A Guide to Event Security and Security Guard Management

Mar 16, 2016 • By Aidan Leonski •

These days any big scale event can be quite hectic to coordinate, especially when it comes to security and safety of guests. There are three aspects: first, event management where clients evaluate the budget, event planning etc. Second is the event coordination where an event coordinator is hired to execute the event from the planning to execution stage. Third is the security level where the client hires a party security in Melbourne or any other cities, to check all imminent threats, ensuring safety of guests and overall event.

Most of the event security companies are regulated by Security Industry Authority and they have license to do the complete security checks. They are trained to do kind of jobs including car park marshalling to manned guarding. Security in Sydney provides extended offsite surveillance and mobile patrolling for clients.

Event security management and primary tasks in hand

• All security management companies should take the full responsibility of event security. There is always a chance of security breach, but the security companies must demonstrate that they are willing to take full public liability insurance.

• For a party security in Melbourne, much small party event security only consists of small jobs, but these are also very important in terms of safety of guests. These jobs include checking unauthorised entry of individuals, guarding individuals from unplanned assault, door supervision, space supervision through technology, checking vehicles and others.

• Every event has its certain requirements. For example, in corporate events such as conferences, exhibition, seminars, meetings, the security is mostly confined to checking the delegates' safety as these events generally happen in hotels where already there are internal safety checks.  For public event such as music function, exhibition, fair, sporting event etc. the security risk is more as there is no authorisation of people, and moreover security staff has to deal with gate crashers and other nuisance.

• Security services also include crowd management, and that liaises with the local police and coordinates with the organiser. It is important to keep a full risk assessment with the factors such as security staff, medical staff and law enforcement agency.

• Security service is also responsible to prevent any illegal drug activity in party, event, sports or music concert.

Importance of security guards in event security

Important of security guards in Melbourne is prevalent in events, especially personal events such as wedding, birthday celebration, party, conferences etc.  any event whether small or big has a lot of different variables. Sometimes it is difficult, almost impossible to hire a full time security service for an event. In fact full time security service is not required for personal events when guests are known and by invitation only. Moreover, the event is organized in an enclosed space, so there is a less risk than an open or large event. Whereas for a small event you can hire security guards who are trained to handle situations and do basic surveillance.

Event security guards are good enough to prevent petty theft and prevent unforeseen event. Theft is common problem in events, so they can prevent these types of small mishaps.

Also, security guards can check drug or binge drinking. Having trained guards in certain situation can be very helpful.

About Author - Lachlan Shenton is a retired government security analyst now working with different security companies to give consultancy for party security in Melbourne. He has been consulting for various events, special events, public and government events and instrumental in providing full-proof security planning and strategy event security in Sydney.