Rules & regulations

Any Exhibitor building a double deck stand must comply with the below standards when designing the stands staircase.

• Any upper deck that has more than 25m of distance to a staircase or is over 200m2 in size must implement an additional staircase
• Stairs should be no less than 1m wide and have a handrail. They should have a handrail on both sides if they are wider
• Staircases over 2.40m width shall have an additional central handrail
• Flights and landings should be guarded at the sides when there is a drop of more than 360mm or there are two or more risers
• Flights should be minimum 280mm in depth. The height of steps should be minimum 130mm and maximum 185mm
• Flights of curved Staircases should measure minimum 280mm in depth measured at 500mm distance from their inner edge
• Open risers are not permitted
• Full structural calculations shall be submitted for review as part of the plan inspection process
• A safety controller must be present to control public access to the second floor
• Doors shall not swing across landings.
• All nosing (a rounded edge of a step / a metal shield for such an edge) must be made apparent by means of a permanently contracting material 55mm wide on both the tread and the riser
• Purpose-built access to trailers, boats, caravans and other, similar exhibits must be risk assessed where they do not comply with the above regulations. As a minimum, they must comply with the following:
  • The headroom must be a minimum of 2m
  • The width may not be less than 450mm and must be at least equal to the width of the entrance to the exhibit
  • The risers must not exceed 180mm in height (open risers not permitted)
  • The Spanish build regulations CTE should be consulted for more detail.Please click here to view the Spanish CTE (Código Técnico de la Edificación)