Events

QLD Safety Show

Events

QLD Safety Show With QUEENSLAND SAFETY SHOW poised to open its doors from 21 – 23 June 2011 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, don’t miss your chance to secure leading edge safety solutions for your business. Discover what’s new in a wide range of safety solutions, many of them hitting the marketplace for [...]

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Running of the bulls injuries

Articles

There have been 15 fatalities since 1922 in Spain’s traditional Running Of The Bulls. There were no fatalities in last weeks race but 4 people were taken to hospital, including one who was in a serious condition after being gored in the thigh. Read more here. Pressure is on to the event due to poor [...]

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Risk Management for Events

Events

Checkout this really useful tool from VMIA – Download Event Risk Document For more event risk management and public liability information and checklists visit Public Liability Website Guide to Managing Risk at Public Events – Download Here:  Event Risk Management Checklist – Equestrian Federation of Australia Link to Macquarie University’s Events Manual. Covers marketing, public [...]

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Classic Risk Management Quote

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Classic Risk Management Quote We love to use this poignant quote whenever anyone says “we’ve never had an accident/fire/injury/claim/problem”: “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But [...]

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Contingency Planning – Sobering Thoughts

Risk Management

*          Fifty percent of all companies (reliant on computer services) who experience a disaster and do not recover within 10 business days, never recover financially or file Chapter 11.  Corporate survival depends on how quickly a company can re-establish processing operations. *          Industry research has shown 25% of the Fortune 1000 companies do not have [...]

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Health & Safety on Team Building Events

Events

Health & Safety on Team Building Events By James Coakes The UK has some of the most stringent Health & Safety standards in the World. Most blue chip companies go even further than the prescribed standards to ensure the wellbeing of their employees. Yet the majority of companies employ team building providers without checking on [...]

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Safety for Event Volunteers

Employees Safety

Volunteering Australia is the national peak body working to advance volunteering in the Australian community.  Its role is to represent the diverse views and needs of the volunteer sector while promoting the activity of volunteering as one of enduring social, cultural and economic value. Their website provides a number of guides, booklets and articles about [...]

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Event Risk Management and Insurance

Events

Despite all the careful planning, things can still go wrong, and usually these are out of your control. This could include theft of equipment, injury to a guest etc. You should protect yourself by obtaining adequate insurance cover. Events Insurance Quotes provides free up-to-date access to the best value Events Insurance, Event Liability Insurance, Insurance [...]

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