Hazardous Materials and Activities Sample Clauses

Hazardous Materials and Activities. It is essential that the following paragraphs are read if you are considering, for example, a flammable gas supply or the use of pyrotechnics in your event at the venues and to remember to provide DWTC Health and Safety with specifications and obtain Dubai Civil Defence approval. DWTC is not responsible for the consequences of late submissions. When proposing to use pyrotechnic devices, a Dubai Police approved contractor is required. The contractor must provide detailed information relating to the specification and extent of the operation of the pyrotechnic equipment together with a Risk Assessment and Method Statement to the Event Planner who will deliver it to Health and Safety as well as location, timing and dates of the proposed use. Upon receipt of this information and where satisfied that a safe activity can be carried out by the contractor, a ‘letter of no objection’ from the Venues Infrastructure of DWTC, requested through the Event Planner, will be issued to the Dubai Police approved pyrotechnics contractor. The contractor then takes the letter to the Dubai Police for approval. The Dubai Police will issue a letter of approval to the contractor if satisfied with the information received. Following Police approval, an original copy of the approval letter must be sent to the Event Planner who will forward it to the Venues Infrastructure Department. No hazardous or flammable material or equipment is allowed to be delivered or used at the venues until approval has been received by the venue. Another example is the requirement by an exhibitor for a flammable gas supply. This supply will need to be provided from outside the building and installed by Civil Defence approved contractor. It will be subject to an inspection by Civil Defence following installation and before the opening of the event, at their discretion. Enquiries for gas supply must be made through the Event Planner. Organisers must seek engineering assistance in arranging this supply, through the Event Planner, as a number of minimum standards exist relating to the installation. The organiser is usually charged for the provision of such a supply and the request for approval must be made in accordance with the timescales detailed in ‘The Organiser’. The provision of flammable materials and the use of hazardous equipment will be required to submit a Risk Assessment and Method Statement, if applicable. Likewise, there is a need of special attention and coordination by the organiser to ensure th...