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Event security planning guidelines

The purpose of these guidelines is to:

• clearly define the role and outline the responsibilities of the event organiser for participant safety at an event
• assist event organisers with information on what to expect in a security plan from a security provider
• assist event organisers by outlining what security firms need from an event organiser to provide affective security and crowd management for an event
• provide guidance on how to choose a provider, to define the different types of security staff and outline infrastructure to assist a safe event.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility and role of:
  • Organiser
  • Security
  • NZ Police

Security planning

• What you will need to provide to the security provider
• Importance of the planning process
• The security plan - what to expect
• Pre event
• Post event
• What to expect in terms of price

Safe event resources

Choosing an event security provider

• Qualifications to seek
• Track record and how to establish this
• Different types/styles of crowd management staff
• Role of volunteers
• Recommendations

Download a copy of Event security planning guidelines (96kb PDF)

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