PETER E. TARLOW, PHD, is President of Tourism More, a consulting company that advises on safety and risk management for clients such as the U.S. government, governments in Europe and Latin America, state and local municipalities, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Wiley Event Management Series-Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xvChapter 1 Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective 1Chapter 2 Risk Assessment 29Chapter 3 Alcohol and Events 61Chapter 4 Crowd Control 85Chapter 5 Emergencies 111Chapter 6 Critical Issues for Event Safety 141Chapter 7 Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades and Demonstrations 169Chapter 8 Tomorrow's Event Risk Management 201Appendix 1 Web Resources 233Appendix 2 Alcohol and Beverage Commission Addresses and Telephone/Fax Numbers by State 239Appendix 3 Organizations for Event Risk Managers 247Appendix 4 References 249Appendix 5 Glossary of Pyrotechnic Terms 257Index 263

PETER E. TARLOW, PHD, is President of Tourism More, a consulting company that advises on safety and risk management for clients such as the U.S. government, governments in Europe and Latin America, state and local municipalities, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Wiley Event Management Series-Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xvChapter 1 Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective 1Chapter 2 Risk Assessment 29Chapter 3 Alcohol and Events 61Chapter 4 Crowd Control 85Chapter 5 Emergencies 111Chapter 6 Critical Issues for Event Safety 141Chapter 7 Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades and Demonstrations 169Chapter 8 Tomorrow's Event Risk Management 201Appendix 1 Web Resources 233Appendix 2 Alcohol and Beverage Commission Addresses and Telephone/Fax Numbers by State 239Appendix 3 Organizations for Event Risk Managers 247Appendix 4 References 249Appendix 5 Glossary of Pyrotechnic Terms 257Index 263

PETER E. TARLOW, PHD, is President of Tourism More, a consulting company that advises on safety and risk management for clients such as the U.S. government, governments in Europe and Latin America, state and local municipalities, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Wiley Event Management Series-Series Editor, Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xvChapter 1 Risk Management: An Applied and Theoretical Sociological Perspective 1Chapter 2 Risk Assessment 29Chapter 3 Alcohol and Events 61Chapter 4 Crowd Control 85Chapter 5 Emergencies 111Chapter 6 Critical Issues for Event Safety 141Chapter 7 Outdoor Events: Stage Safety, Pyrotechnics, Parades and Demonstrations 169Chapter 8 Tomorrow's Event Risk Management 201Appendix 1 Web Resources 233Appendix 2 Alcohol and Beverage Commission Addresses and Telephone/Fax Numbers by State 239Appendix 3 Organizations for Event Risk Managers 247Appendix 4 References 249Appendix 5 Glossary of Pyrotechnic Terms 257Index 263