RISK IDENTIFICATION Given the type of event that Rugby is, there are several risks associated generically with this event. It is an outdoor event, which will attract 1500-2000 people, and the associated costs in putting on such a fixture being the most notable. The following list is a breakdown of these risks with basic detail in what the risks could be. Event Cancellation Long term – 2 weeks plus Short term – three days Immediate prior to event – three hours Utilities/Lifelines failure Power Sewage Water Other Traffic Control Failure to conform to Traffic Management Plan Traffic incompetence Motor vehicle accident adjacent to site. Unplanned public demonstration Inadequate vehicle parking facilities. National Hazard Adverse weather conditions. Seismic occurrence. Unforeseen event. Crowd Disruption Fighting Drunkenness/drug taking Missile throwing. Pitch invasion. Equipment Failure Damage to infrastructures. Deliberate/accidental cables/equipment. Legal Issues OSH Workplace Plan Organisers. Union issues Staff refusing to provide services. Staffing Issues Insufficient staff for event Club staff Other volunteers, commercial.
Pyrotechnics not applicable Injury Accidents Public Staff , private Players Accidental/Deliberate Fire Lack of fire fighting equipment. Approved Fire Plan Trained personnel Criminal Security – Issues/Problems Theft Car parking security Other criminal acts. Financial Problems Eftpos malfunctions. Ticketing. Unaccountable money deficiencies. Cost overruns. Event Site Controls. No waste bin distribution, clearing. No adequate site controls for pre-event layout, Stadium Site Plan during event maintenance, post event clearance. Players and building safety. Site evacuations. Identification Lack of adequate identification for all personnel, organizations. No passes issued for admittance to specific areas. Roles and Responsibilities No clear role/responsibility given to staff and organization. Communications Lack of adequate communication/equipment, between operators, staff, other organizations. Failure to refer to Communications Plan Command/Co-ordination No facilities for Operations Centre. No clear lines of Command Control Threat Assessment Venue vulnerable areas Correspondence indicating a threat
No bin distribution, clearing. High Waste bins No adequate site controls for pre-event layout, Stadium Site Plan during event maintenance, post event clearance. Critical Site controls – pre, during and post event Players and building safety. High Building and players safety Site evacuations. Medium Site evacuation not preformed properly 15 Identification Lack of adequate identification for all personnel, organizations. High Personnel ID not present, staff and crowd mixing in restricted areas 16 Roles and Responsibilities No clear role/responsibility given to staff, volunteers, organization. High Roles/responsibilities 17 Communications Lack of adequate communication/equipment, between operators, staff, volunteers other organizations. Critical No radios, communications, equipment Inability to communicate risks or important announcements with spectators High No sound system 18 Command/Co-ordination No facilities for Operations Centre. High Operational HQ No clear lines of Command Control Co-ordination. Low Event staff making decisions without informing event management 19 Threat Assessment Correspondence indicating a threat High Information disregarded RESPONSE ORGANISATION