World Exposition Shanghai China 2010

Special Regulation No. 4
Concerning Construction, Installation, Workplace Safety, Fire Prevention, and Environmental Protection

June 2007
Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination

 
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1  Purpose and Scope of Application
1. Pursuant to Articles 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 34 of the General Regulations of the World Exposition Shanghai China 2010 (hereinafter referred to as "Expo 2010"), this Special Regulation specifies the requirements that shall be observed by official participants in planning, construction and demolition of buildings and structures, installation, decoration and auxiliary construction (hereinafter referred to as "construction") carried out within the Expo Site.
2. This Special Regulation applies to construction carried out on plots and in pavilions or covered exhibition spaces provided by the Organizer. The present Special Regulation also contains rules on fire prevention, workplace safety, and protection of the environment in the course of construction.
Article 2  Definitions
1. Plot refers to a piece of land assigned by the Organizer to an official participant for design and construction of the pavilion.
2. Qualifications refer to official documents issued or recognized by the competent Chinese government departments pursuant to the laws and regulations, which certify the capability to undertake a task, such as surveying, design, construction, supervision, supply, agent service for bidding, etc.
3. Type 1 Pavilion refers to a pavilion designed and built by an official participant on the plot allocated by the Organizer.
4. Type 2 Pavilion refers to a stand-alone pavilion built by the Organizer and rented to an official participant.
5. Type 3 Pavilion refers to the covered exhibition space in a joint pavilion constructed by the Organizer and allocated to developing countries free of charge.
6. Day refers to calendar day.
Article 3  Compliance with the Laws and Regulations
1. All official participants shall comply with the relevant laws, regulations, rules, and technical standards of China, the General Regulations and the Special Regulations of Expo 2010, and the additional instructions and directives issued by the Organizer (hereinafter referred to as "the Laws and Regulations").
2. Additional instructions and directives are issued by the Organizer to provide more information on related subjects and further specify the rights and obligations of official participants and the Organizer.
3. In accordance with the theme of Expo 2010 "Better City, Better Life" and Special Regulation No. 1, the Organizer may give technical advice to official participant on how to be resource-efficient and how to use environment-friendly materials at a reasonable cost. In giving such advice, the Organizer assumes no obligation to official participants.
Article 4  Obligations of Official Participants
1. Official participants shall obtain all necessary permits and licenses required by the Laws and Regulations in order to execute the construction.
2. The Organizer may enter construction sites occupied by official participants to inspect the construction underway. Official participants shall cooperate fully with the Organizer. In such cases, the Organizer's representative or each inspector shall carry relevant credentials and present them upon request by the participant or other party concerned.
3. Official participants shall bear all expenses for their construction activities on their plots or in their pavilions, including but not limited to the following:
(1) specific geological survey of plot;
(2) auxiliary facilities to connect boundary of plot to pavilion;
(3) construction, installation, modification and decoration of buildings and structures;
(4) gardening;
(5) landscaping;
(6) construction of open space;
(7) assessment of the influence of the pavilion construction to the surrounding environment ;
(8) public utility services such as water supply, sewage, electricity, gas, air conditioning, telecommunications, etc. for the duration of construction, exhibition and use of pavilion;
(9) installation of exhibits;
(10) fire prevention, labor safety and health, sanitation and safety facilities;
(11) maintenance and cleaning;
(12) transportation and storage;
(13) post-Expo dismantlement, removal of exhibits, cleaning and restoration;
(14) obtaining permits and licenses;
(15) design and management services;
(16) professional consultation;
(17) other expenses that shall be borne by official participants.
4. If the Organizer undertakes the tasks on behalf of official participants, official participants shall bear all the relevant expenses incurred, provided the Organizer provides prior notification to the official participants concerned.
5. If an official participant fails to perform its obligations, the Organizer has the authority to perform these obligations at the expenses of that participant.
Article 5  Rights of the Organizer
The Organizer has the authority to require official participants to take the following actions in case they violate the Laws and Regulations, or under urgent circumstances, including force majeure:
(1) fixing problems within the specified period of time;
(2) suspension of construction;
(3) total or partial dismantlement of buildings and structures;
(4) cessation of occupancy of the plot;
(5) elimination of hazards.
The official participants concerned shall bear all the expenses and liabilities incurred for the above-mentioned actions.
CHAPTER II: PLOTS, PAVILIONS AND COVERED EXHIBITION SPACES
Article 6  Documents Provided by the Organizer
The Organizer shall allocate plots, pavilions or covered exhibition spaces to official participants pursuant to Special Regulation No. 2 and Participation Contract, and provide the following requisite technical documents:
1. For Type 1 Pavilions
(1) data of preliminary geographic survey of the site;
(2) relief map with marked boundary lines of the plot;
(3) map showing roads, parking lots, green areas, existing buildings and structures and infrastructures related to the plot;
(4) design parameters;
(5) location and altitude of water source and diameter of water pipeline; location of water outlet, altitude and diameter of lower end of drain; location and flux of power supply; connection points and diameter of gas pipeline; connection points of telecommunications and television cables; etc;
(6) regulations on construction and access of personnel and goods to allocated plot;
(7) guidelines on safety, sanitation and fire prevention for the buildings and structures.
2. For Type 2 and Type 3 Pavilions
(1) drawings and specifications of architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical systems;
(2) data of public utilities systems such as water supply, sewage, electricity, air conditioning, telecommunications and television;
(3) buildings and structures specifications;
(4) guidelines concerning safety, sanitation and fire prevention during construction;
(5) requirements for maintenance and cleaning;
(6) regulations on construction and access of personnel and goods to allocated plot, pavilion or space.
Article 7  On-Site Inspection
With prior approval of the Organizer, official participants may, at their own cost, inspect the allocated plots, pavilions or covered exhibition spaces.
Article 8  Design Parameters
1. The design of Type 1 Pavilions shall comply with the Laws and Regulations and regulatory planning and design requirements of Expo 2010.
2. Materials and equipment used for construction shall comply with the Laws and Regulations.
3. In general, no modification shall be made by official participants to the structure of and existing facilities (including fixtures) in Type 2 and Type 3 Pavilions. Should modification be deemed necessary, official participants shall submit a written application to the Organizer for approval no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of exhibition arrangement.
Article 9  Restoration
1. Official participants are required to carry out restoration promptly after the Exposition. Restoration refers to dismantlement of all the buildings and structures, equipment and facilities (including foundation plies, foundations and underground conduits) built or installed by official participants, removal of exhibits, and cleaning up to restore allocated plots to their original conditions.
2. Type 1, 2 and 3 Pavilions shall be restored to their original conditions no later than 1st May 2011, 31st December 2010 and 30th November 2010 respectively. Official participants shall promptly return the vacated and restored plots, pavilions or exhibition spaces to the Organizer.
3. Prior to execution of restoration, official participants shall submit for approval their plans on dismantlement. Official participants shall inform the Organizer in writing upon completion of the restoration. A written acceptance will be issued by the Organizer to official participants if the restoration passes inspection.
4. If an official participant fails to finish restoration work before the date specified in Paragraph 2, the Organizer may finish the remaining work for the official participant at the expense of the latter.
CHAPTER III: TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
Article 10  Duties of Technical Supervisor
1. Each official participant shall appoint a qualified technical supervisor with project management skills during construction and inform the Organizer of his/her name, work experience and contact information.
2. Technical supervisor shall be responsible for supervision over quality, safety, function, schedule and funding associated with design and construction of buildings and structures, compliance with the Laws and Regulations in construction activities and technical coordination with the Organizer and other official participants.
3. Official participants shall, in case of dismissal or resignation of technical supervisor, appoint in time another technical supervisor with project management skills.
4. Official participants shall ensure that their technical supervisors comply with the Laws and Regulations and shall be held responsible for any losses and liabilities resulting from violation of the Laws and Regulations by their technical supervisors in their work.
5. The Organizer has the authority, in case a technical supervisor violates the Laws and Regulations, to demand his/her dismissal. The official participant concerned shall do as required unconditionally.
CHAPTER IV: APPLICATIONS AND APPROVALS
Article 11  Duties of the Technical Office
1. The Organizer shall establish a Technical Office composed of engineers and specialists to provide official participants with necessary assistance.
2. Official participants shall submit all the requisite documents of application for approval to the Technical Office.
3. The Technical Office shall, on behalf of the Organizer, conduct a preliminary review of applications submitted by official participants and help them obtain approval from the relevant Chinese authorities.
4. Pursuant to the Laws and Regulations, official participants shall prepare the following documents in order to apply for permits or licenses from or to be kept on record by the relevant Chinese authorities:
(1) Schematic Design documents and the Construction Documents of pavilion;
(2) design documents on fire-protection, transportation, sanitation and environmental protection;
(3) results of survey, design, construction, supervision, purchase and bidding, and contracts of general and sub contractors;
(4) documents for obtaining planning permits;
(5) application documents for construction safety and quality superintendence;
(6) documents for obtaining construction permits;
(7) business licenses of the constructors and installation contractors;
(8) other documents that need to be approved by the relevant Chinese authorities.
5. Official participants may employ professional organizations recommended by the Organizer, or any other professional organizations as their agents to obtain the approvals or complete the record-filing process as mentioned above.
Article 12  Preliminary Review of Schematic Design Documents
1. After signing the Participation Contract, official participants shall submit to the Technical Office, within specified period of time, Schematic Design, Exhibition Proposal, etc. for Type 1 Pavilions, or Change/Alteration Plan, Exhibition Proposal, etc. for Type 2 and Type 3 Pavilions.
2. The documents submitted by official participants shall comply with the Laws and Regulations, and include: architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical, interior design drawings and specifications; design documents for fire prevention, security, hygiene, and environmental protection; design index; lists of major building materials and equipment; construction management plan; exhibits layout plan; occupation period; operation plan；maintenance plan；dismantlement/removal plan, etc.
3. The Technical Office shall conduct a preliminary review of the technical documents including Schematic Design, Change/Alteration Plan and Exhibition Proposal and make recommendations to official participants within 30 days after receipt of all the necessary documents.
Article 13  Construction Approval
1. Official participants shall make necessary revisions to their documents based on recommendations made by the Technical Office. The Technical Office shall submit the revised documents that meet the requirement to the competent Chinese authorities for approval.
2. Should official participants wish to make revisions to approved documents, they shall go through the same procedure specified in the preceding paragraph to get approval for the revision.
CHAPTER V: CONSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION
Article 14  Construction Contractor
1. Official participants shall employ construction contractors with statutory qualifications whose business activities are in compliance with the Laws and Regulations. Overseas contractors shall obtain business licenses after going through examination procedures.
2. The Organizer recommend qualified construction contractors, supervisors and other service organizations to official participants as well as provide them with information on the business performance of the said entities.
3. Official participants shall ensure that their contractors enter the construction sites and carry out construction as scheduled according to the prescribed quality and quantity standards, and accept supervision, inspection and directives of the Organizer.
4. Official participants shall oversee the work of their contractors and ensure that their contractors and workers comply with the Laws and Regulations.
Article 15  On-Site Manager
1. Each official participant shall appoint an on-site manager as its representative in full charge of the construction site.
2. The on-site manager shall be responsible for liaison and coordination with other official participants, the Organizer and other relevant parties.
3. The Organizer may, in case of the on-site manager violating the Laws and Regulations, direct the official participant concerned to dismiss the said manager. The official participant shall abide by the directives given in such case.
4. Official participants shall ensure that their on-site managers comply with the Laws and Regulations.
Article 16  Preparation for Construction
1. Official participants shall execute all work in accordance with the design drawings and documents.
2. Official participants shall ensure that their contractors prepare construction documents for panel review, work out a Construction Management Plan to be submitted to the Organizer for approval, and inform the workers of construction technologies, project schedule, quality and safety requirements.
