Health & Safety for Exhibitors

Exhibitions & Events New Zealand is concerned that everyone enjoys the show and that no exhibitor, visitor or contractor is injured.  It is a requirement of the Health and Safety in Employment Act (1992) that all practicable steps be taken to ensure the safety of your staff & the public.   We recommend that you consider the following issues during the different stages of the show.

Build Up Phase

During build-up there will be a number of highly skilled contractors undertaking construction on site on behalf of EENZ.  To ensure a risk free environment for both yourself and these contractors you are required to comply with the following conditions

• DO NOT enter any area where a barrier has been erected
• Erect appropriate warning signs when undertaking a high risk activity in your own area
• DO NOT bring any unauthorised or unnecessary persons onto the site
• DO NOT bring any children or animals onto the site
• Wear the appropriate Personnel Protective Gear
• Smoking is restricted to outside areas only
• No welding, burning or grinding is to take place within any building without the issue of a Hot Work Permit by the EENZ Event Coordinator, Shannon Gallagher

• Ensure your tools and Equipment are in good working order
• Note the emergency evacuation procedures for fire and other potential dangers
• Drivers must observe all speed, traffic flow (refer traffic management plan) and clearance instructions
• Electrical work must be undertaken by Registered Electricians only.

During Show

• Assess your stand and its environs regularly to identify potential hazards
• Ensure all power cabling is secured and out of the way of visitors and others
• Remove waste materials regularly

Breakdown Phase

• Follow the same principles as for set up phase
• Take particular care with waste materials
• Watch for sharp objects – nails, staples etc
• Do not lift heavy items on your own

If you have ANY questions with regards to the above, please to not hesitate to Shannon Gallagher on 09 976 8307 or 021 619 902.

 

Hot Surface Safety Standards

• Taking into account that the fireplaces are on display and we need to compromise to ensure safety but also effectiveness of display the following guidelines/rules were agreed upon.  (For both gas and wood fires)
• Fixed protective screening/railing must be placed no less than 500mm from the face of the fireplace.
• If the railing used is NOT fixed down then it must be no less than 750mm from the face of the fire.
• Should Marine rails be used – no less than two wires may be used.
• Topmost railing must be no less than 900mm from the floor with a second wire no less than 450mm.
• No open flame is to be faced onto the fire egress – it must be a minimum of one metre back.
• Only the area heat needs to be guarded.
• The stands must be manned at all times that any appliance is operating.
• No barrier or screen/guard should become hotter than 65 °C.  Should this occur the barrier must be moved further back than 750mm.
• You must also have a fire extinguisher on stand.

These OSH standards apply across all shows in NZ.