Abstract: Andy Stevens, author of a new report published this month by SportBusiness Group, Security and Safety: Evolving Strategies for a Changing World, reveals that venue operators and event organisers do not appear to be learning the lessons from previous disasters that have undermined the sports industry.
A series of incidents at sports events around the world have once again raised concerns about the security and safety of stadia and arenas. Already in the first half of 2007, there have been a number incidents that have resulted in fatalities and casualties, or at which the security and safety programmes have been compromised.
Reference: Stevens, Andy (2007) Securing the future. Sport Business International. July. Issue 125. pp46-47.
