Exhibition, trade fair and conferences

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Help with assigning CDM roles and duties to existing common management arrangements in the exhibition/trade fair and conference sector.

What you should know

The processes and management approach in the exhibition/trade fair and conference can be significantly different from conventional construction procurement. Recognising these differences, the following section illustrates how CDM roles and duties can be applied to existing common management arrangements and processes in this sector:

CDM role allocation for a typical exhibition, including space only plots (PDF) [1]

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Examples of typical construction projects at events/productions[2].

Link URLs in this page

  1. CDM role allocation for a typical exhibition, including space only plotshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/entertainment/assets/docs/exhibitions-trade-fairs.pdf
  2. Examples of typical construction projects at events/productionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/entertainment/cdm-2015/index.htm#worked-examples
  3. Managing health and safety in construction https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l153.htm
  4. CPP template (Entertainment Industry) https://www.hse.gov.uk/entertainment/assets/docs/cpp-template.docx
  5. Notification of a CDM project https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/notification/f10.htm
  6. Guidance for small businesses http://www.citb.co.uk/health-safety-and-other-topics/health-safety/construction-design-and-management-regulations/
  7. Adventure activitieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/aala/index.htm
  8. Safety bulletinshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/index.htm
  9. Local Authority Unithttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/index.htm
  10. Construction 2015https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/index.htm
  11. Voluntary organisationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/voluntary/index.htm

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Updated 2025-03-07