Safety and Security Concerns at the time of event

The word security is derived from the Latin "Se-Cura" and literally translates to "without fear". 'Security' is therefore the state of being secure, or the actions employed to achieve that state, i.e. to be secure is to be without fear of harm.

As events have audience, visitors, spectators, staff etc. the security has to be proper and the organizers should be ready for any contingency. Example- We heard of people dying because an exhibition site caught fire in Meerut, stampedes at concerts etc.

So every little detail has to be looked into-

• Proper barricading at events (mojo, masking, bamboos etc.)
• Security check (tickets, possessions etc.) at entrance
• The way through the mobile toilets
• Parking lot should be properly checked
• Lights, wires and other infrastructure put up should be properly checked
• Fire truck, ambulance etc. should be present at the venue
• Proper ventilation facilities should be present
• Check on fire used inside the venue (food stalls)
• Security of valuables during an event
• The store room where the organizers keep their things (laptops etc) should not be left unattended.
•  Different entrance and exit for celebrities
• The strength of the stage for dancers (Savera Hotel in Chennai had to compensate for deaths when the dance floor built on their swimming pool for a party broke and people drowned)
• Back stage security (it is usually a place where there is chaos all the time)
• Safe distance if fireworks are being used
• Safety of workers from faulty equipment or raw materials use

Thus an event manager should always be alert during an event and should check on things if they look a little off or don’t work properly and not wait for complaints to come. Nothing is worse for an organizer than a life threatening incident happening at the event as that proves they were not fully prepared. This leads to reputation damage as life of people associated with the event should be dealt with very carefully. This is the reason why we have certain compulsory permissions that an event manager needs to take like the Police permission, Fire Department Permission etc.