Risk Management Plan
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR
Australian Open 2009
ESTABLISHING CONTEXT
The Australian Open tennis began in 1905, when The Australasian Tennis Championships were first staged at the Warehouseman 's Cricket Ground in St Kilda Rd, Melbourne. Until tennis ' "Open" era began in 1968, the Australian Championships were held in many different states, and at many different venues around Australia. With the ushering in of Open tennis, the name was changed to the Australian Open, and by 1972, the National Tennis Body decided to give the Australian Open a permanent home and that was Melbourne. More than 500 tennis players from different nations will compete during this event. Along with the players, an estimated 1000 team officials, 2000 hospitality staff, 1500 casual security staff, 1000 sponsors’ staff and 2000 volunteers will attend the event which will be held at three different venues located within the Melbourne area i.e. Rod Laver arena, Vodafone area and Telstra Dome. This event is one of the biggest events in Australia which has a turnover of around 10 – 15 million dollars. To allow Australian Open run effectively with reasonable safety for all users and stakeholders, we needed to identify potential risks that may have had an impact on the provision of its services to the tournament. Our aim is to achieve best practice in controlling all the risks to which Australian Open 2009 is exposed. We will achieve this by identifying our priority exposures, addressing these, incorporating appropriate risk management strategies, risk improvements and contingency planning into our business, monitoring and reviewing ongoing risk to account for changes in our operations and to enable us to make well-informed decisions on risk controls. As the first step of this process, this document outlines the framework for Australian Open 2009 risk management. Within this framework, training will provide appropriate tools and practices for the effective management of risks. The next step
FOR
Australian Open 2009
ESTABLISHING CONTEXT
The Australian Open tennis began in 1905, when The Australasian Tennis Championships were first staged at the Warehouseman 's Cricket Ground in St Kilda Rd, Melbourne. Until tennis ' "Open" era began in 1968, the Australian Championships were held in many different states, and at many different venues around Australia. With the ushering in of Open tennis, the name was changed to the Australian Open, and by 1972, the National Tennis Body decided to give the Australian Open a permanent home and that was Melbourne. More than 500 tennis players from different nations will compete during this event. Along with the players, an estimated 1000 team officials, 2000 hospitality staff, 1500 casual security staff, 1000 sponsors’ staff and 2000 volunteers will attend the event which will be held at three different venues located within the Melbourne area i.e. Rod Laver arena, Vodafone area and Telstra Dome. This event is one of the biggest events in Australia which has a turnover of around 10 – 15 million dollars. To allow Australian Open run effectively with reasonable safety for all users and stakeholders, we needed to identify potential risks that may have had an impact on the provision of its services to the tournament. Our aim is to achieve best practice in controlling all the risks to which Australian Open 2009 is exposed. We will achieve this by identifying our priority exposures, addressing these, incorporating appropriate risk management strategies, risk improvements and contingency planning into our business, monitoring and reviewing ongoing risk to account for changes in our operations and to enable us to make well-informed decisions on risk controls. As the first step of this process, this document outlines the framework for Australian Open 2009 risk management. Within this framework, training will provide appropriate tools and practices for the effective management of risks. The next step