APEX Best Practice guidelines for your business

APEX Best Practice guidance has been developed by HIANZ to help event organisers, contractors, managers and others make health and safety improvements when erecting, using and dismantling marquees and similar temporary fabric structures. The guidance represents best practice which may go further than the minimum you need to do to comply with the law.

HIANZ has been long recognised as the representative member-led trade association of the temporary structures industry, promoting technical excellence and raising industry standards through skills training, an independent inspectorate and increased public awareness.

HIANZ recognises the duty that specialist contractors have to ensure that members of the public can have complete confidence in the safety of the products and services supplied by them. For that reason, HIANZ runs an accreditation scheme and only admits as members those who agree to follow this guide, and to submit themselves to independent inspection to check that they do.

Who should use this guide?

This guide is designed for use by all involved in the procurement and provision of temporary demountable fabric structures for events; safety professionals and enforcement authorities; event organisers; occupiers and contractors. It is a definitive guide published by NZ’s authority on the temporary demountable fabric structures industry.

Selecting contractors that demonstrate competence and provide evidence for their adherence to these APEX guidelines will greatly improve safety before, during and after the event, and hence improve the risk profile of the event itself.

The APEX Programme is designed to lift marquee businesses to the level described in the Marquee Best Practice Guidelines and to take them on an improvement pathway that gives them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.   It is a highly reputable Industry Based Accredited Programme that is available to HIANZ members only. The APEX Best Practice Guideline, Accreditation and Training programmes by HIANZ have been developed for those owning, erecting, using, dismantling and storing temporary structures.

How much does it cost to become an APEX Member?

We are offering a one-off joining fee of $450 + GST to HIANZ members (plus an additional $100 per branch), and then it’s the upkeep from your side for annual audits which vary as self-assessments, site inspections, and desktop audits. Audits are currently free, as these are aligned with other travels.

How do I apply to become an APEX Member

Download copies of the APEX BPG 2020, the APEX Accreditation Document, the APEX Guide to Sign Up and the APEX Sign Up Application below.

Complete the APEX Sign Up Application form, add your name and details of branches, and sign page 2 and email this to office@hianz.net.nz 

On receipt of your application we will start the process with you. 

If you require further information at this time, please call 07 575  2563 or email office@hianz.net.nz for more information. 

Become an APEX Member today

Download HIANZ Marquee Best Practice Guidelines 2020
Download APEX Accreditation Document
Download APEX Guide to Sign Up
Download APEX Sign Up Application