The Technical Standards Program (TSP) was established in 1994 by ESTA in response to the increasing number of members who were encountering situations where the lack of standards, or the imposition of standards developed outside the entertainment industry, were making it increasingly difficult to conduct business safely, efficiently, and profitably.
WELCOME TO THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS PROGRAM
The ESTA Technical Standards Program is the only ANSI-accredited standards program dedicated to the needs of the entertainment technology industry. The standards created under the TSP are used directly or indirectly every day by almost every manufacturer, dealer, installer, production company and end user. These standards prevent accidents, protect lives and property, save time and money, solve problems, inform the industry, and enhance creativity.
The TSP is comprised of over 350 volunteer experts who devote time and knowledge to drafting American National Standards for the benefit of the whole entertainment technology industry.
ProSight Specialty Insurance has partnered with ESTA to ensure that you have access to the latest technical standards free of charge. ESTA and ProSight are committed to ensuring the safety of crews, performers and audiences.
ProSight’s insurance experts have over 300 years combined experience and understand the specific problems that entertainment businesses deal with every day.
The Technical Standards Program has a collection of standards available to you online to use as a resource.
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There are 3 recognized organizations who influence the standards Entertainment Technology:
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA)
- Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA)
ESTA and PLASA voted to a merger in 2010 providing a platform for all Entertainment Technology standards in the UK and North America to work together on setting standards. PLASA also work closely with the BSI in the UK and CENELEC in Europe.
Whether you are looking for standards in performer flying, counterweight rigging systems, use of truss, powered hoist systems, fog and smoke, electrical power, fall protection, the Technical Standards Program website provides them here.
Control Protocols:
- ANSI E1.37-1, Additional Message Sets for ANSI E1.20 (RDM) – Part 1, Dimmer Message Sets
- ANSI E1.31, Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 using ACN
- ANSI E1.30-10, EPI 32, Identification of Draft Device Description Language Modules
- ANSI E1.30-7, EPI 29, Revised Rules for Allocation of Internet Protocol Version 4 Addresses to ACN Hosts
- ANSI E1.30-4, EPI 26. Device Description Language (DDL) Extensions for DMX512 and E1.31 Devices
- ANSI E1.30-3, EPI 25, Time Reference in ACN Systems Using SNTP and NTP
- ANSI E1.30-1, EPI 23, Device Identification Subdevice
- ANSI E1.27-2, Standard for Permanently Installed Control Cables for Use with ANSI E1.11 (DMX512-A) and USITT DMX512/1990 Products
- ANSI E1.27-1, Standard for Portable Control Cables for Use with USITT DMX512/1990 and E1.11 (DMX512-A) Products
- ANSI E1.20, Remote Device Management over USITT DMX512
- ANSI E1.17, Architecture for Control Networks
- ANSI E1.11, USITT DMX512-A, Asynchronous Serial Digital Data Transmission Standard for Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories
- ANSI E1.3, Lighting Control Systems – 0 to 10V Analog Control Specification
- Application Guide for ANSI E1.3 – 2001, Lighting Control Systems 0 to 10V Analog Control Specification
- Recommended Practice for Ethernet Cabling Systems in Entertainment Lighting Applications
- Supplement to the Recommended Practice for Ethernet Cabling in Entertainment Lighting Applications
Electrical Power:
- ANSI E1.32, Guide for the Inspection of Entertainment Industry Incandescent Lamp Luminaires
- ANSI E1.24, Dimensional Requirements for Stage Pin Connectors
- ANSI E1.19, Recommended Practice for the Use of Class A Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) Intended for Personnel Protection in the Entertainment Industry
- ANSI E1.16, Configuration Standard for Metal-Halide Ballast Power Cables
Floors:
- ANSI E1.34, Measuring and Specifying the Slipperiness of Floors Used in Live Performance Venues
- ANSI E1.26, Recommended Testing Methods and Values for Shock Absorption of Floors Used in Live Performance Venues
Fog & Smoke:
- ANSI E1.40, Recommendations For the Planning of Theatrical Dust Effects
- ANSI E1.29, Product Safety Standard for Theatrical Fog Generators that Create Aerosols of Water, Aqueous Solutions of Glycol or Glycerin, or Aerosols of Highly Refined Alkane Mineral Oil
- ANSI E1.23, Design and Execution of Theatrical Fog Effects
- ANSI E1.14, Recommendations for Inclusions in Fog Equipment Manuals
- ANSI E1.5, Theatrical Fog Made with Aqueous Solutions of Di- and Tri-Hydric Alcohols
- Introduction to Modern Atmospheric Effects, 4th Edition
Followspot Position:
- ANSI E1.28, Guidance on planning followspot positions in places of public assembly
Photometrics:
- ANSI E1.48 – 2014, A Recommended Luminous Efficiency Function for Stage and Studio Luminaire Photometry
- ANSI E1.41 – 2012, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources
- ANSI E1.36, Model Procedure for Permitting the Use of Tungsten-Halogen Incandescent Lamps and Stage and Studio Luminaires in Vendor Exhibit Booths in Convention and Trade Show Exhibition Halls
- ANSI E1.35, Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use
- ANSI E1.25, Recommended Basic Conditions for Measuring the Photometric Output of Stage and Studio Luminaires by Measuring Illumination Levels Produced on a Planar Surface
- ANSI E1.9, Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Luminaires Used in Entertainment Lighting
Rigging:
- ANSI E1.44, Common Show File Exchange Format For Entertainment Industry Automation Control Systems – Stage Machinery
- ANSI E1.22, Fire Safety Curtain Systems
- ANSI E1.21, Temporary Ground-Supported Overhead Structures Used To Cover Stage Areas and Support Equipment in the Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events
- ANSI E1.15, Recommended Practices and Guidelines for the Assembly and Use of Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies
- ANSI E1.8, Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension–Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing
- ANSI E1.6-4, Portable Control of Fixed-Speed Electric Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry
- ANSI E1.6-3, Selection and Use of Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry
- ANSI E1.6-2, Entertainment Technology — Design, Inspection, and Maintenance of Electric Chain Hoists for the Entertainment Industry
- ANSI E1.6-1, Entertainment Technology – Powered Hoist Systems
- ANSI E1.4, Manual Counterweight Rigging Systems
- ANSI E1.2, Design, Manufacture and Use of Aluminum Trusses and Towers
- ANSI E1.1, Construction and Use of Wire Rope Ladders
Stage Machinery:
- ANSI E1.42 – 2016, Entertainment Technology – Installed Stage Lift Safety Standard Stage lifts, such as orchestra pit or theatre forestage lifts, are not the subject of any current national standard. As result, safety requirements and inspections of them are inconsistent. The BSR E1.42 project is to develop a standard for stage lifts that can be referenced by the IBC and NFPA. The scope is limited to safety and to lifts that are installed as a part of the building and that are not purpose-built for a single theatrical production.
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