Gene or Phil - are "just" face shields required or face shields AND safety glasses?
Hank, Mike, PhilS, et al.,
From the "Exhibitors" kit (
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.woodturner.org/resource/resmgr/VendorSafety.pdf )
"• All demonstrators will use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the task at hand. All exhibitor demonstrators are required to wear a full face shield at all times when equipment is being used. This includes face shields for eye and face protection; suitable shoes are also required for foot protection. At a minimum, eye protection is required for any demonstration involving cutting, grinding, sawing, or other potentially hazardous operations; full face shields are required as appropriate for the size of the object being worked on. All exhibitor demonstrators who do not wear the approved PPE will be asked one to wear the approved PPE, and if in violation a second time will no longer be allowed to demonstrate. The AAW does not provide full face shields.
• Any other booth and table-top personnel that are not demonstrating will have and use appropriate PPE protection when in the area of activity. Anyone joining the demonstration will be supplied with appropriate PPE for the task at hand. This includes eye, face, footwear, and dust protection equipment as needed.
• Any exhibitor who allows attendees to test products or equipment is responsible for the attendee to be properly supplied with PPE and to follow all proper safety procedures. The exhibitor will be in attendance for the duration of the “testing”. Exhibitors will have ongoing clean-up of all chips and debris generated to provide for safe passage of attendees. This includes the exhibitor’s booth or table, public aisles and neighboring exhibitor spaces. NOTE: The exhibitor is responsible for bringing necessary cleaning equipment (broom, dustpan, etc.) – these will not be supplied by the AAW or the Convention Center. Waste and recycling cans will be made available as necessary.
• We encourage a minimum amount of sanding operations in the Trade Show. If you intend to use abrasives or other procedures that generate airborne dust, use of a suitable dust extractor is required. Exhibitors will be responsible to minimize dust hazards within their own booths, and must also eliminate any airborne dust drifting to adjacent booths.
• Exhibitors will be responsible to keep a safe working environment during set up and tear down, including placement of materials, avoiding tripping hazards such as cords/hand trucks/moving dollies, tools and equipment, etc. Packing debris, paper/ padding, or other discarded items will be removed from floor and aisle areas to minimize chances of accidents or injuries due to tripping, slipping, etc.
Health and Safety regulations require all attendees, vendors, and related personnel to have appropriate attire, including shirts and footwear. Persons lacking shirts or footwear will not be permitted entry to the Trade Show or other areas of the Convention Center."
I suggest that photos used for all PR/Marketing, etc. follow these or similar guidelines. If questions come up, the AAW Exhibitor Requirements for PPE for demo-ing and audience protection can be cited.
Further, For the AAW event in Raleigh, we will no doubt refer children to the official AAW children's area where they will have facilitator/instructor staff to assist. I do not expect it to be needed/necessary for our booth staff to provide very much hands-on instruction. The 1200 attendees are turners and we're not doing anything novel nor using 'new' products. Our focus is promoting the forum, not teaching woodturning skills.
If you have questions about the AAW presence, send me a PM. This thread is really meandering.