STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE / NORMES ET ORIENTATIONS

This page provides links to some health and safety resources, standards, guidelines, and notable practices in Canada and internationally. ESAC does not enforce safety legislation, codes or standards. 

ESAC serves as a support organization for discussion of reasonable practices that rely on regulatory documents. We're focused on finding ways to improve all aspects of safety, security, and health at live events. We are always looking to add more resources to this list so if you have a resource link that isn’t listed, please let us know. You can also report a broken link to us at info@esacanada.ca.

As you know, information is changing all the time. ESAC is not responsible for and cannot guarantee accuracy of information on sites that it does not manage.

Cette page propose des liens vers des ressources, des normes, des lignes directrices et des pratiques notables en matière de santé et de sécurité au Canada et à l'étranger. L'ESAC n'applique pas la législation, les codes ou les normes en matière de sécurité.

L'ESAC sert d'organisation de soutien pour la discussion de pratiques raisonnables qui s'appuient sur des documents réglementaires. Nous nous efforçons de trouver des moyens d'améliorer tous les aspects de la sûreté, de la sécurité et de la santé lors d'événements en direct. Nous cherchons toujours à ajouter de nouvelles ressources à cette liste. Si vous avez un lien vers une ressource qui ne figure pas dans la liste, n'hésitez pas à nous le faire savoir. Vous pouvez également nous signaler un lien défectueux à l'adresse info@esacanada.ca.

Comme vous le savez, les informations changent constamment. L'ESAC n'est pas responsable et ne peut garantir l'exactitude des informations sur les sites qu'il ne gère pas.

Certaines des ressources françaises sont énumérées ci-dessous, mais vous pouvez CLIQUER ICI pour obtenir la liste complète.

Audio (Sound Levels & Hearing) / Audio (Niveaux Sonores et Audition)

A Guide to Noise Regulation (Ontario, Canada)

Musicians' Clinics of Canada (Canada)

Associations, Foundations, Services / Associations, Fondations, Services

Actsafe Safety Association (British Columbia, Canada)

Canadian Association of Exposition Management (CAEM) (Canada)

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) (Canada)

Version Française: Centre Canadien d’Hygiene et de Sécurité au Travail (CCHST)

Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT) - Health & Safety at Work (Canada)

Event Safety Alliance (ESA) (USA)

Global Crowd Management Alliance (GCMA) (World)

Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) (Ontario, Canada)

Institute for Work & Health (Ontario, Canada)

Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Worker Inc. (OHCOW) (Ontario, Canada)

Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) (Ontario, Canada)

Safe Events (Ireland)

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) (Ontario, Canada)

Workplace Safety North (WSN) (Ontario, Canada)

Communication / Communication

ANSI ES1.6-2025 - Event Safety - Communications (ESTA) (USA)

Control Rooms / Salles de Contrôle

Control Rooms Guidance (United Kingdom)

Crowd Management / Gestion des Foules

ANSI ES1.9-2020 - Crowd Management (ESTA) (USA)

Be Crowdwise Campaign (GCMA)

Global Crowd Management Alliance (GCMA) (World)

Global Crowd Management Alliance (GCMA) - Field Guide to Crowds 

Managing Crowd Safety (Health & Safety Executive) (United Kingdom)

Public Behaviour in Response to Perceived Hostile Threats (United Kingdom Economic & Social Research Council)

Safer Crowds Safer Venues (United Kingdom)

Words Matter: The Language of Crowds (GMCA) (World)

Working with Crowds (United Kingdom)

Emergency Preparedness / Préparation aux Situations d'Urgence

Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities

Get Prepared (Canada)

Performing Arts Readiness (USA)

Event Structures / Structures des Événements

ANSI E1.2-2021 - Entertainment Technology - Design, Manufacture and Use of Aluminum Trusses and Towers

ANSI ES1.19-2020 - Safety Requirements for Special Event Structures (ESTA) (USA)

Design Evaluation & Field Review of Demountable Event & Related Structures (Professional Engineers Ontario) (Ontario, Canada)

Ontario Building Code Amendments - Demountable Stages & Support Structures, February 2023 (Ontario, Canada)

Fire Safety / Sécurité Incendie

ANSI ES1.4-2021 - Event Fire Safety Requirements (ESTA) (USA)

Fire Smoke Canada (Canada)

Healthier Workplaces: Episode 16 - A New Normal of Hot & Smokey Environments

Hot & Smoky: A New Normal - Webinar presented by Mona Shum, MSc, CIH

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (USA)

National Fire Code of Canada 2020 (Canada)

Wildfire Smoke (BC Centre for Disease Control, Canada)

Wildfire Smoke (Canada)

Wildfire Smoke: Frequently Asked Questions (WorkSafe BC, Canada)

Heat Stress / Stress Thermique

Heat Exposure Control Plan (ActSafe, BC, Canada)

IATSE 891 - Heat Stress App (Andriod)

IATSE 891 - Heat Stress App (Apple)

Managing Heat Stress at Work (Ontario)

Outdoor Venues Safety Guidelines (Ontario)


Guidelines, Manuals, Fact Sheets / Lignes Directrices, Manuels, Fiches d'Information

Arts, Crafts, and Theatre Safety (New York, USA)

Bouncy Castles & Inflatables at Your Events (Ireland)

Construction Health & Safety Manual (IHSA) (Canada)

Version Française: Le Manuel de Santé et Sécurité de l'Industrie de la Construction

ESTA Technical Standards Program (USA)

Event Production Guide (Texas, USA)

Event Safety Guide (USA)

