EUROPE - A new set of health and safety global standards for exhibitions is to be launched on 20 June at Excel.
The g-Guide is being sponsored by a coalition of prominent global exhibition organisers: Clarion Events, dmg::events, Mayridge, Reed Exhibitions, UBM and X-Venture Global Risk Solutions.
The guide provides minimally acceptable safety standards while recognising that many countries may have higher standards which take precedence. Further, the guide is designed to raise awareness of the sustainable business culture emerging in the exhibition and meeting industries.
The guide is currently available in English, Portuguese and Chinese with plans for Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Italian available shortly.
It follows four years of work drawing on the collective experience of senior operations staff from the sponsor companies and some key contractors.
Specialist advice on the content was provided by X-Venture Global Risk Solutions who specialise in event safety management.
Back in 2011, UK organisers pushed new safety standards for overseas venues, when the MD of X-Venture Global Risk Solutions used the inaugural Event Logistics Live conference to drum up support for a standardised set of health and safety rules aimed at helping UK exhibition organisers working abroad.
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