Reading Skills
You are required to
demonstrate your reading skills at ACSF level 2. The guidance of levels 1 to 3 are:
Level 1: Reads very simple words; needs support; limited comprehension.
Level 2: Reads simple workplace texts; finds basic information; understands main
ideas.
Level 3: Reads detailed texts; interprets meaning; locates information
independently.
You are required to read the following passage. When
you have finished, answer all comprehension questions using information from
the text. .
Public Events: Crowd Control, Security and
Police
Background
The ultimate responsibility to ensure patron
safety and security rests with the event organiser or organisation that is
responsible for the event application. For permanent facilities this is usually
the venue manager. For any event, a security event plan is to be developed or
considered within an event safety or event management plan. This may require
input from local police and private security. Victoria Police should be
consulted at the earliest stages of planning for an event as they are very
helpful in assisting with assessing risks that may be associated with your
event. Victoria Police also have strong connections with other emergency
service and local government agencies which will be beneficial with your early
planning. The local officer in charge of the nearest police station to your
event is the best place to connect with.
Security
and crowd control
The difference in roles between security
officers and crowd controllers is often misunderstood. The term security refers
to the process and officers involved in ensuring the security of people,
equipment or property. There are two main types of private security human
resources available:
·
Crowd
Controllers, or,
·
Security
Officers.
Both need to be licensed to perform the roles
that they are assigned to.
Crowd
controllers
A crowd controller is a person who controls or
monitors behaviour, screens patrons upon entry and removes people for
behavioural reasons or breaching conditions of entry, assists in first aid or
evacuation.
Security
A security officer is licensed to watch, guard
or protect property. A security officer may be dual-licensed for crowd control
also.
Victoria
Police
Victoria Police are not deployed to perform
roles that can be performed by private security providers. The main role that
Victoria Police perform is public order management.
Other
event staff
Although not security or crowd controllers;
ushers, front-of house staff, ticket-collectors and volunteers, do assist in
supporting the overall security plan by providing information and guiding
patrons at an event. These staff should not be expected to perform a security
role although they can contribute by informing security staff of possible
security type issues.
Taken
from Victorian Guidelines for Planning
Safe Public Events (Guideline 16 - Page 30) - https://content.police.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-05/Guidelines-for-Public-Events2018.pdf
