Theatre Fire?

The Pohms do tend to go over the odds, with H&S when doing shows, mainly because of the ECU regs they have to comply with.

Every production must produce a 'Risk Assement' for every departmental facit of the production, along with  with ensuring all materials used & worn on stage are treated with fire retardant & the PAT testing is up to date. Not counting the amount of paper work that has to be archived concerning the venue &  each season production. Wich I believe has to be kept for at least 7 years & available for inspection. There again it always seems that the pohms have to be regulated in everything they do or it just doesn't happen.

Eons ago something as simple as hanging a light on a fly bar over there, was a major production & it invaribly it used to take  3 bods at least, just to hang one lantern & plug it in. So it looks like not much has changed over there.

So we get off very lightly here, which is all well & good, because no one cares here or gives a monkeys anyway! To the piont of even if it's pionted out & brought up, you are either ignored or sent to coventry. {So why bother?}

Years ago we used to have the Stage Doorman double up as the theatre Fireman. Although I remember on more than on one occasion of a fire, the fireman was always the last to attend. His usual retort was "You could have kept it going, untill I finished polishing me helmit".

So the attitude has not changed much these days. What nearly all comeatres tend to think is "don't worry about the bodies! - more importtantly, is our insurance policy paid up?"