About Us

Meet The Team Behind

4Ward Planning

Decades of experience and expertise in Event Planning, Event Safety and Emergency Planning.

What We Do

4Ward Planning are a professional, high quality and cost effective consultancy service in Event Planning, Event Safety and Emergency Planning and related training and exercising since 2019.We focus on providing a comprehensive consultancy service in all elements of event planning and event safety at major events including sporting fixtures, concerts, festivals, parades and other public and private events.
We design, develop, evaluate and review emergency plans and evacuation plans for organisations including businesses, residential complexes, sport clubs etc.
We also design, develop, deliver and review bespoke training courses and exercises in event safety and emergency management in order to enhance overall preparedness and response capabilities to critical incidents.
Our Owner and Managing Director, Sean Ward, is a former Chief Superintendent in An Garda Siochana with over 35 years in Dublin city centre where he acquired strategic, tactical and operational experience and knowledge in a wide range of areas including managing major events and planning for, and responding to, emergency incidents

Professional Qualifications and Affiliations

M.Sc (Honours) in Emergency Management from Dublin City Centre (2014)

BA (Honours) in Police Management from the University of Limerick (2007)

Level 6 FETEC Qualification in Training Delivery and Evaluation (2020)

Certificate in Fire Safety Risk Assessment (2023)

Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management

Former Chairperson and current Board Member of the Emergency Management Institute of Ireland

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Professional Qualifications

M.Sc.

Honours Degree

BA

Honours Degree

Comprehensive academic and professional training in emergency management, police management, and training delivery.

Our Services

4Ward Planning provides an expert and highly experienced consultancy service in the following :

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Event Planning and Event Management, Event Safety, Emergency Planning, Crisis Management, Security Assessments, Risk Management, Transport Planning for Events, Critical Decision Making, Crisis Communications and coordination with the emergency services.

Creation and review of Event Management Plans. Evaluation and review of emergency procedures and evacuation plans for organisations and events. Design, development and creation of emergency plans, evacuation plans, risk assessments for organisations , events and individual businesses as well as the development of safety statements in accordance with legislation and any associated staff training or briefings.

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Design, development, delivery and evaluation of training courses for the events, security and aviation sectors to ensure personnel are prepared to effectively respond to any potential or actual emergency or critical incident effectively - including the application of the principles of the Framework for Major Emergency Management.

Design, development , conduct and evaluation of workshop, tabletop and 'live' exercises to test emergency response and evacuation plans at events, businesses and at organisations to identify any gaps or shortfalls and amend operational plans as necessary as well as implementing appropriate training solutions if required.

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Schedule a Free Consultation

Call Us

083 405 8919

Email us

sean@4ward-planning.com

Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanward-4wardplanning/

Location

Dublin,Ireland

Ready To Get Started?

Contact 4Wardplanning for an initial free consultation where your specific needs and requirements can be discussed.

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