Rules & Regulations

Any upper deck is subject to limiting access to upper levels to one person per 2sqm. The maximum amount of persons allowed at any one time has to be clearly displayed and visible at staircases that give access to the upper levels.  Overall design and structural calculations must be submitted by the deadline and obtain approval from Abraxys (GSMA’s appointed Floor Management Consultant) and the appointed structural engineer prior to the build-up period.  All exhibitor stand plans must be certified by an independent structural engineer prior to submission and a copy of the certificate included with the stand plan submission 

• Any upper deck that has more than 25m of distance to a staircase or is over 200m2in size has to 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 2.4m 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. 

• A continuous handrail must be provided where there are two or more risers. 

• Handrails shall be non-climbable, i.e. with solid infills or vertical guardrails, which should be no more than 100mm apart and without horizontal members between verticals. 

• The height of a handrail shall be a minimum of 900mm measured vertically from the pitch line of the stair to the top of the handrail. 

• Handrails shall be continued as necessary around landings. 

• Handrails shall not project on to the required width of the staircase for more than 100mm. 

• All projecting ends of handrails shall be designed and constructed so as to avoid injury to persons descending a staircase. 

• When the upper deck of a double deck stand has been built, it is mandatory to install railings (either temporary or the definitive ones) to prevent falls from height. The protection of railings needs to cover all the area where there is a risk of falling. 

• In the case of glass walls (floor to ceiling) in the upper level of a double decker stand, where there is the risk of impact by an object, a railing or a similar physical barrier alongside these, needs to be set in place. 

CCTV installation is mandatory for stands or rooms where the ceiling structure covers more than 50% of the total area. 

Each exhibitor must retain the CCTV recordings installed within their stand. Authorities may request access to the recordings only in the event of an incident or investigation.

Live access to the CCTV feed is not required by the security authorities; however, the recordings must be stored and retained for 120 days in accordance with Qatari regulations.