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. CROWD MANAGEMENT RESOURCES - STEVE ADELMAN PRESENTATION (PowerPoint file download)

Author: STEVEN ADELMAN / ADELMAN LAW GROUP
- Submitted by Steve Adelman

4. ENHANCED SPORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TEEX

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

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

7. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE
Organization: TEEX

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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. SPORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
Organization: TEEX

18. SPORTS FACILITIES AND THE LAW
Organization: HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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