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transport, catering, hospitality and retail that all benefit from the events.” According to a study by Munich-based ifo Institute, Düs- seldorf’s trade fair and congress operations induce annual sales of approx. EUR 2.98 billion across Germany (in Düsseldorf: EUR 1.66 billion), secure 27,692 jobs (in Düsseldorf: 16,664) and generate additional tax revenue of EUR 567 million (in Düsseldorf: EUR 36.3). One third of all overnight stays at hotels are accounted for by trade fairs.
Emphasising the special relevance for the exhibiting industries, Wolfram N. Diener, CEO of Messe Düsseldorf since 1 July 2020, says: “All signs are pointing towards a new departure. Enterprises need platforms now to present them- selves and their innovations, to network and jointly chart the course for the future. With our leading international trade fairs we deliver second-to-none prereq- uisites for doing so. Our hygiene and infection protection stand- ards ensure that the safety and health of our exhibitors, visitors, partners and members of staff are protected in the best possible way. We are ready.”
Detailed Concept based on Proven Measures
As a matter of principle, the offi- cial distancing and hygiene rules shall be applicable at events held at the Düsseldorf exhibition centre, compliance is also up to each individual – as is the case inthepublicsphereandinretail. These rules include maintaining a minimum distance of 1.5 m, seeing to one’s own hand hygiene, wearing a face mask, following the sneeze etiquette and foregoing such welcoming rituals as shaking hands. If needed face masks will
be handed out by service staff at the entrances and at the premises.
All forthcoming events at the Düs- seldorf location will be subject to a limitation on persons present to ensure minimum distancing can be observed. Tickets will there- fore be limited and only available online; visitors will have to reg- ister upon purchasing them. This permits the monitoring of head- count as people enter the venue. At the same time, the provisions of the Corona Protection Ordi- nance of the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia governing the traceability of all persons present can be complied with and imple- mented.
Concrete Measures during Trade Fair Operations
Wherever queues form, floor markings will draw attention to the minimum distancing require- ments. Here and on all public spaces Messe Düsseldorf staff and security personnel will ensure these distances are observed. This is performed on site and by means of existing video systems. At the exhibitors’ stands this is done by their employees. To avoid bumping into people all aisles are to be used as in road traffic i.e. by keeping to the “right-hand lane”. All doors – with the exception of fire protection doors – will be wide open for contactless use.
Sanitizers will be made availa- ble across the entire premises; at stands exhibitors themselves will be in charge of this. All payment transactions will be cashless – to the extent possible. For this reason all ticket counters will remain closed. Service desks, counters, etc. will be equipped with transparent partitions as hygiene guards. At least twice a day – also more frequently
depending on the footfall – turn- stiles and ticket scanners, service desk and counter tops as well as contact surfaces such as door handles etc. will be cleaned.
In the toilet facilities the maximum number of persons is determined by the number of open WCs and urinals. Here one out of two urinals and wash basins will be blocked off; WC cubicles will all be accessible without any restric- tions. To monitor the number of users and safeguard the shorter cleaning and disinfection inter- vals of WCs, handles, washbasins and taps all toilet facilities will be staffed permanently by cleaners.
Constant and sufficient ven- tilation is ensured – by the air-handling systems and the specifications for stand construc- tion and exhibit displays: the volume of fresh air constantly supplied to the halls exceeds the actual need many times over and the fresh air quality corresponds to the outdoor air. Furthermore, conference rooms or ground floors in multi-storey stands are only permitted with open layouts to ensure they receive sufficient ventilation. The same applies to walk-in exhibits whose doors, windows and roof hatches have to be open at all times.
As before, there will be food service and catering offered at the events. The operators have to draw up their own hygiene and infection protection concept for this based on the Corona Protec- tionOrdinanceofthefederalstate of NRW and its annexes. For the duration of the Corona pandemic there is a general ban on stand parties and/or exhibitor parties at the premises. Stand construction is governed by the “SARS-CoV-2-Ar- beitsschutz-standard” H&S stand-
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