Risk Factor Analysis of Safety and Security of Large-Scale Sport Events: Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Approach

Abstract

This paper adopts the decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) approach in its quantitative analysis of the effects of the risk factors of the safety and security of large-scale sport events. The goal of large-scale sport event safety and security is proposed, the risk factor index system of safety and security on large-scale sport event specified, and the relation between each pair of indexes decided by expert survey. The analysis reveals weather risk, group accidents, serious traffic accidents, serious fire and crime as significant risk factors; hence organizers must take serious precautions to avoid or reduce the possible effects of such risk factors on large-scale sport events.