Safety plan process for public sports buildings

Abstract

In Finland, safety planning for public sports buildings is a challenging process because buildings are in multipurpose use and numerous organizations and personnel groups are also operating under the same roof. Local staff lacks instructions and tools to help them with safety planning. This paper presents a process model for establishing a safety plan for public sports buildings. The model was created on the basis of four case studies and constructed from experiences gained in interviews, safety planning participation and testing. The process model consisted of 11 phases and verbal instructions were created for executing each phase. The study¿s proposal for establishing practical safety plan procedures can also be applied to other types of public building.