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Three PLASA Photometrics Standards in Public Review
Three of PLASA’s published photometrics standards are being considered for reaffirmation. The standards are sold by The ESTA Foundation. The public review forms and instructions are available at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. Materially affected members of the public are invited to review them. The reviews for all three run until May 1; the last day to comment is April 30.
ANSI E1.9-2007 (R201x), Entertainment Technology - Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Luminaires Used in Entertainment Lighting, defines the minimum photometric data to be presented on documents purporting to accurately describe the photometric performance of stage and studio luminaires used in the live entertainment and performance industries.
ANSI E1.35 - 2007 (R201x), Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use, describes a method for measuring stage and studio luminaire lens quality with particular emphasis on contrast and perceived image quality (sharpness). It also offers a way for presenting these results on a datasheet in a format that is readily understood by a typical end-user and that allows the end-user to directly compare lenses in a meaningful way.
ANSI E1.36 - 2007 (R2012), 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, is a model set of procedures that can be used by convention center and trade show exhibition hall staff to mitigate the risks perceived to be associated with the use of tungsten-halogen lamps and stage and studio luminaires in convention centers and trade show exhibition halls, and to allow their use in a safe manner.
6th March 2012
One PLASA Control Protocols Standard in Public Review
One draft Control Protocosl Working Group Standard is available for public review at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. Materially affected members of the public are invited to review it. The review runs until April 24; the last day to comment is April 23.
BSR E1.37-2 - 201x, Additional Message Sets for ANSI E1.20 (RDM) – Part 2, IPv4 & DNS Configuration Messages, is part 2 of the E1.37 project. It provides additional get/set parameter messages (PIDs) for use with the ANSI E1.20 Remote Device Management protocol. Messages in this document are intended for configuring network interfaces and Domain Name System settings on devices with an IPv4 address.
6th March 2012
Four PLASA Rigging Standards in Public Review
Four draft Rigging Working Group Standards are available at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. Materially affected members of the public are invited to review them.
BSR E1.6-2 - 201x, Entertainment Technology — Design, Inspection, and Maintenance of Electric Chain Hoists for the Entertainment Industry, is part of the E1.6 powered entertainment rigging project. This draft standard covers the design, inspection, and maintenance of serially manufactured electric link chain hoists having capacity of 2 tons or less and used in the entertainment industry. This standard does not cover attachment to the load or to the overhead structure. Its review runs until April 24.
BSR E1.6-4 - 201x, Portable Control of Fixed-Speed Electric Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry, is a standard for the controls often used to operate chain hoists. Its review runs until March 27.
BSR E1.8 - 201x, Entertainment Technology—Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension—Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing, is a revision of the existing standard for the structural integrity of loudspeaker enclosures that are suspended overhead. It is designed to ensure that flown speaker enclosures don't break and drop debris. The revisions are intended to simplify the standard and to clarify the requirements. Its review runs until May 1.
BSR E1.39 - 201x, Entertainment Technology – Selection and Use of Personal Fall Arrest Systems on Portable Structures Used in the Entertainment Industry, establishes minimum requirements for the selection and use of personal fall arrest systems on portable structures in the entertainment industry. It also establishes minimum requirements for manufacturers and owners of these structures being used as work platforms. Its review runs until April 24.
5th March 2012
Draft Powered Rigging Standard in Public Review
BSR E1.6-4 - 201x, Portable Control of Fixed-Speed Electric Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry, is available for public review on the PLASA website at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php through March 26. The control systems covered are most often used to control one or more chain hoists being used to fly equipment or scenery in shows or events being done in arenas and convention centers.
For more information, please contact: Karl G. Ruling, PLASA Technical Standards Manager, 630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 609, New York, NY 10036 Tel 1-212-244-1505 karl.ruling@plasa.org.
27th January 2012
Draft Powered Rigging Standard in Public Review
BSR E1.6-1, one of the several documents that make up the E1.6 project for powered rigging systems in the entertainment industry are available for public review on the PLASA website at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php
BSR E1.6-1 - 201x, Entertainment Technology – Powered Hoist Systems, deals with powered winches that are not serially manufactured electric chain hoists. These are most often wire rope winches that are installed as part of a powered rigging system. The document is intended to establish requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection, and maintenance of powered hoist systems for lifting and suspending loads in theatres and other places of public assembly. It is in public review through December 19.
24th October 2011
Three PLASA Electrical Power Standards Available for Public Review
Three draft electrical power standards are available for public review on the PLASA website now through October 17. They are available for free download at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php The reviews are over and the links to the documents will disappear when October 18 starts.
BSR E1.18-1 - 201x, Standard for the selection, installation, and use of single-conductor portable power feeder cable systems for use at 600 volts nominal or less for the distribution of electrical energy in the entertainment and live-event industries, is part of a project to offer guidance on the selection, installation, and safe use of single-conductor portable power feeder cable systems used in the entertainment and live-event industries. This E1.18-1 part contains the majority of the recommendations, suitable for most common portable power distribution installations in the United States of America.
BSR E1.24 - 201x, Entertainment Technology - Dimensional Requirements for Stage Pin Connectors, is a revised version of the existing ANSI E1.24 – 2006. The standard is being revised to clarify its use as a configuration standard giving the mating requirements for male and female pin connectors, contact set-backs from the front face, and marking requirements. The electrical reliability and flammability requirements for pin connectors would be covered by other standards, such as UL 498, Attachment Plugs and Receptacles. All the proposed changes were accepted during the prior two public reviews, except for problems related to the dimensions in figures 5 and 10, and certain requirements in the normative Pin Connector Chart Notes. Therefore, those two figures and notes have been changed and the three pages containing them are being offered for public review.
