Draft Event Security and Medical Preparedness Standards Available for Public Review

Two new draft ESTA standards from the Event Safety Working Group are now available for public review and comment.

BSR ES1.5-202x, Medical Preparedness, helps identify the steps necessary to create a reasonable level of protection from medical hazards that can be created by, exacerbated by, or cause effective treatment delay as a result of, the unique challenges & circumstances presented by the special event environment. Its scope includes the assessment of specific medical hazards, and also addresses the potential impact to local medical services, which may be temporarily impacted by the specific needs of the special event. Comment no later than 12 December 2022.

BSR ES1.40 - 202x, Event Safety – Security, addresses the various guest services and crowd control aspects that are encompassed by "event security,” all of which serve a common function of establishing the behavioral expectations for the event, ranging from permissible item possession, access control, and behavioral management, to crime prevention and an overall sense of safety for event attendees. This standard addresses both active and passive security considerations. It distinguishes between private security staff and law enforcement. This standard helps reduce the risk of harm to event attendees and to their property, while helping to improve their on-site experience. Comment no later than 12 December 2022. If you wait until December 13, you missed it!

Both standards are available for free download on the ESTA website at http://estalink.us/pr.