As an event host, it’s your job to ensure the safety of your guests, yet event security is often the last component event organizers consider. This means it gets a much smaller portion of the budget than it deserves. There’s a security threat any time you collect a large number of people together. “The awful event catastrophes at the Bataclan in Paris, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice have made it painfully obvious that event security needs to be at the top of our event preparation list,” says Jeff Kear, co-founder of Planning Pod. The potential for harm is too great not to take event security seriously. Here are nine important tips to prepare yourself for disaster.
As an event host, it’s your job to ensure the safety of your guests, yet event security is often the last component event organizers consider. This means it gets a much smaller portion of the budget than it deserves. There’s a security threat any time you collect a large number of people together. “The awful event catastrophes at the Bataclan in Paris, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice have made it painfully obvious that event security needs to be at the top of our event preparation list,” says Jeff Kear, co-founder of Planning Pod. The potential for harm is too great not to take event security seriously. Here are nine important tips to prepare yourself for disaster.