Event security: what to consider when hiring an outsourced company?
In the Athens Olympic Games, Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was leading the race when he was attacked by former Irish priest Cornelius Horan, who invaded the competition area, grabbed the athlete, and ended his dream of Olympic gold. From that date onwards, event security projects started receiving greater attention from managers.
The success of your sporting event also depends on a good security team. In this case, outsourcing is opportune, since the demanded service requires qualification that is not part of the activity of an event organizing company. Therefore, follow the post that we at Keepsporting have prepared and discover what to consider when hiring an outsourced security company for your event.
"Research available options in the market
The team responsible for event planning needs to have clear and objective criteria for choosing the company responsible for security. Once the quality parameters suitable for the service are defined, the next step will be to start an evaluation of the options available in the market.
Verify which companies have already provided services for events with characteristics similar to yours. With this information in hand, research the satisfaction level of the managers of other events regarding the services offered. Be wary of companies that have a high turnover of employees, as this can be an indicator of management problems. Furthermore, pay attention to those providers that offer prices below the market.
Continuously, seek out the three companies most highlighted by managers and request a quote. You won't go wrong by taking these small precautions before contracting security services for your event. Having said that, we need to address legal issues so that there are no obscure points that could harm the success of your event. Therefore, continue reading and check out the next topic.
Pay attention to legal issues
As we highlighted at the beginning of the text, a security failure compromised the brilliance of the Athens Olympic Games. In this context, we need to pay attention to legal issues. This conduct will benefit both the contracting company and the contracted one.
Be mindful of issues concerning the service provision contract. Be aware that abusive clauses must be suppressed in order to guarantee the balance of the contract, meaning that this document must benefit all parties. Therefore, we recommend that you have a legal assistance team to resolve any doubts and prevent future setbacks.
Furthermore, demand that the security service provider company acquire a workers' compensation plan (or occupational accident insurance coverage). This will prevent such a liability from falling upon your company.
Monitor and inspect the event security company
Monitoring and inspecting the security service provider company is essential for the success of your sporting event. Be aware that Brazilian legislation provides for joint liability regarding the outsourced company's employees. That is, if the contracted company fails to pay its employees' salary charges, for example, that charge will fall to the event organization.
Therefore, pay attention and really inspect! If possible, define a team solely responsible for this task. Now, here are some guidelines on what to consider important:
- Ensure the company is authorized to carry out security activity;
- Check with the Federal Revenue and the Ministry of Labour regarding the situation concerning the collection of taxes and payment of labor charges;
- Verify if the security service provider company offers adequate equipment and accessories to its employees.
Finally, we sought to highlight the importance of event security and which factors necessarily need to be considered when hiring an outsourced security company. Our intention was to provide minimum subsidies to guide you in this important decision-making process.
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