BROADWAY NEWS: ACTORS’ EQUITY PARTNERS WITH AIR QUALITY GROUP ON THEATER VENTILATION PROTOCOLS

Actors’ Equity has partnered with the National Energy Management Institute to set ventilation guidelines for performance spaces.

The guidelines include having a certified technician perform a ventilation verification assessment, while using a provided checklist, and then deliver a report on ventilation conditions  to Actors’ Equity. If there are any areas of concern in the theater, rehearsal studios or employer-provided housing, the guidelines call for the theater or producer to provide a timeline for fixing the problem areas. 

The ventilation system will be assessed based on recommendations from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, as well as any state and local guidance.

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