SAFETY AT RISKWORLD 2025

 

The well-being of RISKWORLD attendees is a top priority for RIMS. Each year, RIMS contracts with third-party consultants to implement best practices in safety and security at RISKWORLD. RIMS works closely with local police, public safety, and city officials to ensure a safe and productive RISKWORLD experience.

Below are some helpful tips, McCormick Place Convention safety services and practices, as well as a listing of local emergency facilities:

SAFETY AT MCCORMICK PLACE CONVENTION CENTER

  1. Should an emergency occur during the conference, RIMS will issue push notifications via the RISKWORLD Mobile App, by email, and by SMS to your mobile phone.

  2. Safety at McCormick Place Convention Center.

  3. Safety Tips for Business Travelers.

  4. Remove your RISKWORLD registration badge when you leave the convention center.

  5. Sharing your RISKWORLD conference badge is strictly prohibited. Sharing the badge weakens on-site security and prevents RIMS from reaching your emergency contact(s) if needed.

  6. If you lose your RISKWORLD badge, please notify a RIMS staff member immediately. Staff members will always be available in the registration and in RIMS HQ inside of McCormick Place.

  7. RIMS provides shuttle service to and from hotels to the convention center, as well as to the Opening Reception. Please use the RISKWORLD shuttle service for access between your hotel and the convention center. Consider ride share services for late night and early morning events and meetings. Information about RISKWORLD Shuttle Buses will be available on the RISKWORLD Mobile App.

  8. All access points to McCormick Place will have registration kiosks and security. You must be fully registered for RISKWORLD and have an official RISKWORLD badge to go anywhere inside the convention center, including sponsored hospitality spaces and meeting rooms.

  9. When walking, stick to well-lit, busy areas. Don’t be distracted with your cell phone.

  10. Do not display hotel guestroom keys in public.

  11. It is highly recommended for guests to only use the main entrance of their hotels.

  12. If you see something, say something. McCormick Place Security Command Center is staffed twenty-four hours a day. Call (312) 791-6060

  13. RISKWORLD employs a Conference Code of Conduct that can viewed here.

 

McCORMICK PLACE CONVENTION CENTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

  1. McCormick Place Convention Center Emergency Procedures.

  2. McCormick Place is equipped with a state-of-the-art Security Command Center that oversees campus activity. Personnel patrol and monitor facility public areas, parking lots and perimeters. For any emergency requiring fire, medical, or police response, please call the McCormick Place Security Command Center at (312) 791-6060 twenty-four hours a day.

  3. The Chicago Police Department has additional resources at the McCormick Place campus.

  4. McCormick Place has over 1,000 closed-circuit cameras that security staff monitor 24/7 along with a robust emergency communications system.

  5. Chicago Police department for any non-emergency information at 3-1-1 / Emergency 9-1-1.

  6. The Chicago Fire Department can be reached at (312) 745-3705 for non-emergency information.

  7. Convention Center Public Safety and local first responders operate an Emergency Operations Center on site that monitors major emergencies and provides overall incident command.

 

PROHIBITED ITEMS

Welcome to RISKWORLD! For your safety, the following items are prohibited:

  1. Firearms (functional and replica)
    • Including airsoft, BB, cap, paintball, pellet, and toy guns

  2. Weapons (functional and replica)
    • Including knives of any type or size, projectiles, blunt weapons, and chemical substances (such as mace or pepper spray)

  3. Explosive devices or material
    • Including fireworks of any kind, incendiary devices such as flares, ammunition, or any other dangerous material.

  4. Noise makers
    • Including air horns

  5. Banners or pamphlets
    • Including any material deemed disruptive to the event

  6. Personal drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

  7. Motorized or non-motorized vehicles
    • Including bikes, skateboards, and scooters

  8. Anything deemed inappropriate or unsafe for the venue by RIMS, law enforcement, or security personnel

All guests are subject to screening and bag checks.

 

HOSPITALS, URGENT CARE AND PHARMACIES

  LIST OF HOSPITALS, URGENT CARE AND PHARMACIES  

URGENT CARE

ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP | .6 MILES
2535 S. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING DR.
ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM
(312) 842-7117
HOURS:
EVERYDAY: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM

MINUTECLINIC (CVS/TARGET) | 1.6 MILES
1154 S. CLARK ST.
CVS.COM
(866) 389-2727
HOURS:
MONDAY–FRIDAY:
9:00 AM–1:30 PM
2:00 PM–7:30 PM 

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE IMMEDIATE CARE SOUTH LOOP | 1.7 MILES
1135 S. DELANO CT. STE B201
NM.ORG
(312) 694-2273
HOURS:
EVERYDAY: 8:00 AM–7:30 PM

SOUTH LOOP IMMEDIATE CARE | .9 MILES
1430 S. MICHIGAN AVE.
SOUTHLOOPURGENTCARE.COM
(312) 663-3522
HOURS:
MONDAY–FRIDAY: 9:30 AM–7:00 PM

 

RISKWORLD 2025 COVID-19 POLICY

RIMS and the McCormick Place Center will work in tandem to ensure the Convention is safe and clean. Since the pandemic’s onset, the facility has increased its cleaning and sanitation schedules and has installed additional hand sanitizing stations.

The RISKWORLD 2025 COVID-19 policy will mirror the policy of the local jurisdiction. Currently, there are no COVID-19 mandates in Chicago. However, if that changes, RIMS will notify all attendees.