Event Safety Access Training

Safety skills credentials are increasingly required for event workers around the globe. In some countries, workers may not work on a job site without such a credential, and event organizers must show that their workers have completed safety-related training. In the United States, the insurance industry and many state and local governments support the verification of worker safety training.

In response, the Event Safety Alliance created Event Safety Access Training (ESAT). ESAT is an online entry-level safety awareness training program and competency credential for event professionals.

Event Safety Access Training is rooted in three fundamental principles:

• Every event professional should have verifiable safety training. ESAT is divided into eight chapters that address health and safety concepts, roles and responsibilities on the job site, OSHA regulations, PPE, typical event-related hazards and controls, and issues related to crowds and severe weather.

• Training must be relevant, accurate, and engaging. ESAT was designed in partnership with DC3 Education’s training experts, with text and video content from ESA’s global experts in the many fields that must coordinate to safely create live events.

• Training must be available wherever event professionals are located.  ESAT is an interactive online program that can be completed as the student’s schedule allows (up to 30 days). Key issues are reinforced with quizzes and there is a comprehensive exam at the end.