Peter Wynn-Moylan is a Lecturer on Special Events and Conventions Management at the School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia. He has had a 40-year career in event management covering all aspects of the industry.

This book is an immensely readable and highly practical guide to the increasingly important topic of event hazard and risk management. It contains a wealth of information and ideas, protocols and policies, seamlessly combining theory and best practice. It will be an invaluable guide for event practitioners and an excellent overview of the subject for events management students and academics.Tony Rogers, Managing Director, Tony Rogers Conference & Event Services, United KingdomThis is an excellent book. The author writes in a clear and precise style. He touches on numerous areas that must be of importance for anyone doing event risk management. The book covers a wide range of topics from terrorism to crime, from suicide attacks to protecting open spaces. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this field. It is an asset to both the practitioner and to the scholar.Peter Tarlow, President and Founder, Tourism & More, United States of America

• List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgements Chapter 1. Event Hazard and Risk Management: Regulations and Legislation Chapter 2. Event Safety Management System (ESMS)Chapter 3. Understanding Crowd Disasters Chapter 4. Crowd Management PlanningChapter 5. Space and Flow in Public AreasChapter 6. Safe Site Design Chapter 7. Site Management: Production and Operational Work Practice Hazards Chapter 8. Food, Alcohol and DrugsChapter 9. Security and Law Enforcement On SiteChapter 10. Counter Terrorism Protective Security Chapter 11. Emergency Response Chapter 12. Incident Reporting and Investigation Appendix: Case StudiesIndex

Peter Wynn-Moylan is a Lecturer on Special Events and Conventions Management at the School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia. He has had a 40-year career in event management covering all aspects of the industry.

This book is an immensely readable and highly practical guide to the increasingly important topic of event hazard and risk management. It contains a wealth of information and ideas, protocols and policies, seamlessly combining theory and best practice. It will be an invaluable guide for event practitioners and an excellent overview of the subject for events management students and academics.Tony Rogers, Managing Director, Tony Rogers Conference & Event Services, United KingdomThis is an excellent book. The author writes in a clear and precise style. He touches on numerous areas that must be of importance for anyone doing event risk management. The book covers a wide range of topics from terrorism to crime, from suicide attacks to protecting open spaces. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this field. It is an asset to both the practitioner and to the scholar.Peter Tarlow, President and Founder, Tourism & More, United States of America

• List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgements Chapter 1. Event Hazard and Risk Management: Regulations and Legislation Chapter 2. Event Safety Management System (ESMS)Chapter 3. Understanding Crowd Disasters Chapter 4. Crowd Management PlanningChapter 5. Space and Flow in Public AreasChapter 6. Safe Site Design Chapter 7. Site Management: Production and Operational Work Practice Hazards Chapter 8. Food, Alcohol and DrugsChapter 9. Security and Law Enforcement On SiteChapter 10. Counter Terrorism Protective Security Chapter 11. Emergency Response Chapter 12. Incident Reporting and Investigation Appendix: Case StudiesIndex

Peter Wynn-Moylan is a Lecturer on Special Events and Conventions Management at the School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia. He has had a 40-year career in event management covering all aspects of the industry.

This book is an immensely readable and highly practical guide to the increasingly important topic of event hazard and risk management. It contains a wealth of information and ideas, protocols and policies, seamlessly combining theory and best practice. It will be an invaluable guide for event practitioners and an excellent overview of the subject for events management students and academics.Tony Rogers, Managing Director, Tony Rogers Conference & Event Services, United KingdomThis is an excellent book. The author writes in a clear and precise style. He touches on numerous areas that must be of importance for anyone doing event risk management. The book covers a wide range of topics from terrorism to crime, from suicide attacks to protecting open spaces. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this field. It is an asset to both the practitioner and to the scholar.Peter Tarlow, President and Founder, Tourism & More, United States of America

• List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgements Chapter 1. Event Hazard and Risk Management: Regulations and Legislation Chapter 2. Event Safety Management System (ESMS)Chapter 3. Understanding Crowd Disasters Chapter 4. Crowd Management PlanningChapter 5. Space and Flow in Public AreasChapter 6. Safe Site Design Chapter 7. Site Management: Production and Operational Work Practice Hazards Chapter 8. Food, Alcohol and DrugsChapter 9. Security and Law Enforcement On SiteChapter 10. Counter Terrorism Protective Security Chapter 11. Emergency Response Chapter 12. Incident Reporting and Investigation Appendix: Case StudiesIndex