18. Processing tools such as electric saw, electric plane shall not be used for construction inside the exhibition hall, nor shall open fire operations such as electric welding and pneumatic welding be executed. In case of special requirements, the contractors must go to the Service Department to go through application formalities, construction can only start after the application has been approved.
19. The selection of construction materials for stands must comply with criteria issued by relevant national authoritative departments regarding material usage for temporary buildings, and be implemented in a rational way by taking into consideration the features of the exhibition; the selected materials must conform to national requirements on environment protection and fire-fighting.
20. Stand structure shall not use thin load-bearing structural parts with its pipe wall thickness ＜0.8mm, nor shall heavily rusted load-bearing structural parts be used.
Management regulations for construction of outdoor booths
1. The building area and position of outdoor booths should be approved by the Organizing Committee.
2. All structural drawings and calculation sheet of outdoor booths should be reviewed by Grade A National Registered Structural Engineer.
3. Contractors of outdoor booths should take into consideration of all unsafe factors caused by natural phenomena such as wind, rain, etc.
4. All booth structures and exhibits of outdoor booths (booth header boards, logos, light boxes, and posters) must not exceed the booths border.
5. All outdoor appliances such as lights, sockets and switchboards should be waterproof or protected from electricity leakage.
6. The stiffness, stability of all outdoor booths’ construction should be guaranteed from deformation caused by load effects (mainly wind effects).
7. The selection of construction materials for exhibition stand must comply with criteria issued by relevant national authoritative departments regarding material usage for temporary buildings, and be implemented in a rational way by taking into consideration the features of the exhibition; the selected materials must conform to national requirements on environment protection and fire-fighting.
8. Exhibition structure shall not use thin load-bearing structural parts with its pipe wall thickness ＜0.8mm, nor shall heavily rusted load-bearing structural parts be used.

Shanghai Environmental Science Information Technology Exchange Center
December 2007