LDI 2016 | Business & People News content from Live Design: From the earliest days of the organization, these four words have guided the actions of the Event Safety Alliance (ESA). Whether it’s the development of guidelines, training opportunities, or advocacy, ESA is committed to ensuring the outcomes are relevant and accessible to everyone within the live event industry. In this spirit, the Event Safety Alliance has launched the Event Safety For All initiative, a broad series of changes to core programs designed to make active participation in the Event Safety Alliance accessible to everyone.
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Oh I didn't know this was a thing and now I'm definitely joining. I've always been a quack for safety in the theatre and thought the extent to what you could have was Monona R's "The Health & Safety Guide for Film, TV & Theater" and to get your OSHA certification in general industry safety. But this looks awesome! I did hear that Monona is planning on creating a degree program specifically for Technical Theatre Production that is centered around Industrial Hygenist and Safety Management. Because really, there aren't any programs like that that exist. Which is such a shame too because with all of these accidents that ruin lives every day, there are still some who don't think safety is a big deal and they will horseplay in the shop or get high and then use power tools. At this point, it's basically natural selection. I certainly am going to join the ESA and I'm also ordering a T-Shirt. What a worthy cause to support and I'm so happy I've found their existence. I would for sure like to attend their annual conference next year.
Wow. I am so beyond happy that the Event Safety Alliance is a thing and I am 100% joining. I attend so many large scale networking events and mixers and am always looking out to see if they follow safety procedures and things of the sort. This makes me feel so much more comfortable knowing that this exists. I feel like this will put a lot of event-goers at ease when attending occasions, especially larger scale events- in light of recent happenings in the world. It is so important I cannot even begin to stress this enough. I always look for my exits and try my best to stay close to all of them whenever I am out. I have actually opted out of attending larger scale events this summer when I had the chance because I was in Orlando living 5 minutes away from Pulse when the tragedy occurred. That shocked me beyond belief and now I am ready to help.
I don’t know that I’ve heard of the Event Safety Alliance before today. From the article, their aim and intent is clear. Make event safety and (Even Safety events) more accessible for everyone and to help prevent catastrophic events from happening. Their goals are admirable and I think this sounds like a great organization. Event safety is incredibly important in this day and age with acts of nature and acts of people/violence causing more harm than ever (in recent history at least). In most theaters that I have worked at, we don’t spend a lot of time talking about safety program development. We spend a lot of time making sure that our scenery/rigging/lighting/etc is safe and that the audience is safe from fire and has large enough aisles, we don’t talk about safety programs as a whole. It sounds like the Event Safety Alliance is trying to get people who work in all aspects of live entertainment to talk about safety as a whole and not just in discreet components like the set or egress for the audience.
In Tech Management, we just completed our unit on safety. We were led through the basics of OSHA standards, personal protective equipment, and above all, emergency plans. It was an incredibly useful and relevant few class sessions, but it got me thinking. How do people learn about these standards outside of a college setting? How can we keep up with new standards? Is there a way to remember all of these regulations? The Event Safety Alliance seems to address quite a few of these issues. Making safety training accessible is so important, and can literally save lives. I’m glad the ESA is doing its best to educate event staff and allow everyone the chance to learn about the newest safety procedures. The ESA’s motto of ‘You are the ESA’ is also a really important note. Safety standards are only effective if everyone agrees to follow them. And the only way to shut down unsafe practice is if those involved recognize it’s unsafe and feel comfortable reporting it. Safety is everyone’s job, especially in the live entertainment and events industry. It’s our obligation to learn and speak up.
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