The Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, Act 2 of 2010

The Hosting of Public (and in certain instances private) events is governed in South Africa by a Statutory ACT, namely The Safety at Sports and Recreational Event’s Act (Act 2 of 2010-RSA)

Some definitions extracted from the Act:

Event Organiser: means any person who plans, is in charge of, manages, supervises or holds an event or sponsorship rights to an event or in any manner controls or has a material interest in the hosting of an event as contemplated in this Act;

Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act: Act No.2 of 2010 – Sec 6 (1) – If an event is planned to be hosted at a venue other than a stadium that has a seating or standing spectator capacity of at least 2000 persons as certified by a local authority then the event organiser must, at least six months before the start of—

(a) a calendar year for a specific sport, recreational, religious, cultural, organizational or similar activity, or

(b) a season, in the case of a seasonal sport, recreational, religious, cultural, organizational or similar activity, submit an annual schedule of events to the National Commissioner.

If an event is hosted by an event organiser which falls outside the scope of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, Act 2 of 2010 and the venue used is not purpose built or temporary structures are erected then the JOC application and floor plan approval process needs to be complied with.

The JOC applications must be done at least 30 days before the event.

The Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, Act 2 of 2010

GLA are Specialist Event Risk Management Consultants and our SASREA services Include:

• Pre-Event site inspections where necessary.
• Compile and prepare the event risk assessment.
• Application to the South African Police Services to obtain the event Risk categorization.

On receipt of the SAPS Event Risk categorization GLA will:

• Appoint and provide the legislatively required public event safety officer.
• Compile the written safety plan for the event.
• Attend required ESSPC (Event Safety and Security Planning Committee) meetings.
• Ensure the event complies with applicable by-laws and all other relevant Regulations and Legislation.
• Represent organiser/sponsor in the VOC (Venue Operations centre).

City JOC Approval

GLA are Specialist Event Risk Management Consultants and our Services for City JOC Include:

• Event application and presentations to the Relevant City JOC’s throughout South Africa.
• EMS (Fire Dept.) and Building Control applications for floor plan approvals.
• Noise exemption application (if applicable)
• Liquor License applications. (if applicable);
• Road closure applications. (if applicable);
• Metro/Traffic notifications.
• Collection and compilation of all operational plans for submission to the City JOC.
• Compilation of the event specific written public safety and security plan
• Compilation of the written event specific Disaster Management Plan
• Collection of all certifications i.e. Electrical COC, Structural engineer’s certificates etc.

Event Risk Oversight

GLA also offer Specialist Event Risk Management oversight services which Include:

• Vetting of third party event safety and security plans.
• Attendance at legislatively required meetings on behalf of sponsors.

Ensure compliance and protect parties we represent from Reputational Harm.

The purpose of the IT Risk Management Policy is to provide guidelines regarding the management of risk to support the achievement of the corporate objectives, protect staff and corporate business assets within the requirements of applicable laws and ensure financial sustainability.

IT Risk Management is the application of risk management methodologies to information technology risks. This would encompass all the business information resources, whether managed or hosted internally or externally. Included are executive managers, system owners, data owners and IT custodians responsible for working with the information and the remediation of identified risks in a timely manner

• Risk Management specific to IT Departments
• Data Classification
• Assistance with Policies
• Legal Framework (incl. POPI-EU GDPR-CPA)
• Creation of Guidelines
• User Awareness and Training
• Management of IT resources
• Risk by external business partners
• Management of security incidents
• Disaster Recovery-Dealing with Emergencies
• Handling of DATA media

The ISO 31001 definition of Risk is “the effect of uncertainty on objectives.”

Objectives can have different aspects (such as financial, health and safety, environmental) and can apply at different levels (such as strategic, organization -wide, project, product and process).

Risk is often expressed in terms of a combination of consequences of an event (including changes in circumstances) and the associated likelihood of occurrence.

Risk Management is the coordinated activities to direct and control an organisation with regard to risk.

GLA are Specialist Risk Management Consultants and our implementation services Include:

• Design of Framework and Methodology for Managing Risk and Business Continuum Risk
• Understanding the organisation and its context
• Establishing a Risk Management Policy – Focusing on Risk and Opportunity
• Accountability
• Integration into Organizational Processes
• Establishing Internal and External Reporting Mechanisms

Implementing the Risk Management Framework and Controlling / Mitigating Risk:

• Risk Assessment
• Risk Identification
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Evaluation
• Risk Treatment and Preparation and Implementation of Risk Treatment Plans

Monitoring and Review of Risk Management Framework and Methodology is addressed as a key focus area.

Procurement policies and processes are of vital importance in terms of the modern business and organisational risk framework and GLA offer guidance and assistance to our clients in this field. This service is offered as a special consultancy from design and development of the system, to its implementation and / or auditing.