RISK ASSESSMENT -DEADLINE:FRIDAY 30TH MAY 2018

Without a completed risk assessment you will not be able to exhibit at the show.

Please return to:

Address: The Operations Team, ACADEMIES Expo, 10 Buckingham Place, London, SW1E 6HX

Email:

ALL sections in this form MUST be completed.

As an exhibitor you have a legal requirement to assess risk appertaining to your participation in any exhibition. Each and every exhibitor (space and shell) must undertake a risk assessment prior to the exhibition, identifying the hazards present on-site and ways in which you will then minimise and control those hazards. You do not need to use our form if you have your own template. This form is intended as a guide only and completion does not absolve you from your legal responsibilities or transfer them to the venue.

Part 1

Please ensure ALL fields are fully completed in this Risk Assessment. Anything left blank will result in the form being returned to the sender for it to be fully completed.

Company*: / Stand Number: / Assessment Review Date:
Print Name: / Position: / Mobile Number:

I am in possession of my company’s Health & Safety Policy

I am in possession of my company’s Insurance Policy at a minimum of £5million

*We have read and understood our responsibilities as laid out in the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, and taken note of the most common areas of risk. We accept our responsibilities as laid out in this Act and all relevant legislation covering the Venue.As principal Health & Safety representative for my stand, I understand that we may need to produce a copy of our Health & Safety Policy and Insurance Policy upon request by the appropriate authorities at any point.

Part 2

Will any of the following be done or used on your stand throughout the build-up, open days or breakdown? PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY

/
Catering /
Compressed Air / Gas / Electrical Appliances
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Practical Demonstration /
Machinery / Working at height

Part 3

Part 4

Hazard Identified / Persons at Risk / Risk
(1 – 5 scale) / Severity
(1 – 5 scale) / Control Measures
Build Up
EXAMPLE
Manual handling hazards such as moving marketing material delivery, water bottles / Exhibition staff / 3 / 1 / - Staff should be trained in safe manual handling techniques
- Purchase trolley to move heavy items to the stand
Open Days
EXAMPLE
Slips, trips, and falls / All persons onsite (including visitors) / 4 / 2 / - Cables taped down with hazard tape
- Stand staffed at all times, with correct footwear
- Efficient layout of stand. Ensure not overcrowded.
Breakdown
EXAMPLE
Egress /
All persons onsite (not including visitors) / 2 / 4 / - No breakdown of stands to commence while visitors in hall
- No vehicles allowed in hall until all exhibitors have left
- Use porters (provided by organisers) where required