The Event Safety Council (ESC), a special interest group within the Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA), has spearheaded the development of new health and safety protocols for the MICE industry. This is motivated by the need to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at future events, due to the high risk of transmission when bringing many people together.
The document is the result of collaboration spanning borders and industry sub-sectors. The ESC assembled a dedicated task group, made up of a mix of event safety practitioners, venues, technical production companies, disaster management officials and academics. They worked with the Event Safety Alliance (US) and other bodies from around the world to develop protocols of a global standard, and then shared these locally with key industry stakeholders for their comments and input. This last step was done in partnership with the South African Events Council (SAEC)*.
Read or download the Event Safety Council Re-opening Guidelines below: