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Friday, September 06, 2019

Three Draft ESTA Standards Available for Public Review

ETNow.com: Three new or revised standards are available for public review on the ESTA TSP website at http://estalink.us/pr. Anyone materially affected by the documents is invited to review them and to offer comments before the deadline. The review documents are available for free. They are listed below in order of action due-date. Note that the reviews do not all end on the same day.

1 comment:

Al Levine said...

I really appreciate that the ESTA offers draft standards up for public review before release. In the entertainment industry, there are usually twenty ways to reach any given goal. Some are safer, more efficient, or more complex than others. By giving the public access to the draft standard before it is released, it allows newcomers and grizzled vets of the entertainment industry alike to comment on how stuff is typically done, what can be done better, and why the standard may or may not be the 'best' way to accomplish its goal. For example, with draft standard BSR E1.21, Entertainment Technology - Temporary Structures Used for Technical Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events, there are lot of ways to build a tent or other temporary structure. I have seen my fair share of these, and some are totally whack- looking, even if they can probably do their job. Standardizing how we build these structures is in the best interest of everyone, as it makes outdoor events safer for stagehands and audience members alike.