BSR E1.32 - 201x, Guide for the Inspection of Entertainment Industry Incandescent Lamp Luminaires, provides guidance in the inspection of stage and studio luminaires used in the entertainment industry to evaluate their safety and any needed maintenance. The information contained in this document is intended to supplement the information contained in manufacturers’ maintenance instructions.
5th September 2011
Four More Draft Rigging Standards Available for Public Review
Four more draft rigging standards have been added to the list available for review on PLASA’s public review at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php The reviews run through October 17. The links will disappear when October 18 starts.
BSR E1.1 - 201x, Entertainment Technology - Construction and Use of Wire Rope Ladders, describes the construction and use of wire rope ladders in the entertainment industry in order to promote worker safety. It’s a revision of the existing 2006 standard. The changes are intended to raise the minimum load rating to allow heavier workers to use the ladders.
BSR E1.6-2 - 201x, Entertainment Technology -- Design, Inspection, and Maintenance of Electric Chain Hoists for the Entertainment Industry, is a part of the BSR E1.6 powered theatrical rigging systems project. This document, BSR E1.6-2, covers the design, inspection, and maintenance of electric chain hoists used in the entertainment industry as part of a performance or in preparation for a performance.
BSR E1.6-3 - 201x, Selection and Use of Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry, is another part of the BSR E1.6 powered rigging project. It establishes minimum safety requirements for the selection and use of serially manufactured electric link chain hoists having capacity of 2 tons or less in the entertainment industry. This part does not address the design or maintenance of these hoists.
BSR E1.39 - 201x, Entertainment Technology –Selection and Use of Personal Fall Arrest Systems on Portable Structures Used in the Entertainment Industry, establishes minimum requirements for the selection and use of personal fall arrest systems on portable structures in the entertainment industry. It also establishes minimum requirements for manufacturers and owners of these structures being used as work platforms.
5th September 2011
Two PLASA Photometrics Standards Available for Public Review
Two draft photometrics standards are available for public review on the PLASA website now until late October. The two standards are BSR E1.25 - 201x, Recommended Basic Conditions For Measuring The Photometric Output Of Stage And Studio Luminaires By Measuring Illumination Levels Produced On A Planar Surface, and BSR E1.41 - 201x, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources. They are available for free download at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php
BSR E1.25 - 201x, Recommended Basic Conditions For Measuring The Photometric Output Of Stage And Studio Luminaires By Measuring Illumination Levels Produced On A Planar Surface, is a revision of the existing ANSI E1.25 – 2006. It describes the basic conditions for measuring the photometric output of stage and studio luminaries by a variety of testing methods that measure the illumination levels produced by the luminaires on a planar surface. It is available for review through October 31, 2011. The review is over when November 1 starts.
BSR E1.41 - 201x, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources, offers recommendations for measuring and reporting the output of LED luminaires used in the live entertainment industry. This industry needs unusually precise color and color rendering characterization, which this document provides. Current methods for luminaire output measurement assume the use of broad-band emitters, which LEDs are not, and do not deal well with characterizing the intensely colored light LEDs can produce. This draft standard is available through October 17, 2011. The review is over when October 18 starts.
5th September 2011
Two PLASA Photometrics Standards Available for Public Review
Two draft photometrics standards are available for public review on the PLASA website now until late October. The two standards are BSR E1.25 - 201x, Recommended Basic Conditions For Measuring The Photometric Output Of Stage And Studio Luminaires By Measuring Illumination Levels Produced On A Planar Surface, and BSR E1.41 - 201x, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources. They are available for free download at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php
BSR E1.25 - 201x, Recommended Basic Conditions For Measuring The Photometric Output Of Stage And Studio Luminaires By Measuring Illumination Levels Produced On A Planar Surface, is a revision of the existing ANSI E1.25 – 2006. It describes the basic conditions for measuring the photometric output of stage and studio luminaries by a variety of testing methods that measure the illumination levels produced by the luminaires on a planar surface. It is available for review through October 31, 2011. The review is over when November 1 starts.
BSR E1.41 - 201x, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources, offers recommendations for measuring and reporting the output of LED luminaires used in the live entertainment industry. This industry needs unusually precise color and color rendering characterization, which this document provides. Current methods for luminaire output measurement assume the use of broad-band emitters, which LEDs are not, and do not deal well with characterizing the intensely colored light LEDs can produce. This draft standard is available through October 17, 2011. The review is over when October 18 starts.
2nd September 2011
Performance Floor Shock Absorption Standard in Public Review for Reaffirmation
The Floors Working Group, part of PLASA's Technical Standards Programme, has announced that it is in the process of considering reaffirming ANSI E1.26 - 2006, Entertainment Technology – Recommended testing methods and values for shock absorption of floors used in live performance venues. This document defines an acceptable shock absorption testing method for floors used by performers in live performance venues. Floors that are too stiff or too flexible can lead to performer injuries or to excessive effort in dancing and performing. It also offers a range of values that have been found to be acceptable for some floors. Examples of "live performance venues" include theatre stages, drama rehearsal studios, and dance studios. Reaffirmation would make no substantive changes to the standard.
Members of the materially affected public are invited to review the existing standard and to offer their opinion as to whether it should be reaffirmed or not. The public review response form and instructions are available at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. The standard itself is available for purchase from The ESTA Foundation at http://www.estafoundation.org/pubs.htm. List price is $40.00 for the general public and $30.00 for PLASA members. The official ANSI review period is from 15 July through 29 August 2011, but responses will be accepted now. The review is over when the posted "Review End Date" of 30 August starts UTC.
