Risk Assessments
Thursday, 2 February 2023
- A Risk Assessment is the most effective way of documenting, assessing and controlling risks
- An assessment of risk is a careful examination of activities that could cause harm to people; the aim is to make sure that no one gets hurt or becomes ill by taking practicable precautions to prevent incidents/ accidents
- Custom-build Exhibitors
- All Custom-Build exhibitors MUST produce and submit the following, to Event Support Solutions*:
- Stand Design Inspection Form
- Scale drawings, including plan views and elevations
- Plan showing location of stand within the exhibition hall
- Risk Assessment
- Method Statement
- Proof of Insurance
- *These documents are usually submitted by the contractor appointed by the exhibitor to install their custom-build stand
- In addition, exhibitors using their own contractor to install a custom-build stand must ensure they have a ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessment in place for the event, exclusive of their stand contactor activities
- Please refer to COMPULSORY STAND FORM 3 for further information and submission deadlines
- Self-Build Exhibitors:
- All Self-Build exhibitors MUST produce and submit the following:
- Stand Design Inspection Form
- Stand plans/ designs
- Construction Phase Plan
- Construction Phase Risk Assessment
- Method Statement
- Proof of Insurance
- In addition, exhibitors building their own stands, must complete a risk assessment to cover their own activities during the build-up, shop open and breakdown periods
- Please refer to COMPULSORY STAND FORM 2 for further information
- All Self-Build exhibitors MUST produce and submit the following:
- Stand Package Exhibitors:
- The installation of stand packages will be covered by the appointed shell scheme contractor’s (The Works Events) own risk assessment
- In addition, exhibitors using the stand package installation service from The Works Events must ensure they have a ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessment in place for the event, exclusive of the shell scheme contractor’s activities
- Please refer to COMPULSORY STAND FORM 1 for further information
- To submit your risk assessment, please click HERE