It is a condition of entry into Crufts that every exhibitor, contractor, sub-contractor, supplier and their agents comply with Health & Safety at Work etc Act, 1974 and all other legislation covering the venue. The exhibitor accepts that it is their legal and moral responsibility to ensure that their own and others health and safety is not put at risk by their action (or inactions) during Crufts 2026. Please refer to the Trade Stand Holders' Manual for further information regarding health and safety.

Our Health and Safety representative will be *

Position within company *

Mobile telephone number *

Company information

Stand number *

Company Name *

Address *

Postcode *

Telephone number *

For companies with 5 or more employees - A copy of our own company’s Health and Safety policy will be made available at Crufts and our stand staff will be sufficiently trained in matters relating to Health and Safety in order to carry out their tasks competently. *

I will share the CDM (Construction Design and Management) Induction Document with all staff and contractors who will be present during build-up and breakdown. This document will be emailed to the contact for your stand and can also be downloaded from the Trade Exhibitor section on the Crufts Website. *

If your stand is space only, you or your stand builders will forward all required information as detailed in the Trade Stand Holder's Manual to Essential Events Ltd by Friday 23 January 2026. *

Please confirm if you are having any of the following items on your stand. If you have answered “Yes” to any of the questions below, please forward your risk assessment to the organisers by Friday 23 January 2026. Even if you have answered ‘No’ to all the questions below you must have a risk assessment available if requested for inspection on site. You can see a sample risk assessment at crufts.org.uk/crufts-the-show/trade-stands/

Requirements where provision is made for closely seated audience of more than 15 and less than 2000 people. *

Crowd safety management, eg public participation activities. *

Items of special risk requiring specific approval (eg motors vehicles, pharmaceuticals, flag poles, smoke effects, flammable oils, liquid and gas, compressed gas/acetylene/LPG, hot surfaces, radio active substances, lazer beams, fumes and smoke, working machinery including hand held electric or compressed air tools, water, water equipment, laser products, audio visual displays and films). *

Dogs on stand. *

Stand height over 4m. *

Hands on Treatments (massage, nails etc) or other non-invasive hands on treatments which require a minimum 35 days turnaround on any application for a temporary Special Treatment Licence. *

Stepped access, ramps or balustrades. *

Platform/stage that is for public use? *

Platform/stage over 0.6m in height? *

Hazardous substances (COSHH). *

Preparation of food (including any cooking facilities on stand). *

Health and safety

Company information