3. Official participants shall ensure that their contractors complete preparation based on Construction Work-site Layout in the Construction Management Plan. Preparation shall include the following: clearing, leveling and fencing the site, access to roads, water supply and electricity; setting up of temporary construction facilities, provision of proper fire prevention apparatus, installation of construction apparatuses, getting first batch of building materials ready on site, setting up of safety and traffic signs, etc.
4. Official participants shall obtain prior approval from the Organizer, if they need to use space outside the boundary of their assigned plots temporarily for construction work.
5. Official participants shall complete such preparation at least 15 days prior to the beginning of the pavilion construction.
6. The Organizer has the authority to exercise the right stipulated in Article 5 of this Special Regulation, if an official participant does not complete the above-mentioned preparation as required.
Article 17  Construction Management
1. Official participants shall, within the specified period of time prior to the date of commencement of construction of buildings and structures, provide to the Organizer with information of their contractors, construction contracts, construction management and plan documents, construction commencement reports and measures for schedule, quality and safety assurance, as well as other documents required by the Organizer.
2. Official participants shall ensure that their contractors fully perform their duties in the management of construction schedule, quality, safety, contract and coordination.
3. Official participants shall, in case their construction progress is behind schedule, report in writing to the Organizer the causes and their remedy plans, and submit a revised schedule.
4. Official participants shall ensure that their contractors analyze, summarize and handle problems with regard to construction quality and safety if any, and report in writing to the Organizer the causes and their remedy plans within the specified period of time.
5. The Organizer may issue to official participants directives as necessary to ensure smooth progress in the construction. Official participants shall follow such directives.
6. Should official participants wish to make revision to the approved Construction Management Plan, they should submit the revised plan to the Organizer for approval.
7. Prior to making any revision to the approved plans and documents, official participants shall submit Design Revision Form to the Organizer and seek the consent of the Organizer and the original design institutes. Should there be any significant change to the original design, the revisions shall also be examined and approved by the review institutes that have examined the plans.
Article 18  Construction Site Inspection
1. The Organizer may enter the construction sites to inspect construction in progress. In such cases, the Organizer's representative or each inspector shall carry relevant credentials and present them upon request by the participant or other party concerned.
2. Official participants shall be subject to inspection or test by the Organizer with regard to the construction quality and safety. If the construction work is found not to meet the approved construction schedule, the official participant concerned shall report in writing to the Organizer the causes and the remedy plans, submit a revised schedule, and follow the Organizer's directives to redress deficiencies.
3. The Organizer may, if the official participant concerned fails to follow its directives, take necessary measures pursuant to Article 5 of this Special Regulation, and has the authority to entrust the remedy task to other parties at the expense of the official participant.
Article 19  Construction Site Maintenance
1. Official participants shall ensure that their contractors take effective measures to keep the construction sites clean and in good order.
2. Official participants shall, for the sake of traffic safety, ensure that their contractors provide access, as required by the relevant regulations, for pedestrians, construction vehicles and fire engines to enter or exit the construction sites, and set up signboards indicating traffic routes and driving safety requirement for vehicles.
Article 20  Insurance
1. Official participants shall be insured pursuant to Special Regulation No. 8.
2. When applying for construction permit, official participants shall submit documents certifying that they are already insured.
CHAPTER VI: SAFETY OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
Article 21  Safety Liabilities
1. During the construction, official participants shall take into full consideration the safety of buildings and structures and take effective measures to remove all hazards.
2. Official participants shall strictly follow the Laws and Regulations on safety and shall bear all liabilities and losses arising from accidents as a result of breaching the Laws and Regulations concerned.
3. The Organizer has the authority to direct official participants to remove hazards in the construction within the specified period of time.
