Deck 12: Legal Issues and Risk Assessment

Question 1

Which of the following is a legal principle and standard related to sport facility management?

A) Negligence Law
B) Criminal Law
C) Contract Law
D) All of the Above

Answer 1

D
Explanation: Sport facility managers and owners must have a basic understanding of negligence law, criminal law, and contract law, hence all of the above (Choice D) is the correct answer. In addition, they should stay on top of changes in the law and special legislative issues affecting the management and operation of sport facilities including intellectual properties and anti-ambush marketing laws.

Question 2

Which is NOT one of the four elements necessary to prove negligence?

A) The act is related to the negligence
B) The proximate cause of injury or loss is the act
C) There does not have to be a duty of care or action expected
D) There are damages related to the act

Answer 2

C
Explanation: Choice C is the incorrect statement - for there to be negligence, four elements must be proven:

Question 3

_________________ is the possibility of loss from a hazard such as personal injury, property damage, or economic loss.

A) Risk
B) Threat
C) Vulnerability
D) Hazard

Answer 3

A
Explanation: The question is the definition of risk. The other three choices are incorrect because threat (choice b) is a product of intention and capability of an adversary to take action which would be detrimental to an asset; vulnerability (choice c) is an exploitable security weakness or deficiency at a facility; and hazard (choice d) is an occurrence that can cause personal injury, property damage, or economic loss.

Question 4

Risk is best understood as the product of _______________ of an event and the probability (frequency) of the event occurring.

A) Hazard
B) Consequence severity
C) Vulnerability
D) None of the above

Question 5

The facility manager has a ________________ to provide a reasonably safe environment for patrons.

A) Obligation
B) Ownership right
C) Duty of care
D) None of the above

Question 6

_______________ are individual targets whose destruction could create local disaster or damage the nation's morale or confidence.

A) General infrastructure
B) Iconic buildings
C) Vulnerable targets
D) Key assets

Question 7

_______________ is the process of evaluating security-related risks from threats to an organization, its assets, or personnel.

A) Risk assessment
B) Consequence evaluation
C) Risk probability
D) None of the above

Question 8

A _____________ is a product of intention and capability of an adversary to take action which would be detrimental to an asset.

A) Vulnerability
B) Countermeasure
C) Threat
D) None of the above

Question 9

______________ is defined as an exploitable security weakness or deficiency at a facility.

A) Vulnerability
B) Threat
C) Consequence
D) Asset

Question 10

Severe risks with the potential for a high degree of loss and which may occur frequently should be ________________.

A) Reduced
B) Avoided
C) Transferred
D) Retained

Question 11

As a facility owner, how would you deal with each of the following intentional torts should they occur in your private recreation facility:
a. Assault: a threat by a customer on an employee
b. Battery: a player during a recreational basketball team striking/punching a referee
c. Defamation: written and spoken untruths by a manager about an employee
d. Invasion of Privacy: an employee opening a customer's locker without their permission

Question 12

Why is it important to develop, implement, and manage an effective facility risk management program?

Question 13

Of what value is a facility risk assessment to facility managers? Justify your answer.

Question 14

What choices do facility managers have if safety and security risk levels are deemed too high? Describe ways to reduce the level of risk.