Operational and staff preparedness
A person in charge of an event, meeting or convention centre must—
| (a) | develop a prevention plan especially for infection prevention, cleaning and disinfection; |
| (b) | implement guidelines for staff safety and health including health checks and introduce a stay-at-home policy in case of any member of staff displaying symptoms of COVID-19 and other related pandemics; |
| (c) | communicate physical distancing guidelines for queues and mark surfaces clearly, where possible; |
| (d) | ensure the provision of PPEs to staff such as face masks and gloves, depending on the risk-based approach; |
| (e) | train staff to enable the execution of safety plans; and |
| (f) | consider the utilisation of digital technology such as digital invitations. |
Safe experience
A person in charge of an event, meeting or convention centre must—
| (a) | implement enhanced sanitation, disinfection,and deep cleaning; |
| (b) | implement physical distancing measures with regard to seating distribution, booths, aisles and gathering size in line with government guidelines; |
| (c) | reduce the capacity of venues to a limit appropriate to allow for social distancing and as required by local regulations; |
| (d) | implement customer processes including participant information, to ensure physical distancing; and |
| (e) | implement measures to ensure food safety and hygiene. |
Building confidence
A person in charge of an event, meeting or convention centre must—
| (a) | clearly communicate safety protocols and guidelines to attendees of a conference or meeting both digitally and at the venue; |
| (b) | implement clear signage to inform participants of safety measures to follow, throughout the venues; |
| (c) | consider setting up a medical service point and ensure that staff can deal with COVID-19 and other related cases; and |
| (d) | promote the use of contact tracing apps, if necessary, and permitted by law. |
