Deck 9: Risk Management and Legalities

Question 1

Managing risk is about managing the:

A)cost impacts.
B)cost impacts, quality impacts or time impacts.
C)cost impacts, quality impacts and time impacts.
D)quality impacts.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Event managers need to have an understanding of the national and local requirements of their events because:

A)there are different cultures and traditions.
B)the legalities of an event may vary from country to country.
C)the VIP could ask something customised to the particular culture.
D)the legalities are similar in every country.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The risk that an event cannot be achieved because there is neither the management availability nor the inherent skills people need to do it, is called:

A)Management Risk.
B)Financial Risk.
C)Technical Risk.
D)Requirement Risk .

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Requirements Risk is the risk which is:

A)not properly specified or understood.
B)not well recognised.
C)related with staff working risks.
D)never happened before.

Question 5

When a location/venue has a poor reputation this is called:

A)physical risk.
B)financial risk.
C)psychological risk.
D)performance risk.

Question 6

The traffic plan for an event usually includes:

A)assessment, car parking, public transport, event signing, road safety and weather management.
B)car parking, public transport, event signing.
C)car parking, public transport.
D)public transport, event signing and weather management.

Question 7

The risk management of an event takes place in several linked stages:

A)first, the assessment; second, the evaluation.
B)first, the assessment; second, the control measures.
C)first the evaluation; second, the control measures.
D)Firs first, the assessment; second, the evaluation; third, the control measures.

Question 8

High-probability and low-severity risks should be:

A)avoided.
B)minimised.
C)controlled.
D)insured.

Question 9

The venue evaluation for an event usually includes:

A)location, suitability and available services.
B)suitability, carrying capacity and security.
C)location, suitability, available services, carrying capacity and security.
D)available services, carrying capacity and security.

Question 10

Event organisers need to balance by offering:

A)creative ways to balance work/life for their staff.
B)the best opportunities for entertainment for staff and visitors.
C)T the best achievable duty of care to visitors and staff.
D)promotional giveaways.

Question 11

The risk cascade is when:

A)a risk event causes flooding.
B)a series of large risk events creates a small event.
C)the outcome of one risk event overflows into another event.
D)a series of small risk events creates a larger event.

Question 12

In the case of the Environmental Risk, an event may fail because an element of the environment has not been properly understood, such as:

A)culture, attitudes, security.
B)culture, attitudes, security, timing, marketing, overcrowding.
C)timing, marketing, overcrowding.
D)culture, timing, marketing, overcrowding.

Question 13

High-severity and low-probability risks are best:

A)transferred.
B)evaded.
C)accepted.
D)retained.

Question 14

The failure of an event to take place due to, say, booked entertainers or competitors not turning up, is called:

A)a reputation issue.
B)a lack of responsibility.
C)economic risk.
D)performance risk.

Question 15

The purpose of risk management is:

A)to help us calm the customers.
B)to help us lead our event through the minefield of different possible risks.
C)to calm staff and feel secure.
D)to increase sales by increasing reputation.

Question 16

Risk tends to fall, more or less, into four groups:

A)ecological, economic, psychological, physical.
B)economic, perfunctory, psychological, physical.
C)economic, performance, psychological, physical.
D)ecological, performance, psychological, physical.

Question 17

The risk that an event as it is proposed can't be delivered or won't work, is called:

A)Technical Risk.
B)Acceptance Risk.
C)Requirements Risk.
D)Management Risk.

Question 18

When it comes to the various tasks of an Event Safety Officer, all events have different needs.For performers and speakers relevant security issues and needs relate to:

A)nature, security of access and special effects.
B)communication, lost property, engagement.
C)information, safeguarding, location.
D)personal assistance and emergency services.

Question 19

Physical risks include:

A)danger to the public or participants, health and safety problems or crisis, crime and security difficulties.
B)fraud, crisis, crime and health difficulties.
C)temporary structures.
D)poor constructions in a venue.

Question 20

The place in front of a gig audience where the liveliest activity takes place is called:

A)Backstage.
B)front stage.
C)gig pit.
D)moshpit.