The Event Safety Alliance® (ESA) is a non-profit trade association of live event industry professionals committed to eliminating unsafe behaviors and conditions throughout our industry. The association is made up of individual and corporate members from all segments of the live event industry who are devoted to making a difference—and saving lives. Motivated by past tragedies, and to honor those who through their sacrifice contributed to our learning, we believe that… -We are committed to provide learning and tactical opportunities to aid in creating a safe environment for our industry family and guests; -Cultivating a culture of safety will reduce uncertainty and risk while positively impacting our members in the quality, reliability, competitiveness and profitability of their work; -The industry possesses the motivation, experience, skill, and desire to assure the safety of its own assets; and -Every individual has the power to improve safety at an event by not just talking about safe methods and techniques, but practicing them, advocating for them on the job, arriving prepared and equipped to operate safely, and intervening when necessary to prevent unsafe acts. -Stakeholders have a responsibility to provide a safe event space environment for their guests and workforce;