COVID-19 GUIDELINE FOR EVENT SECTOR
- All event centers must hold a valid license of Lagos State Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture prior to holding of any event at the centre.
- All event centers must be duly registered and verified on the Lagos State Safety Commission website www.lasgsafetyreg.com prior to holding any event.
- Event Safety Clearance must be obtained from Lagos State Safety Commission for any proposed event.
- Deep cleaning must be carried out before and after every event.
- Occupant limit at any event must not exceed 50% of the maximum design capacity of the hall, and occupant limit sticker must be boldly posted at the entrance of the hall.
- A minimum of 1.5 metres distance should be maintained between seated guests and a maximum numbers of seated guests should be determined by the size of the table.
- Event duration should not exceed a maximum period of 6-hours.
- All guests and service providers at the event must wear a nose mask or face shield before entry. During the 6-hour period, seated guests may safely remove their masks at short intervals, but must endeavour to wear their masks when leaving their seats.
- All guests and service providers must endeavour to wash their hands before entering the venue or use hand sanitizers after which temperature checks should be carried out.
- Guests and service providers with high temperature (above 37.5) must be politely denied turned back and referred to paramedics or the emergency response team on ground.
- Hand sanitizers to be positioned at the entry point and different spots within the hall.
- Restrooms must not be crowded. A maximum of three people at a time depending on the number of conveniences available.
- Ensure frequent disinfection of all high touch areas such as doorknobs, toilet flush buttons/levers, stair railings, amongst others especially in rest rooms.
- All event planners and/or direct clients to ensure they have access to their guest lists and be willing to provide the list to the relevant authorities if/when required. This is required for ease of contact tracing of a COVID-19 positive guest.
- All event centers must have access to clean running water.
- All event centers must endeavor to display standard COVID-19 safety signs. The signs must be bold and installed at conspicuous locations.
- Music level should not exceed 70dB.
- Safety moments/briefings should be rendered before the start of every event and .at certain intervals in-between the events.
- Any guest returning to the venue must wear face mask, wash his/her hands or use the hand sanitizer and go through the temperature check before entering the venue again.
- Event planners/Vendors would be responsible for any breach of protocols by their staff.
- HSE officer of an event center must be trained on basic first aid procedures. All staff must also be educated on simple COVID-19 symptoms.
- Any violation of this protocol shall attract fines and penalties in line with the Lagos State Infectious Diseases Control Regulation 2020.