SQ Standards are intended to define the necessary quality levels of services provided within the event technology industry.

SQ Standards take into consideration the current legal positions and on that basis, provide a description of the industry’s specialised working procedures. They contain a summary of the applicable legal standards and requirements in areas of work safety and health protection.

This Quality Standard has been developed by an IGVW (Entertainment Technology Industry Association) working group in cooperation with DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) and a working group consisting of safety engineers of the following institutions: ard.zdf.medienakademie, ARTE, BR, Bavaria, DR, DW, HR, IRT, MDR, NDR, ORF, RB, RBB, RBT, RTL, SF, SR, Studio Hamburg, SWR, WDR and ZDF.