Event Production Guide

A large collection of resource documents were submitted to the Task Force on Concert Safety (TFCS). Many of the recommendations laid out in the Task Force Report are taken from them. The Texas Music Office will host a depository of these resources on its website as part of the Event Production Guide, outlined in the links and resources below:

1. ANSI ES1.7-2021 EVENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - WEATHER PREPAREDNESS
Organization: ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ESTA), EVENT SAFETY ALLIANCE (ESA)
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

2. ANSI ES1.9-2020 CROWD MANAGEMENT
Organization: ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ESTA), EVENT SAFETY ALLIANCE (ESA)
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

3. ANSI/ASIS/RIMS RA.1-2015 RISK ASSESSMENT ($154.40)
Organization: ASIS INTERNATIONAL
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

4. CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER AND CORPORATE HOMICIDE ACT 2007
Organization: ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

5. CROWD MANAGEMENT RESOURCES - STEVE ADELMAN PRESENTATION (PowerPoint file download)
Author: STEVEN ADELMAN / ADELMAN LAW GROUP
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

6. CROWD SAFETY SYMPOSIUM
Organization: EVENT SAFETY ALLIANCE (ESA)

7. ENHANCED SPORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TEEX

8. EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN TEMPLATE
LINCOLNSHIRE EVENT SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

9. EVENT SAFETY GUIDANCE - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AND SERVICE
TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION (TABC)
- Submited by Carla Thompson

10. GENERAL SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE ($25)
Organization: ASIS INTERNATIONAL
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

11. GK STILL TRAINING RESOURCES
Author: PROF. DR. G. KEITH STILL
- Submitted by Dr. G. Keith Still

12. GUIDELINES FOR CONCERTS, EVENTS AND ORGANISED GATHERINGS, DECEMBER 2009
Organization: GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

13. IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AT CONCERT EVENTS
Author: MIKE RAMIREZ
- Submitted by Mike Ramirez

14. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE
Organization: TEEX

15. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS SAFETY AND SECURITY BEST PRACTICES GUIDE. 4TH EDITION, 2017
Organizations: THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECTATOR SPORTS SAFETY AND SECURITY (NCS4)
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

16. IS-100.C: INTRODUCTION TO THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, ICS 100
Organzations: FEMA, US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

17. MANAGING LARGE-SCALE SECURITY EVENTS: A PLANNING PRIMER FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, MAY 2013
Organization: BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CNA ANALYSIS & SOLUTIONS
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

18. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECTATOR SPORTS SAFETY AND SECURITY (NCS4)
Organization: NCS4

19. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)
Organization: FEMA, US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

20. NFPA 101 LIFE SAFETY CODE
Organization: NATOINAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA)
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

21. OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL - OCCUPATIONS CODE, TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT, SUBTITLE C. ARTS AND MUSIC, CHAPTER 2104
Organization: STATE OF TEXAS

22. PROTECTING MASS GATHERINGS - MARK HERRERA PRESENTATION
Authors: MARK HERRERA / INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF VENUE MANAGERS
- Submitted by Mark Herrera

23. RISK ASSESSMENT - THORTON TOMASETTI PRESENTATION
Authors: DARRELL UTT / THORTON TOMASETTI
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

24. SPECIAL EVENTS CONTINGENCY PLANNING, JOB AIDS MANUAL
Organizations: FEMA, US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- Submitted by Darrell Utt

25. SPORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
Organization: TEEX

26. SPORTS FACILITIES AND THE LAW
Organization: HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS

27. TECHNICAL STANDARDS PROGRAM - PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS - ANSI
Organization: TECHNICAL STANDARDS PROGRAM
 - Submitted by Steve Adelman

28. TEXAS MASS GATHERINGS ACT, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE,  TITLE 9 SAFETY, SUBTITLE A PUBLIC SAFETY, CHAPTER 751 MASS
Organization: STATE OF TEXAS

29. THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: ROCK CONCERT SAFETY
Author: PAUL L. WERTHEIMER

30. THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF CROWD DISASTERS
Author: JOHN J. FRUIN, PH.D., P.E.

31. THE EVENT SAFETY GUIDE
Organization: EVENT SAFETY ALLIANCE
 - Submitted by Steve Adelman

32. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CROWD SAFETY
Authors: PROF. DR. G. KEITH STILL, NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECTATOR SPORTS SAFETY AND SECURITY (NCS4)
- Submitted by Prof. Dr. G. Keith Still

33. TNT SECURITY SOLUTIONS - PRESENTATION
Author: TRAVIS LACOX / TNT SECURITY SOLUTIONS
- Submitted by Travis Lacox

34. TRAINED CROWD MANAGER 
Organization: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VENUE MANAGERS (IAVM)
 - Submitted by Steve Adelman