RISK ASSESSMENT ​

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It is a legal requirement that each exhibitor undertakes a suitable and sufficient Risk Assessment (RA) prior to the show for the Build-up, Open and Breakdown periods listing your work tasks and identifying the main hazards that each presents on-site. You can then devise ways to eliminate, reduce, isolate or control those hazards. Without suitable safety control measures in place, Exhibitors are liable to heavy fines and prosecution should they be found negligent in the event of an accident to their staff and visitors, especially with the rise of the ‘No win - no fee’ solicitors.

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Your RA should cover all the major hazards arising from your work practices on-site including: lifting, PPE, fire controls, the exhibits and/or demonstrations, COSHH, RIDDOR, hazchems, noise etc., and how your work may affect those on neighbouring stands or the General Public; (NB: SHELL SCHEME EXHIBITORS WILL STILL NEED TO DO A SUITABLE AND SUFFICIENT RA, BUT NOT FOR THE CONTRACTORS THAT THE ORGANISER APPOINTS, ONLY THE EXHIBITORS OWN WORKING PRACTICES OR HAZARDOUS EXHIBITS).

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An assessment of risk is a careful examination of all activities that could cause harm to people.

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The aim is to make sure that no one gets hurt or becomes ill by taking all practicable, foreseeable precautions to prevent them or adequately control them.

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There is a risk assessment form on the forms page for your ease.

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Completing a Risk Assessment: -

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• Step 1: Identify Hazards.  Identify the hazards that exist from constructing/dismantling your stand.

• Step 2: Consequences.  What injuries could result from the hazard.

• Step 3: Decide who might be harmed.  There is no need to list individuals – just groups of people, for example: office staff, contractors, people sharing your stand/space, foreign staff or visitors

• Step 4: Controls.  The real aim is to make the risk as small as possible by adding as many controls to either eliminate or reduce the hazard from causing harm.

• Step 5: What is the remaining risk.  Re-evaluate the risk once the controls are in place, and you can see whether the risk is high, medium or low.

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Method Statement

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For Space Only stands ONLY. 

A method statement must be submitted with a risk assessment and details the process of constructing and dismantling your stand on-site.

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Risk Assessments and Method Statements only need ot be submitted by Space Only Exhibitors.  

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For further details please see the risk assessment section under the health and safety and space only stands sections.