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Event Management

Notes Conclusions
This case study illustrates the following:
1. Emergency and evacuation procedures for students with disabilities need to be
established in residence halls and other campus buildings in conjunction with local
police and fire departments.
2. Housing staff should be informed about residence hall emergency and fire evacuation
procedures.
3. Students with disabilities should be familiar with campus emergency and evacuation
routes and procedures and make their specific needs known to appropriate housing staff.

Questions:
1. Analyze the case and interpret it.
2. What do you infer from the given case study?
3. Write own the case facts.

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12.5 Summary

Crowd management must take into account all the elements of an event especially the
type of event (circus, sporting, theatrical, concert, rally, parade, etc.), characteristics of the
facility, size and demeanor of the crowd, methods of entrance, communications, crowd
control, and queueing.
It comprises of the steps taken to organize and manage crowds.
The sale of alcoholic beverages at rock concerts and other events where rowdy audiences
are expected or where a high percentage of the audience will be under the legal age for
consuming alcohol can have adverse effects.

When various conditions exist - rowdiness, high level of excitability - the potential for and
detrimental effects of alcohol abuse become very real.
Even though a prohibition on alcohol sales may reduce concession profits, many facility
operators by such action reflect their concern for the safety of their patrons
Through laws and their enforcement, local government influences the character of event
management by establishing building and safety codes and by determining facility capacity,
seating configurations, and other related items.
Government also influences an event by the manner by which it provides such services as
police, waste collection and traffic control.
The role of police at events is to enforce laws and to manage crowds on or adjoining public
property in cooperation and with the necessary support of the facility operator and/or
event promoter.
The Fire Division is responsible for making unscheduled and routine inspections of facilities
to enforce local fire and building codes.
Fire personnel, like other appropriate city personnel, should be involved in the advance
planning of an event to assure an acceptable level of compliance with fire and life safety codes.

Safety aspects at facilities are routinely inspected by the Fire Division and Building
Department to assure their compliance with City regulations.

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