Assessment 1: Risk Assessment and Impacts Report (40%) –

General guidance notes:

1. You are required to write a two-part (Part A and B) report.

2. Each part will be written in a different format (a report and a risk template)

3. The impact report (part A) requires you to identify ONE event OR festival of
your choosing and focus solely on that.

4. NB In order to give yourself enough material, resources and scope to write, it

might be worth remembering to choose an event of appropriate size.

5. The Risk Assessment (Part B) is written in the style of a template (See HSE
guidance)

6. Total word count – 2000 words (approx. 1000 words for each section)

Part A) Events and festivals have many impacts (positive and negative) upon different
stakeholders with different degrees of intensity. An event’s organiser must be aware
of all of these.

You should choose ONE event OR festivals and outline its most significant negative
impacts. Furthermore, you should also make suggestions on how these impacts might
be remedied or managed.

Assessment 1 - Guidance Part A: Report Framework

 Clear Identification of the event or festival

 Clear Identification of relevant impacts
 Identification of key stakeholders impacted upon
 Relevant and appropriate remediation (or management) of the impacts
 Reference to appropriate real life examples in the case study you have chosen

 Use of appropriate grammar, punctuation and syntax

 Clear, consistent and correct referencing using the Harvard system
 Use of supporting resources / literature (reports, other media and academic
sources)
 Write this section in a report format.

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Assessment 1 - Guidance notes for Part B)

Scenario - A One day Music event is planned by a local village centred around one
stage with small-scale lighting and PA / sound system. The event will take place in a
farmer’s field accessed via a country lane nearby to the village. There will be limited
parking adjacent to the event. The event takes place in a dark zone. The event also
includes a small number of food / alcohol outlets and has an operating licence up until
11.30pm. A mixed demographic numbering approx. 300 will attend the event.

You should complete a Risk Assessment form equivalent to the format and template
used by the HSE. Some ideas for consideration are listed on the sites below:

e.g. http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/pdf/nightclub.pdf
https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=14325&p=0
https://www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/getattachment/Environment/Licensing/Event
-Safety-Guide-for-Organisers-pdf.pdf.aspx
https://isa.chiltern.gov.uk/democracy/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=3855

Complete the form template with appropriate suggestions for remediation / solving the
identified risks. NB Though you may have to fictionalise some of the details, you must
do so in a relevant and appropriate manner.

Assessment 1 - Guidance Framework Part B:

 Creation and correct use of a Risk Assessment template similar to those
recommended by the HSE
 Appropriate summary of setting and context of analysis as per HSE risk
assessment template
 Clear identification of (REASONABLE) risks relevant to the event / festival you
have chosen
 Risk rating / likelihood index?
 Clear identification of who might be responsible

 Use of appropriate grammar, punctuation and syntax

 Clear, consistent and correct referencing using the Harvard system
 Use of supporting resources / literature (reports, other media and academic
sources)