The restrictions on social and event centres have been eased by the Lagos state government.<\/p>\n
According to the new guidelines, the occupancy limit for event centres was pegged at 500 while social events can now have up to 200 people at a time by the state government.<\/p>\n
This was contained in a statement released on Friday by the commissioner for tourism, arts and culture, Uzamat Akinbile Yusuf.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, safety marshals will be deployed to any social event with over 200 people and event centre exceeding the 500 limit.<\/p>\n
The statement read: \u201cAll event centres must hold a valid license of The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture prior to operating as an event centre in the State.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll event centres must be duly registered and verified on The Lagos State Safety Commission website www.lasgsafetyreg.com prior to holding any event.
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\nAn Event Safety Clearance must be obtained from the Lagos State Safety Commission through the website www.lasgsafetyreg.com for any proposed event or exhibition.<\/p>\n
\u201cSafety Marshals shall be deployed by an accredited event safety consultant from Lagos State Safety Commission for every social event with attendance exceeding over 200 people.<\/p>\n
\u201cOccupancy limit at any event must not exceed 50% of the maximum design capacity of the hall, wherein Occupancy Limit stickers provided by the Lagos State Safety Commission must be boldly pasted at the entrance of the event hall.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaximum allowable capacity for Event Centres irrespective of occupancy limit is 500 people. Deep cleaning must be carried out before and after every event.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhysical distancing shall be maintained between seated guests and a maximum number of seated guests should be 6 (six) people on a table of 10 persons.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvent duration should not exceed a maximum period of 6-hours. All guests and service providers at the facility must wear a nose mask and make use of hand sanitizers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll guests and service providers must endeavour to wash their hands before entering the venue or in the alternative use hand sanitizers. Temperature checks must be taken at all entry points into a facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cGuests and service providers with temperature (above 37.5) are to be politely turned back and referred to paramedics or the emergency response team on ground. Hand sanitizers must be positioned at the entry points and different spots within the hall.<\/p>\n