Business Design Centre passes
the Hire Space test
Conference guidance
gets DCMS green light
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The Business Design Centre (pictured) in
Islington, London, has been accredited under
Hire Space’s ‘Safer Venues’ programme, and is
now advertised to corporate planners and
agencies on the platform as demonstrating the
highest levels of safety in its approach to events.
Going beyond Government guidelines in helping
venues to communicate confidently with their
clients, Hire Space’s accreditation offers digital
training for venue staff, communication packs,
and practical guidance in addition to
independent certification from a chartered
member of the Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health (IOSH).
Safety measures required for accreditation are
published in the Safer Events - A Framework for
Action white paper, which is being followed by
over 1,500 events businesses and informed by a
Consultation Group of over 50 corporate event
planners, including Reuters Events, Hearst UK,
NAVEX Global, Vertu Motors plc and Morningstar.
The guidance is an extension of the risk
assessed approach the industry uses on a daily
basis to protect its customers and visitors.
A combined group of members from the Association of
Event Organisers (AEO), the Association Event Venues (AEV)
and the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA),
led by the associations, has launched the the All Secure
Standard, a risk assessment based framework of Covid-19
secure industry best practice. It aims to provide guidance
for business events and consumer shows which take place
in conference and exhibition venues.
The guidance has won the approval of Department for
Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Chris Skeith, the AEO’s CEO, said: “Following the
announcement, 17 July, that events will get back to
business later this year, we are delighted to share the
guidance which has been painstakingly created by so many
of our members. We are so grateful for their hard work and
contributions, to help create this guidance which has been
approved by the government.”
AEV director, Rachel Parker, commented: “Collaborative
working has been the backbone of our associations since
its inception, bringing together and working with our
colleagues and partners from across the industry has
proven that we can provide a robust and workable solution
to the greatest challenge we have faced for many years.
This guidance is an extension of the risk assessed
approach the industry uses on a daily basis to protect its
customers and visitors.”
Andrew Harrison, ESSA’s director, added:
“Complementing the guidance are risk assessment
templates, and examples of how practical measures can
be put into place to design, create and implement
Covid-safe exhibitions and events, to help our members
get back to work.
“The guidance will be used as the backbone of the ‘pilots’
referenced in the prime minister’s announcements and
AEO, AEV and ESSA remain committed to work with the
government to get the events industry back to business,
safely, securely, and in line with the reopening timetable.”
To read the All Secure Standard in full, visit www.aeo.org.
uk/covid-19
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