Standards News Late August 2014 Volume 18, Number 16 Table of Contents Uno, Dos, Tres Documentos Para Revisión Pública
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PLASA Standards News Late August 2014 Volume 18, Number 16 Table of Contents Uno, dos, tres documentos para revisión pública.............................................................................................1 Please Donate to the TSP................................................................................................................................ 2 Fifteen Minutes and 36 Seconds of Fame........................................................................................................2 What's an American National Standard anyway?.............................................................................................2 WTO Technical Barrier to Trade Notifications...................................................................................................2 Chile Notification CHL/278............................................................................................................................ 2 Ecuador Notification ECU/71/ECU (ECU/71 , Add.1 , Add.2 , Add.3 , ).........................................................3 Ecuador Notification ECU/226/ECU (ECU/226 )...........................................................................................3 Taiwan Economy Notification TPKM/170.......................................................................................................3 ANSI Public Review Announcements...............................................................................................................4 Due 22 September 2014............................................................................................................................... 4 Due 29 September 2014............................................................................................................................... 4 Due 14 October 2014.................................................................................................................................... 6 BSI Public Review Announcements..................................................................................................................7 Due 9 September 2014................................................................................................................................. 7 Due 5 October 2014...................................................................................................................................... 7 Due 7 December 2014.................................................................................................................................. 7 Due 14 December 2014................................................................................................................................ 7 Due 3 January 2015...................................................................................................................................... 8 CSA Public Review Announcements................................................................................................................8 Due 12 October 2014.................................................................................................................................... 8 DIN Public Review Announcement...................................................................................................................8 New ANS Projects............................................................................................................................................ 8 Final Actions on American National Standards.................................................................................................9 Draft IEC and ISO Standards.......................................................................................................................... 10 Recently Published IEC & ISO Documents.....................................................................................................10 TSP Meeting Schedule................................................................................................................................... 11 TSP at LDI 2014.............................................................................................................................................. 11 Thursday, 20 November.............................................................................................................................. 11 Friday, 21 November................................................................................................................................... 11 Saturday, 22 November...............................................................................................................................12 Uno, dos, tres documentos para revisión pública Three draft PLASA standards are available for download and public review, free of charge, at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. Review end dates are listed. Comments are due by the end of the day on the date listed below. The review is over—finished—when the "End Date" on the website is reached. BSR E1.30-11 - 201x, EPI 33 -- ACN Root Layer Protocol Operation on TCP, is a Profile for Interoperability (EPI) to be used with ANSI E1.17, which is commonly called "ACN" for Architecture for Control Networks. EPIs related to ANSI E1.17 specify how conforming implementations are to operate in particular environments or situations in order to guarantee interoperability. This part of E1.30, EPI 33, is an interoperability profile that specifies the operation and formats for the ACN Root Layer Protocol operating on TCP. It is available for public review through 15 September 2014. Volume 18, Number 16 Page 1 BSR E1.19 - 201x is a revision of the existing American National Standard, "Recommended Practice for the Use of Class A Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) Intended for Personnel Protection in the Entertainment Industry." The standard offers guidance, in accordance with existing applicable standards, on how to select, install, use and maintain ground fault protection devices with nominal 5 mA trip settings in the entertainment industry. The purpose of their use would be to protect persons from shock and persons and property from fire. The revision to the existing standard is being done to incorporate new information about avoiding nuisance tripping. It is available for public review through 29 September 2014. BSR E1.47 - 201x, Recommended Guidelines for Entertainment Rigging System Inspections, offers guidance on inspecting entertainment rigging systems, which are systems used to lift and support scenery, luminaires, and other equipment overhead in entertainment venues, such as theatres, video/film studios, amphitheatres, and arenas used for live performances or special events. It is available for public review through 6 October 2014. Please Donate to the TSP PLASA's Technical Standards Program is the only program accredited by the American National Standards Institute to write standards specifically for the entertainment technology industry. Many of these standards have been adopted around the world and are referenced on a regular basis in the United States by Authorities Having Jurisdiction, including OSHA inspectors and fire marshals. The program historically has been funded through annual donations from the industry with PLASA making up the balance. Over $1.2 million dollars has been contributed to fund the program over the last twenty years, however those donations have dropped off over the last few years, resulting in a deficit that is larger than PLASA can make up. Without additional funding, the program will become unsustainable. If it ends, ANSI will withdraw PLASA's standards; they will no longer be American National Standards and will have no special status with AHJs or government agencies. The Technical Standards Program has had a major positive impact on the entertainment technology industry, both in terms of safety and the interoperability of equipment. We hope you will consider supporting this program so that the work can continue and the portfolio of American National Standards can be maintained. Please visit http://tsp.plasa.org/sponsor to learn more about helping to support the TSP. Fifteen Minutes and 36 Seconds of Fame Bill Ellis of Candela Controls and Milton Davis of Doug Fleenor Design were recently on Geek Beat TV explaining how DMX512 works, what it does for the entertainment industry, how RDM enhances it, and how Ethernet can be used to expand lighting control (and coffee pot control) over a large area. The work of hundreds of industry volunteers and PLASA in developing standards is highlighted. See the video at http://geekbeat.tv/brightening-world-cue-dmx512/. What's an American National Standard anyway? The American National Standards Institute has announced a free webinar to be held on 17 September 2014 to give a basic overview of the American National Standards process, ANSI’s role, the role of 234 ANSI- Accredited Standards Developers, the ANSI Essential Requirements, and how stakeholders can participate in this voluntary consensus standards development process. The webinar is to be from 60 to 90 minutes long, starting at 14:00 ET. Participants must pre-register at https://goansi.webex.com/goansi/onstage/g.php? t=a&d=733610651. Advanced registration is required. For more information, write to [email protected]. WTO Technical Barrier to Trade Notifications The U.S. Department of Commerce's service, Notify U.S., recently has announced a few notices as WTO Technical Barriers to Trade that may be of interest to Standards News readers.