Main Body of Knowledge

• Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician and Technician – Richard Cadena
• Set Lighting Technician’s Handbook – Harry Box

Select Info from Texts

• Introduction to Show Networking - John Huntington (Lighting Control Systems)
• Show Networks & Control Systems – John Huntington (Lighting Control Systems)
• A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting – Steven Louis Shelley (Documentation & Theatre Specific Lighting)
• Rigging Math Made Simple – Delbert L Hall (Hang/Rig Overhead Equipment)

Website/Video Resources (links)

• Amps to kVA Calculator
• Understanding Hidden Electrical Diversity in Entertainment Lighting Systems
• Industrial Generator FAQ
• Counterweight Fly System Training
• Rigging 101
• 3 Phase Motor Running on Single Phase Power Supply
• Lighting Systems Control - Richard Cadena

Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) Standards

ESTA Standards are available for free from www.esta.org

• ANSI E1.3 – 2001 (R2016) Entertainment Technology-Lighting Control Systems – 0 to 10V Analog Control Specification
• ANSI E1.51 0 2018 The Selection, Installation, and Use of Single-Conductor Portable Power Feeder Cable Systems for Use at 600 Volts Nominal or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy in the Television, Film, Live Performance and Event Industries in Canada
• ANSI E1.11 - 2008 (R2018) Entertainment Technology-USITT DMX512-A Asynchronous Serial Digital Data Transmission Standard for Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories
• ANSI E1.20 – 2010 Entertainment Technology-RDM Remote Device Management Over DMX512 Networks
• ANSI E1.53 - 2019 Overhead mounting of luminaires, lighting accessories, and other portable devices: specification and practice
• Introduction to Modern Atmospheric Effects 6th Edition

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards

NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code

• Article 240 – Overcurrent Protection
• Article 250 – Grounding and Bonding
• Article 400 – Flexible Cords and Flexible Cables
• Table 400.4 – Flexible Cords and Flexible Cables Chapter 5: Special Occupancies
• Article 518 – Assembly Occupancies
• Article 520 – Theatres, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations
  
  • Table 520.44 (C)(2) – Ampacity of Listed Extra-Hard-Usage Cords and Cables 520.53 (B) – Neutral Terminal
  • 520.54 – Supply Conductors
• Article 525 – Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events
• Article 530 – Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations
  
  • 530.18 (B) – Feeders (400% Rule)

NFPA 70E - Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code (Regulations for fire safety in buildings)

NFPA 140 – Standard on Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages, Approved Production Facilities, and Production Locations

NFPA 80 - Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives

• Chapter 20 – Fabric Fire Safety Curtains

CSATF Safety Pass Resources

• A - General Safety and Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IPP)
• A2 - Environmental Safety
• B - Boom Lift/Scissor Lift Operator Safety
• D1 - Advanced Fall Protection
• E - Hand and Power Tool Safety
• E2 - Fire Extinguisher Safety
• I - Respiratory Protection
• K - Noise Exposure
• L - Confined Space Safety
• M - Lockout/Tagout
• N - Compressed Gas and Fuel Cylinders
• P - Hazard Communication
• V - Lighting Safety: Portable Power Systems

Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee for the Motion Picture and Television Industry Safety Bulletins

• 10 - Guidelines Regarding the Use of Artificially Created Atmospheric Fog & Haze
• 10A - Addendum "A" - Atmospheric Fog & Haze - Technical Awareness Sheet
• 23 - Guidelines for Working with Portable Power Distribution Systems and Other Electrical Equipment
• 23A - Addendum "A" Power Line Distance Requirements
• 23C - Addendum "C" - Working With 480 Volt Systems
• 23D - Addendum "D" - Common Motion-Picture/Television Tasks and Associated Personal Protective Equipment
• 23E - Addendum "E" - Guidelines for Meeting National Electrical Code (NEC) Grounding Requirements for Portable Generators Supplying Portable Equipment in the Motion Picture and Television Industry