Safety guaranteed at Disability Connection Expos 2022

Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2022, Presented by Afford on January 18 and 19 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, will follow strict safety protocols. The VenueSafe Plan is MCEC’s approved COVIDSafe Events Plan. The plan is in force under the Rules for organising public events in Victoria that allows events of up to 10,000 attendees to take place at MCEC. The plan is subject to the approved public health risk mitigations outlined including:

• Hand sanitising is required by all visitors, customers, employees and contractors on arrival to the venue.
• Sanitisation stations containing at least 60 per cent alcohol have been distributed across MCEC at key entry points, customer service desks and other high traffic areas.
• Frequency of routine cleaning has increased across the venue and the sanitisation of high frequency touch point areas is a priority.

The Sydney Disability Connection Expo 2022, Presented by Afford, at the International Convention Centre on February 4 and 5 will follow similar health and safety protocols as the Melbourne venue with crowd numbers monitored.

The EventSafe Operating Guide  provide the following hygiene protocols:

• Contactless sanitisation stations throughout the venue. 
• Touchless faucets will be available in dedicated toilet facilities. 
• Cleaning and monitoring of high touch areas such as lifts, escalators, handrails, and door handles. 
• Cleaning of tables, chairs and any table settings between each customer. 
• Implementation of physical distancing queuing and operational planning in all toilets. 
• Capacity restrictions in toilets. 
• Increased cleaning of all touch surfaces at the entry/ exit points to the venue.
• Implementation of cleaning protocols for the delivery and receiving of items

The Brisbane Disability Connection Expo 2022,  Presented by Holistic Horizons on March 4 and 5 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, has developed Safe Event Guidelines to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all stakeholders and introduced control measures to ensure a safe operating environment.

As well as ensuring the QR app is used upon entry and social distancing is enforced, the venue will also have:

• Enhanced cleaning schedule across the venue 
• Increased cleaning and sanitisation of high touch areas and equipment in use 
• Sanitisers provided in public areas throughout the Centre
• Cleaning protocols for the delivery and receiving of items at loading docks 
• Government advisory signage on hygiene throughout the venue
•  Increased sanitisation of shared audio visual items such as microphones and lecterns - to be sanitised once per event / per day with certified cleaning products offering 24 hour surface protection 
• No touch rubbish bins

The Perth Disability Connection Expo 2022, to be held on May 20 and 21, is sponsored by St Judes and will be held at the Perth Convention and Entertainment Centre, which are also subject to stringent COVID protocols.

These protocols have included strict adherence to physical distancing measures, increased hygiene practices and promotion of the COVIDSafe app.

For a full rundown of their Covid-safe guidelines head to HERE.

The venue will promote cashless transactions and payments as well as enforcing good hygiene practices such as frequent handwashing and cleaning of surfaces as well as the use of sanitisation stations.