Version Française: Le Guide sur la Sécurité des Éventements (Livre électronique uniquement) (ESA) (USA)

Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (United Kingdom)

Health & Safety Executive Guidance (United Kingdom)

Health & Safety Executive Resources (United Kingdom)

Health & Safety Best Practice Guidelines for the Exposition Industry in Canada (Canada)

Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) (USA)

Major Planned Events Fact Sheets (British Columbia, Canada)

Major Planned Events Guidelines (British Columbia, Canada)

OSHA Fact Sheets, Info Sheets, and Hazard Alerts (USA)

OSHA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Information & Standards (USA)

Play It Safe - Safety Manual for School Theatres/Studios (Actsafe, British Columbia, Canada)

Purple Book (United Kingdom)

Safe Stages (Alberta, Canada)

Safety Guidelines for the Live Performance Industry (MLITSD) (Ontario, Canada)

Version Française: Lignes directrices en matière de sécurité pour l'industrie du spectacle en direct

Small Business Centre - Safety Road Map (WSPS) (Ontario, Canada)

Working in Live Performance Theatre (CCOHS) (Canada)

Youth Theater Consent Guide (USA)

Investigation Reports / Rapports d'Enquête

November 5, 2021 - Astroworld Festival: Governor Greg Abbott's Task Force on Concert Safety

May 22, 2017 - Ariana Grande Concert at Manchester Arena: Inquiry into Arena Bombing

December 2024 - After Action Report for the Response to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings

September 2012 - Hillsborough Investigation 

August 13, 2011 - Indiana State Fair: Collapse Incident Investigative Report

June 15, 2011 - Stanley Cup Finals: Vancouver Police Department 2011 Stanley Cup Riot Review

February 20, 2003 - The Station Nightclub & Music Venue: Report of the Technical Investigation Volume 2

February 20, 2003 - The Station Nightclub & Music Venue: Report of the Technical Investigation Volume 1

Mental Health / Santé Mentale

CAN/CSA-Z1003-13 - Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace (CSA Group) (Canada)

Canadian Suicide Prevention Service (Canada)

Gender, Work, & Health Portal (CCOHS) (Canada)

Mental Harm Prevention: 13+ Workplace Factors Toolkits (WSPS) (Ontario, Canada)

Mental Harm Prevention Roadmap (WSPS) (Ontario, Canada)

Mental Health Safety Talks (IHSA) (Ontario, Canada)

Mental Health Initiative (Behind the Scenes) (Canada, USA)

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ResilientME (PSHSA) (Ontario, Canada)

The AFC (Canada)

Wellness Together Canada (Canada)

Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Ergonomics / Troubles Musculo-Squelettiques (TMS) et Ergonomie

eOfficeErgo: Ergonomics E-Learning for Office Works (Institute for Work & Health) (Ontario, Canada)

MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario (Ontario, Canada)

Setting up a Temporary Home Office (Institute for Work & Health) (Ontario, Canada)

Parades / Défilés

ANSI ES1.42-2025 - Parade Safety (ETSA & ESA) (USA)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) / Équipement de Protection Individuelle (EPI)

Canadian Women's Experiences with PPE in the Workplace (CSA Group)

Canadian Women's Experiences with PPE in the Workplace - Webinar (CSA Group)

Entertaining Health - PPE for Women (scroll down home page) (Canada, Irish, UK, USA, Other)


Podcasts / Podcasts

Event Safety Podcast (ESA) (USA)

Health and Safety to Go! (Canada)

The Art of Mass Gatherings Podcast

Rigging / Gréement

ANSI ES1.8-2022 - Event Safety - Rigging (ETSA & ESA) (USA)

ANSI E1.6-2-2013 - Design, Inspection, and Maintenance of Electric Chain Hoists for the Entertainment Industry (USA/Canada)

International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging (ESTA & Plasa) (USA)

Risk Management / Gestion des Risques

ISO 31000 - Risk Management

Security / Sécurité 

ANSI ES1.40-2023 - Event Security (ETSA & ESA) (USA)

Guide for Premises Security (NFPA 730) (USA)


Sustainability / Développement Durable

ISO 20121 - Sustainable Events


Training / Formation

Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) (Canada)

Event Safety Access Training (ESA) (USA)

Pathogen Prepared Professional Training (ESA) (USA)

ResilientME (PSHSA) (Ontario, Canada)

Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) (Ontario, Canada)

Vehicles & Transportation

Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Measures (Ontario, Canada)

Public Realm Design Guide - Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (United Kingdom)

Vehicle Incident Prevention and Mitigation Security Guide (USA)


Weather / Météo

ANSI ES1.7-2021 - Event Safety Requirements - Weather Prepardeness (ETSA & ESA) (USA)

Earth Networks - Severe Weather Detection Technologies (USA)

Event Safety Alliance - Concert Safety During Dangerous Storms

Event Safety Alliance Podcast Episode 5: Severe Weather and What to Do About It (USA)

Event Safety Alliance Podcast Episode 6: Severe Weather Trigger Charts Explained (USA)

Management of Outdoor Activities for Severe Weather Conditions (Australia)

National Weather Service - Event Ready Guide (USA)

National Weather Service - Lightning Safety Toolkits (USA)

News: Festival Evacuated Due to Thunderstorm

News: Guide for Debunking Lightning Myths

News: Heavy Rain Cancels Festival

News: Lighting Strike Injures Six People at PGA Championship

News: Three Trees Falls at Masters Tournament Due to Wind

Severe Weather (Canada)

Weather Safety at Venues and Public Gatherings (American Meteorological Society) (USA)


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