It is of utmost importance to inform the staff at MCH Messecenter Herning in case of an emergency and in case you have called an ambulance:
| Phone | +45 9926 9926 |
| Operations manager | +45 9926 9866 |
| Organizer's Office | +45 9926 9858 |
FIRE REGULATIONS
As an exhibitor, you must comply with all instructions from the fire authorities.
In all contexts, it is the exhibitor's responsibility to obtain any necessary approvals. If you have any questions, please contact Technical Service Center.
The following is NOT permitted:
- Exceeding the hired stand area, as the gangway areas are escape routes.
- Blocking access to fire exits, fire-fighting materials or obstructing views of fire signs and fire exits.
- Using back rooms to store empty packaging.
- Exhibiting or storing fireworks, sprays, bottles containing inflammable material, pressurised cylinders etc.
- All easily inflammable materials, inlcuding artificial plants and flowers, must be fireproof.
USE OF OPEN FIRE/NAKED FLAME
The Danish fire authorities have streamlined the regulations for all trade show venues in Denmark with the result that the same set of regulations must now be complied with throughout the country. Herning Kommunale Beredskab municipal emergency services therefore requires MCH Messecenter Herning to comply with the following regulations with regard to open fires/naked flames on display stands.
Use of open fire at exhibitons stands in MCH Messecenter Herning:
- The use of open fires/naked flames, including all types of candles, for decorative purposes is not permitted on display stands.
- The use of open fires/naked flames on stands may be permitted on submission of a written application to the organiser. A condition for permission being granted is that the effective demonstration of the product depends on the use of an open fire/naked flame. Suitable fire-extinguishing equipment must be kept on the stand.
- The use of open fires/naked flames, including candles, will normally be permitted in food serving areas, table/chair displays and similar areas without exhibited objects and inflammable decorations. Additional fire-extinguishing equipment is not required in these areas.
There is no need for extra fire-extinguishing equipment:
- The use of bioethanol fireplaces and similar products may be permitted, provided they are erected/installed in accordance with the supplier’s instructions and that the supplier’s safety rules are fully observed, and that no form of decanting is carried out during the exhibition’s opening hours. Reserves of combustible fluid must not be kept on the stand, and the fire chamber of the fireplace must be covered at closing time if it still contains residual fluid. Suitable fire-extinguishing equipment must be kept on the stand.
Operational regulations, point 6.6
Handheld fire extinguishers must be in compliance with the Danish Working Environment Authority’s Executive Order no. 743 of 23 September 1999 concerning the manufacture of pressure equipment that implements European Parliament and Council of Europe directive no. 97/23/EF.
Handheld fire extinguishers must comply with the requirements contained in EN 3 concerning extinguishing capacity, with the provision that:
- Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers must be at least type 55B units.
- Dry powder extinguishers must be at least type 89B units.
- Pressurized water extinguishers must be at least type 13A units.
Handheld fire extinguishers that have been lawfully put into use and comply with the requirements contained in DS 2120, or a similarly recognized standard concerning extinguishing capacity, may however continue to be used subject to the following conditions:
- Dry ice and powder extinguishers must have a minimum capacity of 6 kg.
- Pressurized water extinguishers must have a minimum capacity of 9 litres.
- Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers must be at least type 55B units.
- Dry powder extinguishers must be at least type 89B units.
- Water-filled hose reels must be manufactured in accordance with EN 671-1.
Kim Lauridsen
Logistics, construction
& dismantling
T: +45 9926 9866
E: kl@mch.dk
If a situation arises in which an ambulance is needed or an ambulance is already called, please make sure that MCH staff is promptly notified - or contact the main number: +45 99 26 99 26. Then we have the best conditions for guiding the ambulance as quickly and safely as possible from the gates to the hall.