Article 22  Emergency Aid
1. Each official participant shall draw up an Emergency Aid Plan, send a copy of the plan to the Organizer for the record and request all its staff members to perform their duties.
2. Official participants shall, in accordance with the regulations, keep first-aid kits with necessary medication and supplies and regularly check up the first-aid kits.
3. Official participants shall, in the event of an accident, promptly offer first-aid and report to the Organizer.
Article 23  Structural Design
1. Official participants shall hire design institutions with statutory qualifications to carry out all related architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical design.
2. On the condition that safety and reliability are guaranteed, the Organizer encourages official participants to introduce innovative structural systems and building materials, which shall be reviewed and approved by a panel of experts designated by the Organizer.
Article 24  Building Materials and Equipment
1. Official participants shall use building materials and equipment for their buildings and structures in compliance with the Laws and Regulations.
2. The Organizer encourages official participants to introduce environment-friendly and energy-saving building materials and equipment with quality certificates from suppliers with statutory professional qualifications.
3. Official participants shall seek approval from the competent departments of the Chinese Government for the first-time use of building materials and equipment in China. The Organizer shall provide assistance to official participants in obtaining such approval. 
4. If an official participant breaches the Laws and Regulations by using substandard products in its buildings or structures, the Organizer has the authority to direct the official participant concerned to remove such products from the site.
CHAPTER VII: EVACUATION ROUTE AND ENTRANCE AND EXIT
Article 25  Evacuation Routes, Entrances/Exits, Signage and Lighting
1. Official participants shall, pursuant to the Laws and Regulations, have evacuation routes and entrances/exits in their pavilions. The doors of safety entrances/exits shall open outwards and be kept unblocked to ensure rapid evacuation of people in case of an emergency.
2. Official participants shall, pursuant to relevant regulations, ensure that easily-identifiable and continuously visible evacuation signs, audio signal devices and other equipment are installed in their pavilions along the evacuation routes leading to safety entrances /exits. Emergency lights should be installed, whose luminance and placement shall meet the requirements for safe evacuation of people in the event of fire hazard.
3. Noncombustible materials should be used for floors, interior walls/partitions and ceilings along evacuation routes and at entrances/exits of pavilions.
4. Fire prevention lighting and signal-indicator lighting in the pavilions should have standby power sources so that they will provide lighting in case of an emergency.
Article 26  Barrier-free Facilities
Official participants shall install barrier-free facilities in their pavilions pursuant to the Laws and Regulations.
Article 27  Placement of Exhibits and Equipment
Official participants shall not place any exhibit or equipment on the evacuation routes and at the entrances/exits of their pavilions and shall promptly remove scattered items in their pavilions.
CHAPTER VIII: FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES
Article 28  Installation and Use of Fire Prevention Equipment and Apparatuses
1. Official participants shall, pursuant to the Laws and Regulations, have equipment, devices and systems in place to prevent and extinguish fire. Such equipment shall be specified in their construction plans. Their systems shall be linked to the Organizer's central alarm system. Official participants shall ensure that fire extinguishing apparatuses are available in areas of potential fire hazards.
2. The design and installation of fire prevention facilities in the pavilions and the quality control of the fire prevention products shall comply with the Laws and Regulations.
3. Official participants shall ensure that all their staff have received fire safety training, are familiar with the fire emergency plan and can use fire extinguishing apparatuses.
4. Fire extinguishing apparatuses in the pavilions (including fire hydrant) shall not be used for any purpose other than extinguishing fire.
Article 29  Maintenance of Fire Prevention Equipment and Apparatuses
1. Official participants shall ensure the regular maintenance and effective control of the fire prevention and fire extinguishing equipment. They shall keep the record of the completed maintenance and control inspections.
2. Official participants shall not change the placement of the fire prevention apparatuses without authorization.
Article 30  Other Fire Prevention Measures
1. Official participants shall adopt proper fire prevention measures on the construction sites to guarantee construction safety.
2. Decoration materials used shall meet fire prevention requirements and shall have certificates on their fire-retarding performance.
