Two New ESTA Standards Published, Two Drafts in Public ReviewTwo new ESTA standards were approved by ANSI and published in early August 2016 at the URL below. These, and all of ESTA's American National Standards are free to download, courtesy of ProSight Specialty Insurance. ESTA's Technical Standards Program relies on donations from the entertainment industry, so, please the company adds, "if you find value in the tools ESTA is offering at no cost, consider becoming an Investor in Innovation with a donation of any size at tsp.esta.org/invest." ANSI E1.42 - 2016, Entertainment Technology-Design, Installation, and Use of Orchestra Pit Lifts -- This standard covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of permanently installed orchestra pit lifts and their associated parts, rooms, spaces, enclosures, and hoistways, where located in a theatre or a similar place of public entertainment. It is intended to address single platform low-speed orchestra pit lifts installed in performance venues. ANSI E1.53 - 2016, Overhead Mounting of Luminaires, Lighting Accessories, and Other Portable Devices: Specification and Practice -- This standard covers specifications for the primary and secondary mounting devices for portable stage and studio luminaires and accessories. It also covers these mounting devices for special effects equipment (e.g. fog machines and bubble machines) that are often mounted along with lighting equipment. The document offers guidance on how to properly affix these mounting devices. In addition, ESTA's Technical Standards Program currently has two draft standards in public review offered for public comment at http://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. Instructions on how to comment are available, along with the review forms and the draft standards. The public reviews are over at the end of the day on September 26. Submit comments to standards@esta.org before September 27, 2016. BSR E1.4-3 -- 20xx, Entertainment Technology -- Manually Operated Hoist Rigging Systems -- This standard applies to permanently installed, human-powered manually operated hoists used as part of rigging systems for raising, lowering, and suspension of scenery, properties, lighting, and similar loads. This standard intends to establish requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, inspection, and maintenance of manual hoist systems for lifting and suspension of loads for performance, presentation, and theatrical production. BSR E1.47 - 20xx, Entertainment Technology-Recommended Guidelines for Entertainment Rigging System Inspections -- These guidelines include recommended inspector qualifications and responsibilities, scope and frequency of inspections, content of the rigging inspection report, and related information concerning the inspection process. Consensus on this document has been achieved, but one change is needed to bring clause 5.1.6 into compliance with the ANSI requirements for commercial terms and conditions in American National Standards. 
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