WA Guidelines on the Application of the Health (Public Buildings) Regulations 1992
Wed, 20 Feb 2008, 01:47 pmDon Allen21 posts in thread
WA Guidelines on the Application of the Health (Public Buildings) Regulations 1992
Wed, 20 Feb 2008, 01:47 pmThe Environmental Health Directorate has produced a pdf document that covers the REGULATIONS covering theatre in Western Australia.
This document is applicable to every public building in WA so it covers you!
Do you meet the requirements ?
The document can be purchased from the State law Publishers or downloaded for free from here http://www.population.health.wa.gov.au/environmental/resources/Public%20Buildings%20Guidelines%20Final.pdf
If you are looking to have the capacity of your venue increased or want to know the requirements for house lights, work lights, exit lights, safety chains etc it is in this document.
Enjoy
Don
Though the question is
Thu, 28 Feb 2008, 04:43 pmThough the question is really a law one, I can't see where you'd get that idea. Though the testing and tagging section (Appendix 9) doesn't specifically say, 'you must test and tag no matter where you are or what your group is', it does seem clear enough to me that that is what they mean. This appendix is particularly focused on persuing the point with temporary shows (ie. circuses).
I quote: "The intent of the Regulation is to have portable electrical equipment tested and tagged at six months intervals."
Since all lights are portable, it wouldn't matter whether or not it is used on a construction site or temporary location, or in a permanent location. If you think that because you're a community group, you don't have the obligation to ensure your equipment is safe every six months/year, then you're putting your entire cast/crew/audience at risk.
The point of testing and tagging is to find out what needs repairing before it's too late.
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