MANAGEMENT OF MAIN THREATS DURING REALISATION OF BIG SPORT EVENTS

31 December 2009


Authors
Author Agnieszka Ulfik
Author Stefan Nowak
Page: 34
Abstract

Organizing major sporting events is inextricably linked with reducing the risks. These risks may be caused by the uncontrolled behavior of the crowd, different type of accidents or hardware failure as well as terrorist threats. Other main factors creating dangers currently can be included: problems with safety of filling structure with audience, control against carrying in dangerous objects, fans reactions which can change into aggressive behaviours. Correct designing of all elements of sport spectacle and their efficient realization can contribute that events will take place without disturbance, additional stress and that dangerous situations will be easy to take under control. Management of sport structures on which sport and cultural events with mass character can take place, brings different type of dangers and problems of organizational nature. During organization sport spectacle, its organizers are responsible for order of lasting event, where together with host of object and also cooperating services, secures feeling of safety for participants. The led investigation on terrain of Polish stadiums, aim to elaborate procedures which will become practically used during European Football Championship, which will be played in Poland and Ukraine in 2012.

Keywords
management, threats, organization of sport events
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