This document discusses risk management concepts and the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack. It provides discussion questions about slip-and-fall accidents, stadium incidents, and the definition and goals of risk management. It then summarizes the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack where Black September members took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in all the athletes' deaths. The document asks how the terrorist attack was mishandled from an event management and security standpoint. It discusses the duties of a sports facility manager to keep premises safe and inspect for hazards. The primary goal of a risk manager is to reduce risks of injury or loss while managing a sports facility.

1. CHAPTER 9 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) What % of all accident deaths in the U.S. do slip-&-fall
accidents account for?
2) What % of incidents at U.S. stadiums are a result of slip-&-
falls?
3) What is the most recent 2009 definition of risk
management?
4) What is the primary goal of a risk manager?
5) What are the 3 basic steps in the DIM process?
6) What are the 3 steps in developing a risk management
plan?
7) What does SOP stand for?

2. 1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS TERRORIST ATTACK
-1972 SUMMER OLYMPICS (THE HAPPY GAMES): AUGUST 26 TO SEPTEMBER
10,1972 IN MUNICH, WEST GERMANY
-BLACK SEPTEMBER: A PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUP FOUNDED IN 1970
-8 BLACK SEPTEMBER MEMBERS TOOK 11 MEMBERS OF ISRAELI OLYMPIC
TEAM HOSTAGE
-ALL 11 WERE KILLED
-5 TERRORISTS WERE KILLED BY POLICE DURING FAILED RESCUE ATTEMPT
-3 TERRORISTS WERE CAPTURED & LATER RELEASED BY WEST GERMAN
GOVERNMENT
-ISRAEL RESPONDED WITH “OPERATION WRATH OF GOD” A COVERT
OPERATION TO HUNT DOWN THE TERROSISTS & OTHERS INVOLVED
(SPIELBERG’S “MUNICH”)
-IT IS BELIEVED 2 OF THE 3 TERRORISTS WERE FOUND & KILLED

3. FROM AN EVENT MANAGEMENT & SECURITY
STANDPOINT, HOW WAS THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT THE
1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS MISHANDLED?

4. -UNSAFE FACILTIES IS ONE OF THE LEADING CLAIMS
MADE IN NEGLIGENCE LAWSUITS
-MOST LIABILITY PROBLEMS STEM FROM MAINTENANCE &
OPERATION OF THE PREMISES, NOT THEIR DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
.

5. THE 5 DUTIES OF A SPORTS FACILITY MANAGER:
1) KEEP THE PREMISES IN SAFE REPAIR
2) INSPECT THE PREMISES FOR OBVIOUS & HIDDEN
HAZARDS
3) REMOVE THE HAZARDS OR WARN OF THEIR PRESENCE
4) PROTECT THE INVITEE FROM FORSEEABLE DANGERS
5) CONDUCT OPERATIONS ON THE PREMISES WITH
REASONABLE CARE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE INVITEE

6. RISK MANAGEMENT
“THE PROCESS OF ANALYZING EXPOSURE TO RISK & DETERMINING HOW TO BEST
HANDLE SUCH EXPOSURE”
PRIMARY GOAL OF A RISK MANAGER (FACILITY/EVENT MANAGER:
TO REDUCE THOSE RISKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BODILY INJURIES &/OR MONETARY
LOSSES WHILE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING A SPORT FACILITY

7. RISK MANAGEMENT
“THE PROCESS OF ANALYZING EXPOSURE TO RISK & DETERMINING HOW TO BEST
HANDLE SUCH EXPOSURE”
PRIMARY GOAL OF A RISK MANAGER (FACILITY/EVENT MANAGER:
TO REDUCE THOSE RISKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BODILY INJURIES &/OR MONETARY
LOSSES WHILE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING A SPORT FACILITY