Animals are not permitted during build-up, opening & breakdown periods. ONLY Guide Dogs are permitted in the Halls during the show open days, please ensure you notify the Operations Team if you do plan to bring a Guide Dog. 

No person under 16 years of age can be admitted to the GPP 2024 trade exhibition during the build-up, open period or breakdown as it is a B2B trade only event.  

All flammable gases including compressed gas, LPG, propane & butane are strictly prohibited on the premises at all times unless the Organiser is satisfied that exceptional circumstances apply and its prior consent is obtained from the venue.

Open flames from open fires or candles will NOT be permitted at all. 

Health, Safety & Venue Regulations (PPE Personal Protective Equipment):

This section is designed to give you guidance and assist you in adhering to your legal responsibilities to ensure the health, safety and welfare of you, your colleagues, your contractors as well as everyone involved with the event. It also outlines the venues compulsory stance on personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used by all those onsite during build up & breakdown at GPP 2024

Please remember that failing to do so, may lead to prosecution, other legal sanctions and significant financial sanctions. More importantly it may also lead to people being seriously hurt or worse. 

If you are unsure of your duty of care toward health & safety  please contact the GPP 2024 Operations Manager. 

Health & Safety Policy Statement.

Tarsus recognises that our exhibitors expect us to provide a trading environment on the exhibition floor which is safe and without risks to health. We also recognise that running an event places a special responsibility on Tarsus and extends our duty of care not only to our staff but to exhibitors, contractors, venue staff and visitors. 

To ensure that all Tarsus health and safety obligations are met, the GPP 2024 team will: 

• Allocate sufficient resources to meet health and safety objectives and advise accordingly both Exhibitors & Contractors of the expected levels of health & safety required including the minimum PPE provisions needed 
• Provide adequate control of health and safety risks arising from our work activities
• Consult with the venue, exhibitors and contractors on matters affecting health and safety
• Provide relevant health and safety information to employees and others
• Ensure all employees are competent to do their tasks 
• Ensure that the contractors we engage for the show are competent, as far as is reasonably practicable
• Prevent accidents and cases of work related ill-health and maintain safe and healthy working conditions, again so far as is reasonably practical
• Risk Assessment

Tarsus has carried out suitable and sufficient assessment of the hazards & risks associated with this event. Copies of this can be obtained from the organisers office on request. General risks associated with any exhibition are as follows: 

Trip & slip hazards:

• Multiple contractors working in a single workplace
• Fall from working at heights and working on a live edges
• Objects falling from height or loads falling from vehicles
• Impact injury from moving vehicles
• Structural collapse of seating and/or an exhibition stand
• Outbreak of water-borne disease - e.g. Legionnaires disease from a water feature
• Food poisoning incident - e.g. from temporary catering outlets
• Fire
• Major incident and/ or civil emergency
• Excessive working hours

FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL EXHIBITORS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS – HAZARDOUS WASTE

The venue will provides fire coverage during all phases of the event. First response fire-fighting equipment is provided in the halls by the venue.

First aid cover is provided by the venue. If you have the need for first aid, please go to the show organisers office and arrangements can be made through the venue Emergency Medical Services dept. 

Health and Safety Advice

If you have any health & safety queries while onsite at GPP 2024 please contact the operations department directly. This is an overview and by no means a comprehensive account of the hazards & risks involved at this event.  In general terms, emphasis should always be placed on eliminating or reducing risk at source. It must be remembered that personal protective equipment is usually a control of last resort.

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment):

All Exhibitors & Contractors must adhere to and wear at all times during build-up & breakdown, the compulsory minimum DWTC Venue PPE requirements listed and shown below of:
Safety shoes are mandatory at all times to access the halls during build-up.
However, on the last day of build from 10:00am and based on an official notification from the Organiser’s authorised personnel 2 weeks prior to the start of tenancy, Exhibitors can be allowed to wear closed shoes at their own risks.  Heels, open toe shoes and sandals are not allowed.  For any access before this time, safety shoes remain compulsory.

High visibility jackets for all are mandatory throughout the build -up.

SECURITY 
Security Officers will patrol the halls throughout the build-up, open days and breakdown of the exhibition both day and night.
Exhibitors are advised that exhibitions tend to be relatively insecure environments and that security guards cannot solely watch your stand. 
It is advisable to lock any tools, computers, portable & valuable equipment etc. in a secure area overnight or if this is not possible, to hire a security guard specifically for your stand.

If you need to order security for your stand please order this through the DWTC, you will need to create an account with with directly.