Los Angeles, California - 2013-02-07 - The
Event Safety Alliance has released
Draft Version 2.0 of the recently developed
The US Event Safety Guide for public comment and review. The initiative began last year after numerous large scale public events suffered deaths of both workers and audience members. The disasters also included significant damage to equipment which further escalated financial losses and drove-up insurance costs.
The US Event Safety Guide is modeled after the
UK Health and Safety Executive's Publication 195, also known as "
The Purple Guide". The ESA first announced their intention to create a US version of the ESG during the summer of 2012, and they opened a web site to solicit commentary and input for consideration in the development of the US guide.
The document was release to the attendees at the
Live Event Expo conference during the numerous Health and Safety Sessions that were offered. The
Draft Version 2.0 of the
The US Event Safety Guide can be downloaded at
no cost from the
ESA web site after registering for access.
When you register for
ESA site access you set-up a
login id and
password so that you can return to the site. Providing commentary about the content of
The US Event Safety Guide Draft will help the editors to expand and improve this body of work. Please take the time to read the guide and contribute your knowledge and experience toward making the guide's content relevant to your work.
Currently, most of the guide is authored around the commercial concert industry, but it can just as easily be applied to educational and non-profit theatre production. As a participant in your industry it is incumbent upon you help define your working environment. Almost everything in the guide applies to you and your venue.
The
ESA is a
non-profit organization and is
funded through donations. Please take a moment and move a few of your hard-earned dollars their way. Consider it a down-payment on your life, as the efforts of this alliance's members may be clearing the way for a safer workspace for us all.
As an incentive to 'Do the right thing', I'll send a
free Theatre Safety Blog Teq-Shirt to anyone who can confirm their donation of $100
or more to the
ESA in the month of February, 2013.
