NEW YORK — BSR E1.19 – 201x, 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,” is available for public review through Sept. 29.
The E1.19 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.
For more information, please contact:
Karl G Ruling
PLASA Technical Standards Manager
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 609
New York, NY 10036 USA
1-212-244-1505
To view the standard, go to http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php.
