It is important to feel comfortable approaching this task with sharing rights and responsibilities. On page four in the Risk Management Report it discusses the concept of establishing parameters and what options are available. Some things are concrete such as federal and state laws and legal expectations. In discussing risk management and safety, safety is defined as what is going on at the time, and risk management creates the environment in which safety can be present. There are tons of overlap, a broad framework.
Risk management considers liabilities for the university such as injury and methods of protection.
Needed are research to develop safety plans to allow activities and further research. An example given was biologically in regard to the environment. There are legal aspects and public relation issues to consider. In response to a question, an example of a parameter of risk management in the history of bonfire was no alcohol. Another one established was the height.