ESTA E1.72 PDF

This standard establishes requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, inspection, operation and maintenance of powered Stage Floor Machinery for performance, presentation, and theatrical production. The following covers the machinery, mechanisms, machine safety devices, and control interface requirements for equipment and systems, installed permanently or temporarily. Examples include but are not limited to: wagons, turntables, treadmills, slip stages and trap covers.

This standard does not apply to the structure to which the machine is attached nor the finished floor including its subflooring construction. Machines that produce substantially vertical movement, such as lifts, are also excluded from this standard.

Purpose.

The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum requirements for powered floor machinery. This standard establishes reasonable standards of care, for safety and for general welfare with the intent to minimize hazards associated with floor machinery.