The health and safety concept of ACHEMA 2022

1. Structural design

• In the interests of safe trade fair operations, the minimum distance of 1.5 m also applies to exhibition stands. Therefore, we recommend a generous stand design with a low construction level.

2. Business contacts

• To protect the health of all attendees, the distance of 1.5 m should also be maintained during business meetings, and physical contact and handshaking should be avoided.

3. Disinfection

• Disinfectant dispensers with suitable hand disinfectants are to be provided at each booth. In addition, contact surfaces are to be cleaned regularly or after each business meeting.

4. Visitors at the booth

• In the case of personal contacts and meeting areas with tables and chairs, any shortfall in the minimum distance must be compensated by suitable structural measures (e.g., acrylic glass panels). In larger stands, clearly defined entrances and exits and even routing within the stand can help avoid crowding situations.

5. Stand-specific health and safety measures

• Specific health and safety measures are drawn up for each stand, and a contact person is appointed for health and safety issues.

6. Stand catering

• Food and beverages offered and distributed may only be consumed at the stand. Self-service is only permitted if the food is packaged.

1. Ticketing and access control

• Ticket purchases or voucher redemption will be possible exclusively online. There will be no box offices. When purchasing tickets or redeeming vouchers, the day of the ACHEMA visit must be specified in advance. The ticket is only valid for the selected day. Only day tickets will be sold.
  The entire access control, including scanning by the admission staff, is contactless. In addition, the entrance areas for access and security checks will be significantly enlarged to avoid congestion and maintain distance from other attendees.

2. Loosened up hall layout

• Widened hall aisles, larger equalized entrance areas, and an overall optimized and loosened up hall layout will create sufficient space everywhere on the more than 230,000 m² of gross exhibition space. In addition, additional circulation and communication areas will further reduce the density of people.

3. Crowd management / attendee guidance

• Our service and security personnel keep an eye on the flow of attendees on-site and through professional camera-based crowd management and ensure that the density of people is professionally reduced and that distance and health rules are observed. Optimized signage and routing and distance markings also enable attendees to find their way quickly and safely to their appointments and interesting exhibition groups.

4. On-site medical care

• First-class on-site medical care with the option of direct isolation is available for suspected cases that arise.

5. Contact tracking

• All attendees register in person when purchasing tickets online, redeeming vouchers, or retrieving their exhibitor badge in advance. In this way, the contact details of all ACHEMA attendees are recorded in compliance with data protection regulations and, if necessary, allow contact tracing by the relevant authorities. We additionally recommend the use of the free Corona warning app.

6. Gastronomy

• Strict attention is paid to health and safety in the restaurants on the exhibition grounds and at the catering stands. Mouth/nose protection may not be removed until you have taken a seat in the areas designated for consumption. Catering and restaurant staff are required to wear medical mouth/nose protection at all times. Whether and under what conditions stand parties will be feasible at the time of the event cannot be foreseen.

7. Arrival and stay

• We use our more than one hundred years of trade fair experience as well as our extensive network to enter into dialogue with companies involved in your stay and arrival/departure (e.g., public transport companies, cab association, Hotel Alliance Frankfurt...) together with Messe Frankfurt. In this way, we would like to ensure your safety and health in the best possible way, even outside the exceedingly safe exhibition grounds.

• is considered a resident of a third-country mentioned on the so called positive list
• or is fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2
• or is considered to have an urgent reason to enter Germany. Participants of trade fairs are considered to have an urgent reason for travel, if the following documents are submitted to “substantiate the absolute necessity of entry”:
  • Employees of exhibiting companies must present a confirmation of their participation in the fair issued by the trade fair organizer.
  • Visitors to the trade fair must present their entry ticket to the trade fair and additionally provide proof of an appointment for a business meeting with at least one exhibitor on site.