Event Safety Alliance To Debut Industry's First Event Safety Guide For Live Event Professionals

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly two years of development and the input of hundreds of industry, regulatory and safety professionals, the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) today announced the forthcoming release of the Event Safety Guide -- the live event industry's first comprehensive reference guide of established industry best practices.

According to Jim Digby, Executive Director of the Event Safety Alliance, Version 1.0 of the Guide will be available at the LDI 2013 Conference and Tradeshow in Las Vegas (November 21-24) at Booth #2363.

"The official release of the Event Safety Guide is an historic milestone in the standardization of safety practices within our industry," Digby said today. "With the first edition of the guide complete, we now move our focus to efforts helping professionals apply its contents in the planning and safe execution of their events. Among the many developing resources on the horizon by the ESA - safety leadership training for event professionals."

According to Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of multi-platinum rock band LINKIN PARK, "I'm extremely proud of you, Jim, and the immense amount of work you and your colleagues have put into this historic moment. I'd like to express for the entire music community, both professional and nonprofessional, our gratitude to the ESA for considering our safety, the audiences safety and the well-being of all by insuring that every possible consideration for venue and operational safety and security have been assessed by the industries' top professionals. The tragedies that will be prevented by your unwavering dedication to all of our safety means that the work of the ESA will -- in the greatest way -- go unnoticed as we go home each night without incident."

Printed editions of the guide will be available for purchase on the Event Safety Alliance website next month. Additionally, eBook versions of the Event Safety Guide will be available for download at several online retailers including Amazon, iTunes and Barnes & Noble. Both formats of the guide will be sold for $49.95, with proceeds from all purchases helping the ESA develop additional resources and further the message of "life safety first."

"From the very beginning, our goal has been to have the Event Safety Alliance become the industry's preeminent safety advocacy trade association," continued Digby. "By making the guide available at a cost below most publications of this type, we believe we can continue to grow the ESA while making sure this critical information is user friendly and gets into as many hands as possible."

Developed in response to a series of accidents within the live event industry, the Event Safety Guide is a collection of best practices culled from the experience and insight of top professionals within the event industry, as well as relevant life safety standards currently applicable by groups such as OSHA, NFPA, ICC and PLASA. Prior to the Event Safety Guide, no comprehensive collection of guidance existed that industry professionals could refer to covering many of the unique hazards the industry faces. Modeled after the U.K.'s "Purple Guide", the Event Safety Guide is intended to serve as a one-stop reference to help users ask the right questions while planning for and managing events. It addresses a broad range of topics relevant to most events including emergency planning, weather preparedness and personal protective equipment, as well as technical issues such as temporary staging, rigging and special effects.

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