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Take Advantage of the Bibliography Compiled by the ETCP SMEs: ESTA's American National Standards ANSI E1.2, Entertainment Technology - Construction, Use and Maintenance of Aluminum Trusses and Towers. ESTA Technical Standards Program Rigging Working Group ANSI E1.8, Entertainment Technology - Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension - Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing. ESTA Technical Standards Program Rigging Working Group ANSI E1.15 (R2016), Entertainment Technology - Recommended Practices and Guidelines for the Assembly and Use of Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies. ESTA Technical Standards Program Rigging Working Group ANSI E1.21, Entertainment Technology - Temporary Structures Used for Technical Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events. ESTA Technical Standards Program Rigging Working Group Key Resources Aluminum Structures in the Entertainment Industry. Peter Hind, Entertainment Technology Press, UK, 2005 The Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information; Third Edition, Paul Carter and George Chiang (Illustrator), Broadway Press, New York NY, 1994 Entertainment Rigging: A Practical Guide for Riggers, Designers and Managers; Harry Donovan, Rigging Seminars, Seattle WA 2002 Handbook for Riggers; Second Edition, W.G. (Bill) Newberry, Newberry Investment Co, Ltd., Calgary Alberta, 1989 HEADS and Tales. Bill Sapsis, Sapsis Rigging, Philadelphia, PA, 2007 Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century: Compilation of Work on Rigging Practices, Safety, and Releated Topics; 1st Edition, Edited by Bill Sapsis, Philadelphia, PA, 2014. Rigging for Entertainment; Regulations and Practice. Chris Higgs, Entertainment Technology Press, Cambridge, 2003 Scene Design and Stage Lighting Seventh Edition. W. Oren Parker and R. Craig Wolf, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Fort Worth TX, 1996 Stage Rigging Handbook Third Edition. Jay O. Glerum, Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale IL, 2007 Stage Scenery, Its Construction and Rigging Third Edition. A.S. Gillette and J. Michael Gillette, Harper & Row, New York NY, 1988 (Out of Print) Structural Design for the Stage. Alys E. Holden and Bronislaw J. Sammler, Focal Press, 1991 Wire Rope Sling Users Manual. American Iron and Steel Industry, Wire Rope Technical Board, Stevensville MD, 1990 Wire Rope Users Manual. American Iron and Steel Industry, Wire Rope Technical Board, Stevensville MD, 1990 Additional Resources The Art of Knotting & Splicing Fourth Edition. Cyrus L. Day, Edited by M. Lee Hoffman Jr. and Ray O. Beard Jr., United States Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD, 1986 The Artist’s Complete Health and Safety Guide Third Edition. Monona Rossol, Allworth Press, New York NY, 1994 CMC Rope Rescue ManualThird Edition. James A. Frank, CMC Rescue, Inc. Santa Barbara CA, 1998 The Complete Rigger’s Reference Handbook, Mike Riggs, RiggSafe Solutions, 2009. Developing an Operations Manual for a Performing Arts Facility. Reid Neslage and Dr. Randall A Davidson, 1991 The Event Safety Guide. Health & Safety Executive Books, United Kingdom, 1999 Greening Up Our Houses: A Guide to a More Ecologically Sound Theater. Larry K. Fried and Theresa J. May, Drama Book Publishers, New York NY, 1995 Handbook of Rigging: For Construction and Industrial Operations. W.E.Rossnagel, Lindley R. Higgins, Joseph A. MacDonald (Photographer), W. A. Rossnagel. McGraw-Hill, NY, 1988 Health and Safety Guide for Film, TV and Theatre. Monona Rossol, Allworth Press, New York, NY, 2000 Illustrated Theatre Production Guide. John Holloway (Kindle edition) Introduction to Fall Protection Third Edition. J. Nigel Ellis Ph.D, CSP, P.E., American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines IL, 1993 An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry. Chris Higgs, Entertainment Technology Press, Cambridge, England 2002 The Klutz Book of Knots: How To Tie The World's 24 Most Useful Hitches, Ties, Wraps, and Knots Modular Loudspeaker Flying Hardware System. ATM Audio Visual, Gardena CA On Rope Second Edition. Allen Padgett, Bruce Smith, National Speleological Society, 1997 Pocket Ref Second Edition. Thomas J. Glover, Sequoia Publishing Inc, 1997 A Practical Guide to Health and Safety in the Entertainment Industry. Marco Van Beek, Entertainment Technology Press, Cambridge, 2000 Physics of Theatre: Mechanics. Verda Beth Martell and Eric C. Martell, PhD., Create Space, North Charleston SC, 2015 Rappelling, Second Edition. Tom Martin, SEARCH, Mt Sterling KY, 1988 Results of Stage Rigging Hardware Tests, 1986 through 1991. United States Institute for Theatre Technology, NY, 1991 Riggers Handbook. I & I Sling Co., Inc., Aston PA Rigging Handbook, Fifth Edition, Jerry Klinke, ACRA Enterprises, Inc., Stevensville, MI, 2007. Rigging Manual for Iron Workers. International Association Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers, AFL-CIO, Washington DC, 1976 Rigging Math Made Simple, Fourth Edition, Delbert Hall, Spring Knoll Press, Johnson City, TN, 2014. Rope, Knots, Hitches & Splices. Wellington Puritan, Madison GA, 1968 Scene Technology Third Edition. Richard L. Arnold, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs NJ, 1993 Single-Failure-Proof Design for Theatre Safety. Olaf Soot, USITT Journal, 1986 The Splicing Handbook: Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes. Barbara Merry (Editor), John Darwin (Contributor), New England Ropes, New Bedford MA, 2000 (Kindle edition) Stage Specs: A Guide to Legit Theatres. League of American Theatres and Producers, 1990 (Out of Print) The Stagecraft Handbook. Daniel A. Ionazzi, Betterway Books, Cincinnati OH, 1996 Standard Specifications for Theatrical Rigging. J. R. Clancy, Inc., Syracuse NY, 1988 Strength of Materials, Block and Tackle, Tackle Maintenance. The Crosby Group, Tulsa, OK, 1991 Structures: Or, Why Things Don't Fall Down. J.E. Gordon, Plenum Press, New York, 1978 Technical Design Solutions for Theatre (The Technical Brief Collection, Volume 1). Ben Sammler, Don Harvey Technical Design Solutions for Theatre (The Technical Brief Collection, Volume 2). Ben Sammler, Don Harvey Technical Rescue Riggers Guide. Rick Lipke, Conterra, Inc, 1998 Theatre Backstage from A to Z Fourth Edition. Warren C. Lounsbury and Norman C. Boulanger, University of Washington Press, Seattle WA, 2000 Theater Technology Second Edition. George C. Izenour, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York , NY, 1997 Theatre Engineering and Stage Machinery. Toshiro Ogawa, Entertainment Technology Press, Japan, 2000 Theatrical Design & Production. J. Michael Gillette U.S. Army Guide to Rigging, Department of the Army, Skyhorse Publishing, New York, New York, 2013. Why Buildings Fall Down. Mathys Levy and Mario Salvadori, W.W. Norton & Co, Inc, New York, 1994 Why Buildings Stand Up. Mario Salvadori, W. W. Norton & Co, Inc, New York, 1990 *ETCP recognizes there is a demand for resource material and training courses to aid in examination preparation. In accordance with national standards, ETCP does not endorse, support, or provide examination preparation materials or courses.
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