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ESTA Standards Update
Spring 2017
The Full E1.6 Suite is Open for
Revision
Two ESTA Rigging Working Group standards have are now
open for revision open for revision: E1.6-3, Selection and Use
of Serially Manufactured Chain Hoists in the Entertainment In-
dustry, and E1.6-4, Portable Control of Fixed-Speed Electric
Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry. The first two parts
of the E1.6 suite for powered hoist systems, E1.6-1 and E1.6-2,
were both opened for revision last year, so now all four parts
are open for revision to address outdated references, correct
errors, include new technologies, and stay coherent as a suite
of standards.
E1.6-3, Selection and Use of Serially Manufactured Chain
Hoists in the Entertainment Industry, establishes minimum
safety requirements for the selection and use of serially man-
ufactured electric link chain hoists having capacity of two tons
or less in the entertainment industry. This part does not ad-
dress the design or maintenance of these hoists. The standard
is being revised to address outdated references, correct er-
rors, and include new technologies.
E1.6-4, Portable Control of Fixed-Speed Electric Chain Hoists
in the Entertainment Industry, covers portable control systems
for fixed-speed electric chain hoists used in the entertain-
ment industry. This part 4 document is the final installment of
the ANSI E1.6 suite of powered entertainment rigging stan-
dards as it it currently exists. It is being opened for revision to
address changes from other parts of the suite under revision.
Two ESTA Standards in Public Review
Additionally, two ESTA draft standards have been posted for
public review. Descriptions and deadlines for comments are
as follows:
BSR E1.14 – 2001 (R201x), Entertainment Technology—Rec-
ommendations for Inclusions in Fog Equipment Manuals,
applies to the instruction manuals for fog-making equipment
manufactured for use in the entertainment industry. In order
to use fog safely and effectively, the user must have some
general knowledge of the technology, have a clear under-
standing of how to operate the fog making system, and be
aware of the potential hazards related to the use of fog, and
particularly the system that he is using. This standard is de-
signed to establish guidelines for manufacturers to provide
to the user the necessary information required for the safe
and responsible use of fog equipment. Last reaffirmed in
2013, the 2001 version is again being considered for reaffir-
mation by the Fog & Smoke Working Group. The public re-
view ends at the end of the day on 15 May 2017.
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BSR E1.31 – 201x, Entertainment Technology—Lightweight
streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 using ACN, pro-
vides a very simple protocol that offers functionality compa-
rable to proprietary DMX512 over Ethernet protocols while
being compatible with the E1.17 suite of protocols. The stan-
dard is being revised, limited to the addition of IPv6 com-
patibility and the correction of errors. Input on additional
features is not being sought at this time. A future revision of
the standard is planned to incorporate any changes outside
of this scope. That future revision will be developed follow-
ing the IPv6 update. To aid reviewers in discerning which
sections of the draft standard include changes, a copy of the
draft showing tracked changes is included in the public re-
view package. The public review ends at the end of the day
on 8 May 2017.
Download the documents, review instructions, and review
forms at http://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/public_review_
docs.php.
To become involved with these or any open projects in the
Technical Standards Program, download, fill out, and send to
[email protected] a working group application from http://
tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/procedural_docs.html. The Rig-
ging Working Group is particularly interested in gaining new
voting members who would be in the interest categories of
custom-market producers and designers. There is a $100 per
person, per year participation fee, but the fee is prorated
based on four meetings per year. Joining right now gets you
access the the TSP for the rest of 2017, nine months, at the low,
prorated price of $50.