Event Risk Management Plan Checklist

The following checklist can assist local governments in assessing risk management plans to
determine if they align with relevant risk management standards (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) and
generally reflect best practice.

Risk Management Supporting Evidence Commentary

Activities
1. Establishing Organisational and Event Context This is the most important
the Context Organisers details activity in the risk
Event name, objective, deliverables and management process.
other supporting details, schedules and
information The supporting evidence
Site plan may also be sourced from
Key stakeholders identified with roles and event management plan,
responsibilities event schedule, event
Risk Management Context operations plan, event
Risk management process application forms etc to
Defined risk criteria assist in determining the
(measures of controls, consequence, organisational and event
likelihood, level of risk and risk acceptance context.
criteria)
2. Risk Identified risks and supporting information Ensure risks are defined in a
Identification (sources of risk, areas of impact, causes, way that is meaningful and
potential consequences and existing describes the impact to
controls) event objectives.

A risk register is the typical

3. Risk Analysis Risks analysed by determining
consequences and their likelihood to
produce a level of risk
Consideration should also be given to
existing controls and their effectiveness
and efficiency
4. Risk Evaluation Risk owner assigned
Decision made, based on outcomes of risk
analysis, about which risks need treatment
and the priority for treatment
implementation
5. Risk Treatment If required, from risk analysis and
evaluation, risk treatment options
identified, owner assigned and
implementation plan/timeframes
documented
6. Communication Has the risk management plan been
and communicated to key stakeholders?
Consultation
7. Monitoring and Defined monitor and review plan and
Review responsibilities for the risk management
plan, changes in the context and individual
risks, emerging risks, controls and/or
treatments.
way of documenting
identified, analysed and
evaluated risks.
Rating of existing controls,
while subjective and not
essential, does provide
assurance to third parties
that the event organiser
understands requirements
and expectations associated
with event risks.
The risk owner and risk
acceptance decision may be
explicitly stated or implied
as defined in the risk criteria
Detailed risk treatment plans
may exist in other
documents such as
Emergency Management
Plans, Traffic Management
Plans, Waste Management
Plan etc.