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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1 2 3 Likelihood

• How? • Risk treatment

Avoid

Reduce

Transfer

Accept

• How? • Monitor & review

Prior,

During

After

Example

• Questions?