WMS 2011

Exhibit Rules & Regulations

Read this section carefully to avoid unnecessary on-site challenges or costly modifications. Note: printed copies of all these Rules & Regulations will be mailed to each exhibitor. For any questions on the rules and regulations, please contact us at wms@heiexpo.com.

Display Rules

These display rules must be adhered to on-site, or your display may have to go through costly alterations before the Show opens. The display rules are not meant to limit your ability to showcase your product, but rather to ensure each exhibitor an equal opportunity, within reason, to present their product or service in the most effective manner to the audience. The exhibitor’s responsibility can be summed up quite simply as “Be A Good Neighbor.”

Your agreement to abide by these display rules is a part of the space contract, and they will be strictly enforced by our Floor Managers at Show time.

Click here to download the PDF file of the Direct Energy Centre Guidelines for Exhibitors.

Click here to download the PDF file of the Exhibit Rules and Regulations.

Back of Contract: Click here for a PDF copy of the Rules Governing Exhibition (back of contract).

Electrical Safety Code Requirements

1. The Electrical Safety Code, a Provincial Regulation, requires that all electrical equipment must be approved before it may lawfully be advertised, displayed, offered for sale, sold, or otherwise disposed of or used in Ontario.
2. It is, therefore, the responsibility of each exhibitor to ensure that all electrical equipment in, on, or about his booth comply with these regulations. This includes electrical merchandise as well as lighting and display equipment.
3. Please click here for details of approval.
4. One of the fundamental requirements of approval is that appropriate approval markings must appear on each device. If such markings are missing, the device must be considered unapproved and, therefore, subject to special inspections.
5. If you wish to display, offer for sale, or use any electrical equipment which is not approved, you are required to obtain permission from Electrical Safety Authority and pay the necessary fees. Please click here for details. Please note that proper approvals must be obtained after the show for any electrical equipment which is to remain in Ontario.
6. Failure to comply could result in the equipment being ordered from display.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY AUTHORITY
Customer Service Center
P.O. Box 24143, Pinebush Postal Outlet
Cambridge, ON N1R 8E6
877/372-7233
Fax: 800/667-4278
Contact: Customer Service
www.esasafe.com

Dust Collection Duct Work

Please note that any exhibitors who are planning in installing dust collection duct work from the ceiling of the Direct Energy Centre must place their service orders with the Direct Energy Centre Exhibitor Services Department for the installation and removal of the duct work. This regulation is in place to protect the safety of the exhibitors and for the protection of the building.

Also note that any duct work installed by exhibitors must also be removed by the exhibitors, again utilizing the Direct Energy Centre's Services. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to pay for the installation and removal of all duct work. Any duct work left after the show will be removed by the Direct Energy Centre at the exhibitor's expense.

Ontario Ministry of Labour Blitz on Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) reduces or prevents a worker’s exposure to occupational health and safety hazards. The equipment acts as a barrier to protect workers from blows to the body, loud noises, heat, chemicals, infections, and electrical and other hazards. PPE can refer to protective clothing, helmets, shoes, goggles, respirators and other safety gear worn or used by workers.

In October 2011, the Ministry of Labour will focus on PPE during an enforcement blitz at industrial and health care workplaces across Ontario.

Some duties of workplace parties

Employers, supervisors and workers have duties and responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and its regulations. Workplace obligations include, but are not limited, to the following:

An employer must:

• Ensure the PPE provided is used by the worker [OHSA clause 25(1)(d)]
• Provide and maintain in good condition all prescribed PPE [clauses 25(1)(a) & (b)]

A supervisor must:

• Ensure a worker wears the PPE required by the OHSA and its regulations [clause 27(1)(a)]
• Ensure the worker uses the PPE required by the employer [clause 27(1)(b)]

A worker must:

• Wear any PPE required by the employer [clause 28(1)(b)]
• Report to the employer or supervisor any known missing or defective PPE [clause 28(1)(c)]
• Not remove or disable any PPE required by the employer or by the supervisor [clause 28(1)(d)]

Priority areas

Although the blitz will mainly focus on head, eye and foot protection at industrial and health care workplaces, inspectors may also address other types of PPE, including fall, respiratory, skin and hearing protection.

Inspectors will check whether the requirements related to the selection, use and care of PPE, and worker training in the use of PPE are being met by all workplace parties, as specified in the OHSA.

Industrial workplaces

In industrial workplaces, inspectors will focus on PPE that protects the eye, head and foot, and address any other hazards they may find.

Inspectors will focus on safety gear used by workers in the following sectors:

• wood and metal fabrication
• vehicle sales and service
• food and beverage
• wholesalers
• education

Health care workplaces

The blitz will also focus on hospitals, long-term care homes and homes for residential care. The blitz will check for safety gear being worn or used by non-clinical staff in the following departments of health care workplaces:

• dietary services (nutrition and food services/kitchen)
• housekeeping/environmental services
• maintenance shops, the central sterile supply and laundry departments of a health care workplace

Inspectors will look for equipment that protects the:

• head
• eyes and face
• lungs
• hearing
• hands and feet

Sections 10 through 15 of the Health Care and Residential Facilities regulation (O. Reg. 67/93) – regarding PPE – will apply to applicable workplaces.

More information

• Health & Safety Ontario
• Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
• Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC)

Call toll-free

Call 1-877-202-0008 anytime to report workplace health and safety incidents or for general inquiries about health and safety at the workplace 

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