Episode 46: Event Fire Safety Requirements
In this episode of The Event Safety Podcast, Steve and Danielle take a look at the newly-released ANSI ES1.4-2021 Event Fire Safety Requirements standard with the Chair of the Event Safety Working Group, ESA’s own Dr. Donald Cooper. They discuss the importance of this new standard, the thinking behind its development, the creation and approval process, topics covered, and more.
Dr. Cooper is currently Director of Administration for the City of Tallmadge in Northeast Ohio. He retired in 2012 as the Ohio State Fire Marshal, a law enforcement position, and served in the fire-rescue-emergency medical service since 1980. Dr. Cooper is Managing Editor of the Event Safety Guide, and he chairs the Event Safety Working Group, one of the several committees established by the ESTA Technical Standards Program to develop industry safety standards.