Governor Sanwo-Olu and health commissioner, Prof. Abayomi
Lagos State government on Friday further eased restrictions on social/event centres across the state with immediate effect.
The State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff and the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Mr Lanre Mojola, made this known in a statement in Lagos.
The LSSC boss, Mojola, stated that Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, took the decision after due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDAs, including The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the commission under him.
Following the governor’s directive, the State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Akinbile Yusuff and LSSC Director-General/ CEO, Mojola, had, therefore, through a statement, issued new guidelines for social/event facilities, stipulating that all event centres must hold a valid license of the ministry prior to operating as an event centre in the state, adding that they must be duly registered and verified on the Lagos State Safety Commission website prior to holding any event.
“An Event Safety Clearance must be obtained from the Lagos State Safety Commission through the website www.lasgsafetyreg.com for any proposed event or exhibition.
“Safety 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.
“Occupancy 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 posted at the entrance of the event hall.
“Maximum allowable capacity for Event Centers irrespective of the occupancy limit is 500 people.
Deep cleaning must be carried out before and after every event.
“Physical 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.
“Event duration should not exceed a maximum period of six hours.
“All guests and service providers at the facility must wear a nose mask and make use of hand sanitisers
All guests and service providers must endeavour to wash their hands before entering the venue or in the alternative use hand sanitisers.
“Temperature checks must be taken at all entry points into a facility.
“Guests 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 sanitisers must be positioned at the entry points and different spots within the hall.
All event centres must endeavour to display standard COVID-19 safety signs. The signs must be bold and installed at conspicuous locations.
Event centre owners/ planners/vendors would be responsible for any breach of protocols by their staff,” the statement added.
They warned that any violation of this protocol shall attract fines and penalties in line with the Lagos State Infectious Diseases Control Regulation 2020.
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