Event Security and Traffic Control
Event Security and Traffic Control covers screening at an event and directing vehicles safely at the gate or on the road.
Event security
- Layers: outer approach → perimeter fencing → screening line → inner/VIP zone → the protected person.
- Screening: valid ticket (check hologram, date, scan, no duplicates), photo ID where required, bag search, HHMD/DFMD for weapons, and a prohibited-items list (glass, weapons, crackers, drones, lasers, alcohol).
- Unattended baggage: do not open or move it; cordon the area, ask loudly whose it is, inform the control room and police, and follow the bomb-threat procedure.
- VIP: pre-cleared route, no choke points, hold lifts, control photographers, and keep a discreet distance.
- Access zones by coloured wristband or pass, with separate gates for each zone.
Traffic control
- Plan entry, exit, parking, VIP lane and ambulance route; keep a fire lane clear.
- Wear a high-visibility vest at night, use a torch or illuminated baton, and stand where you are visible but not in the vehicle path.
- Standard hand signals: raised palm to stop, arm waved to proceed, both palms to slow down.
- Use cones, barricades and signboards; never turn your back on moving traffic.
- Coordinate timing with the police and the event control room before the rush, not during it.
Worked example
A car with a 'VIP' sticker arrives at a public gate during peak entry. Reasoning: the sticker is not a pass; it is unverified and could be forged. Correct action: direct the car to the holding bay, ask for the pass and photo ID, cross-check against the VIP list, and call the protocol officer. Do not wave it through.
Traps that cost marks
- Searching a woman's bag with a male guard.
- Stopping traffic in the middle of a junction without a signal plan.