3. The use of naked flame is strictly prohibited without the Organizer's approval.
4. Inflammable and explosive materials and items shall be stored in special warehouses set up by official participants under the management of designated staff. Such warehouse shall have clearly marked fire prevention signs.
5. The Organizer reserves the right to test the fire-retarding performance of materials marked as fireproof used in the buildings and structures.
6. Smoking shall be strictly prohibited in pavilions. Electric rice cookers, induction cookers and other electric appliances shall only be used with prior approval of the Organizer. 
7. Official participants shall comply with relevant regulations in hanging items made of combustible materials and keep the required safety distance between the hanging items and heat sources such as lights and electric arcs.
8. Each official participant shall prepare a contingency plan and submit it to the Organizer no later than filing the application for opening its pavilion.
CHAPTER IX: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Article 31  Liabilities for Environmental Protection
1. Official participants shall ensure that their sites, pavilions and exhibition space consistently comply with environmental protection, health, radiation protection and security requirements as well as limits stipulated by the Laws and Regulations. Official participants shall, in particular, avoid causing water and air pollution, soil contamination, generation of harmful noise and vibration, and the production of hazardous waste. They shall properly manage, store and dispose of hazardous waste.
2. Official participants shall bear all liabilities for disturbing residents or damaging the environment as a result of breaching the Laws and Regulations in their construction. 
Article 32  Oversight of the Organizer
1. The Organizer has the authority to order official participants to stop actions that damage the environment at the expense of official participants. Should official participants fail to obey the order, the Organizer has the authority to stop the activities causing pollution and restore the polluted area to what it was at the expense of official participants.
2. Officials from the competent departments of the Chinese Government will be sent to the Expo Site to work closely with the Organizer to ensure compliance with the relevant regulations on environmental protection and guarantee full protection of the environment.
Article 33  Management of Hazardous Items
Should official participants need to store hazardous items (including radioactive materials) on the construction sites, they shall, with the approval of the Organizer, set up warehouses for hazardous items in compliance with radiation protection and other requirements. The warehouses shall be clearly marked and shall be under the management of designated staff to prevent hazardous items and radioactive materials from endangering human health and damaging the ecosystem and surrounding facilities. 
CHAPTER X: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Article 34  Public Utilities
1. The Organizer shall provide official participants with general access to water supply, drainage, electricity, gas, air conditioning, telecommunications, etc. which are necessary for the construction and exhibition, and issue basic standard of supply and rules of use. The Organizer shall also assist official participants in the process of examination and approval concerning the construction and use of public utilities.
2. Official participants shall provide the Organizer in advance with projections of daily demand of water supply, drainage, electricity, air conditioning, gas, telecommunications, and pay all the utilities bills.
3. Official participants need to seek prior approval of the Organizer for supply in excess of their basic demand and bear the costs.
4. Official participants shall, pursuant to the Organizer's information monitoring system program, install necessary information monitoring devices at public passageways and exhibition areas inside their pavilions, and ensure that such devices are linked to the Organizer's central system. The Organizer may install such monitoring devices at the request of official participants at the latter's expense.
CHAPTER XI: SAFETY AND SANITATION FACILITIES
Article 35  Construction Safety
1. On Construction Sites
(1) All people who enter the construction sites shall wear safety helmets and comply with all safety regulations.
(2) Vehicles on the construction sites shall follow designated traffic routes and park at designated locations.
(3) Official participants shall ensure that all machinery and tools on the construction sites are in good condition, function well and kept in safety.    
(4) Should official participants need to occupy any part of the road or any space belonging to the Organizer to load or unload items on the construction sites, they need to seek prior approval of the Organizer.
2. Construction Protection
(1) Official participants shall, pursuant to the Laws and Regulations, set up fall protection facilities, safety net, demarcation or fencing-off of spaces, and warning signs.
(2) Official participants shall ensure that warning signs are placed in areas where cranes are in operation and scaffoldings are being dismantled, and that special staff are dispatched to monitor and oversee such areas.
