event or situation which has
the potential to cause harm to members of the community, damage to
property and/or disruption to the environment or to structures (economic,
social, political)
Threat = The intent and capacity to cause loss of life or create adverse
consequences to human welfare, the environment or security
• How?
– Analyse risks
Determine existing control measures against
Likelihood vs. Consequence
SCORE 1=low 3=high
• How?
– Analyse risks
• How? • Evaluate the risks
RISK = Likelihood x Impact
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3 6 9
2 4 6
1 2 3 Likelihood
• How? • Risk treatment
Avoid
Reduce
Transfer
Accept
• How? • Monitor & review
Prior,
During
After
Example
• Questions?