New Standards in Public Review

Two new draft standards from The Event Safety Working Group are now in public review.

BSR ES1.5, Event Safety - Medical Preparedness

BSR ES1.5 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.

BSR ES1.2, Event Planning, Management, & Major Incident

This standard describes a process for event organizers and supporting staff to create and implement event‐related plans for health and safety management. This process includes a framework, guidelines, and recommended practices that can be used to reduce risk as much as reasonably practical and to respond appropriately when an incident occurs.

Comments on both standards are due in by September 26, 2023. For information on how to contribute, please visit https://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php