Make a list of all the dangers associated with your event. Determine who may possibly be injured and how. Decide if you need to get insurance to cover yourself and the venue after you evaluate the risk involved.
Check the venue. Make certain the venue can hold the amount of people you are selling tickets to. Check the emergency exits to confirm that they work. Have two emergency exit strategies, one for a standing audience and one for a seated audience.
Hire plenty of knowledgeable staff and security. Check the credentials of all security; it is important that they have worked security at events before and know how to handle serious altercations and minor incidents.
Have an event staff safety meeting. Train each staff member from the ticket takers to the security staff on the proper procedures for every possible hazard associated with the event. Inform your staff about the profile of the audience and whether the audience members are inclined to violence.
Put measures in place to check for illegal drugs, and encourage staff members to report illegal drug use to security. If you plan to sell alcohol, control the amount sold to each concert attendee. Check for ID and use a stamp to identify attendees who are 21.
Set up a first aid tent. Hire first aid workers or volunteers who are used to working large events. For example, summer concerts should have tents set up that have water and ice on hand.