A new EU proposal document, prEN 17879 Event structures – Safety requirements has been put forward for consultation and is available for download from the websites of the EU national standardisation bodies.
The scope contains:
This European standard specifies the minimum requirements necessary to ensure the safe design, calculation, manufacture, assembly, operation, disassembly, inspection and maintenance of the following, but not limited to: indoor and outdoor structures, e.g. Stage roofs, stage floors, follow spot towers, PA towers, LED support structures, Bespoke structures, hospitality structures, temporary spectator facilities. The above hereafter called event structures which are intended to be installed and dismantled specifically for an event.
[Picture: European Standards/prEN 17879]
