Types of risks that can occur at live event:
1. High amount of volume
Can damage your hearing and lead to tinnitus, 87db is the maximum volume level that won’t damage your hearing anything over that can possibly make you loose your hearing if exposed to for a long amount of time.
2.Extreme weather conditions
make sure venue is well ventilated and has good heating, if stage is outside make sure stage is secured in place and won’t collapse
3.fire breaking out
ensure that exits are pointed out you know your way out, fire extinguishers on hand.
4.Smoking
No smoking inside of the venue. no smoking signs all over the area. have certain areas where smokers can smoke. smoking may cause a fire. smoking damages others peoples health.
5.Tripping over cables
hide cables underneath stage or put them in sleeves so band members don’t trip over and fall and possible injure themselves
6.People stage diving
people can injure themselves really badly if not done correctly, make a gap between the stage and audience and have security guards in the middle of them.
7. Stage lights falling from rafters
lights need to secured with chains to rafters so they don’t come falling down and hitting someone on their head.
8.band members falling from stage
Band members need to know how big the stage is so that they don’t fall from stage while performing
9.Electrical safety
Have technicians on hand every time to deal with electricity and setting up the sage. if not done properly it can lead to fires and many injuries.
10.Crowd control
Knowing how any people are at the venue so that you know how to evacuate the premises and how long it will take for them to leave.
11.manual lifting
knowing how to lift heavy thing, lift with your knees instead of your back or you might heavily injure yourself when transporting heavy equipment leading to back problems.
12.Moshpit
Moshpits are high risk because they are very physical and people participating in them can severely injure themselves and others around them, if a participant has fallen to the ground they are at risk of being stamped on by others.