These are vetted resources for reliable info on theater technology, health, and safety:
Event Safety Alliance: www.eventsafetyalliance.org
United States Institute for Technical Theater: https://www.usitt.org
USITT/EdTA BACKstage exam (a CTE capstone exam for HS theater technicians:) https://www.usitt.org/education-training/backstage-exam
RigSafe information for funding for HS theater rigging inspections: https://www.usitt.org/rsi
NFHS Theater Safety Class: https://www.nfhslearn.com/courses/theater-safety
ESTA Technical Standards: https://tsp.esta.org
Report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences:
https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/publication/downloads/2021-Arts-for-Lifes-Sake.pdf
Alliance for Wisconsin Theater Education: https://awte.net
AVIXA online AVL skills training: https://www.avixa.org/training-section
Actors Equity on Emergency Action Plans: https://actorsequity.org/resources/Producers/safe-and-sanitary/emergency-action-plans/
Monona Rossol’s ACTS Archive: https://resources.culturalheritage.org/acts-facts/
Publications:
“Stagehand’s Toolkit” forthcoming from Focol Press
Future book on Educational theater and Theater Safety
USITT member spotlight
http://sightlines.usitt.org/archive/2016/09/MemberSpotlight.asp
Newsweek article:
https://www.newsweek.com/las-vegas-shooting-event-workers-need-better-training-685269
I also contributed to Stagecraft Fundamentals – stage management and safety sections:
https://www.routledge.com/Stagecraft-Fundamentals-A-Guide-and-Reference-for-Theatrical-Production/Carver/p/book/9781032124506
And Off-Headset – the chapter about touring:
https://www.routledge.com/Off-Headset-Essays-on-Stage-Management-Work-Life-and-Career/Jaen-Sadler/p/book/9780367337520
Podcasts:
Event Safety Alliance Episode 52: BACKstage Exam: https://www.eventsafetyalliance.org/podcast/2022/04/20/episode-52-backstage-exam
Event Safety Alliance Episode 24: Safety in Education
https://www.eventsafetyalliance.org/podcast/2020/8/17/episode-24-safety-in-education
Beyond the Lights Episode 40
https://beyondthelightspodcast.com/episodes/episode-40-kristi-ross-clausen
Tech Talk with Ethan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJwn5fl1XUc
Lawrence University – “The show can’t go on” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZAVUMYoeJE
Theater Folk: Theater Safety https://www.theatrefolk.com/podcast/theatre-safety/?fbclid=IwAR0nFNWmqkWmX7PsAe-TlVDs6dkc6gbCWYcqRscDa0UqwTEcw0zckCECFns
Twins Talk Theater:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/093-kristi-ross-clausen/id1281131768?i=1000475426076
Minor Wisdom with Blake Minor
https://minorwisdom.podbean.com/e/kristi-ross-clausen/
Webinars:
With Danielle Hernandez of ESA for AVIXA
https://www.avixa.org/av-topics/videos/AVIXA-Webinars-Life-Safety-Concerns-at-Live-Events-are-Everyone-s-Responsibility/geM3Ky0X