As China's largest professional labor protective equipment exhibition, the 100th China International Occupational Safety & Health Goods Expo (CIOSH) was successfully held at Shanghai International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from July 3 to 5, 2020. After more than 50 years of development, CIOSH has become an industry spearhead, leading the scientific and technological development of the labor protective equipment industry in China and has ushered its 100th anniversary this year. CIOSH 2020 is co-organized by China Textile Commerce Association (CTCA) and Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (MDS). This event attracted a total of 1,035 exhibitors and 21,207 professional visitors (2019: 25,000 visitors). Industry professionals gathered in Shanghai to get the latest market information and product technology.

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the global exhibition industry. China has gradually restarted trade events since May. CIOSH organizers together with its partners and government authorities, including Pudong Municipal Commission of Commerce, Pudong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai Punan Hospital, and the exhibition venue, SNIEC, have seen the necessary hygiene and protection measures to provide a safe, healthy and reliable exhibition environment. Next to a mandatory mask policy in the exhibition halls, each visitor had received a free set of anti-epidemic package (inclusive of disposal masks, gloves, sanitizer) on site. The organizers also well controlled the visitor flow and the maximum number of people entering the halls. Considering the impact of the pandemic on the exhibition industry, the organizers show a high degree of satisfactory with CIOSH 2020.