3. Scaffolding
(1) Official participants shall draw up plans regarding installation and dismantlement of scaffolds in compliance with the Laws and Regulations and shall only execute the plans after they are approved by the Organizer.
(2) Official participants shall ensure that scaffolds are installed with quality materials and parts.
(3) Official participants shall report to the Organizer for inspection and approval upon completion of the installation of scaffolds before they are put into use.
(4) Official participants shall ensure that scaffolds are regularly maintained so that they are kept in safe-to-use condition.
(5) The Organizer shall inspect the scaffolds installed by official participants and has the authority to direct official participants to remove safety hazards regarding scaffolds within a specified period of time.
4. Safety Barriers
Official participants shall ensure that their construction sites have safety barriers against burglary, collision and fire hazards.
5. Safe Use of Electricity
Official participants shall ensure that they use quality wires and fittings, install lightning protection and earthing facilities on high scaffolds, derricks and cranes and install electrical safety and protection devices on their construction sites to ensure safe use of electricity. All electricians should be qualified.
6. Safety Signs
Official participants shall set up warning signs on their construction sites pursuant to relevant regulations.
7. Suspension of Construction
In the event of natural disaster or dangerous situation, official participants shall immediately stop the construction. The construction shall not be resumed until the disaster is overcome and the danger is removed.
Article 36  Accommodation for Construction Workers on Construction Sites
1. If the construction workers of official participants need to live on the construction sites, official participants shall provide them with accommodation and working facilities including temporary canteens, kitchens, lavatories, locker rooms, bedrooms, workrooms and storage facilities during the construction. 
2. Official participants shall take proper steps to keep construction sites as well as temporary working and accommodation facilities in clean and hygienic condition.
Article 37  Emergency Plan
1. Each official participant shall prepare an Contingency Plan to control hazards including fire, explosion, leakage of hazardous items, typhoon, outbreak of diseases, fall of large machinery and hanging items, and collapse of buildings and structures in the course of construction, installation and use of the buildings and structures. Official participants shall specify in the plans the competent organization, manpower, terms of reference, resources, hazard controlling measures, procedures for requesting assistance, ways of exchanging information, and training in emergency response. The Contingency Plans shall be submitted to the Organizer for the record.
2. Official participants shall display the Contingency Plans on the construction sites, implement the plans with adequate manpower, supplies and drills and conduct regular inspections.
3. Official participants shall immediately report to the Organizer of any serious incident or accident that occurs during the construction.
CHAPTER XII: HANDOVER OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
Article 38  Issuance of User's Permit
1. Each official participants shall, in compliance with the Completion Standards on Construction and Installation Projects and the special rules issued by the Organizer, complete the construction of buildings and structures with that meet required standard, and submit in writing to the Organizer a project completion report with information on the final completion of buildings and structures within 30 days upon the end of their construction. The Organizer shall issue a user's permit to the official participant after the project has passed the acceptance test.
2. The Organizer shall review the completed projects and their information within a specified period of time. Should there be any non-compliance with the Completion Standards on Construction and Installation Projects, including uncompleted construction work or quality defects, the Organizer has the authority to direct the official participant to fix the problems within a specified period of time.
Article 39  Maintenance of Pavilions and Exhibition Space
1. Official participants shall, in compliance with the Laws and Regulations, keep their pavilions and exhibition space in good condition at their own expense.
2. The Organizer has the authority to enter the pavilions or exhibition space to carry out inspection on maintenance, placement of items, safety facilities and fire prevention apparatuses, etc. The Organizer may direct when necessary official participants to maintain the pavilions and exhibition space (including safety facilities and fire prevention apparatuses). In such cases, the Organizer's representative or each inspector shall carry relevant credentials and present them upon request by the participant or other party concerned.
3. Should official participants fail to act as directed, the Organizer may handle the case in accordance with Article 5 of this Special Regulation and has the authority to commission other parties to fix the problems at the expense of official participants.