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safe height to perform

Wed, 21 July 2010, 05:50 pm

cselby14 posts in thread

Does anyone know if there are any theatre OHS guidelines relating to the maximum height of a platform which a performer can balance on without needing a fall arrest system in place?

Actors are not covered by

Wed, 21 July 2010, 06:57 pm

David Ashton

Actors are not covered by normal safety regulations, most stages have a 2-3m drop into the orchestra pit with no safety rail across the front of the stage, many Juliet balconies and sets in general would not be legal on a building site.Fortunately there are plenty of actors.The best you can practically do is to have a fall softening arrangement where a potential hazard exists, and have a person waiting to guide actors off stage, it doesn't help that many actors are blind. http://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=2716 http://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=107

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safe height to perform— cselby21 July 2010

As I recall it's one metre,— Na21 July 2010
I would suggest talking to— stephendean21 July 2010
Actors are not covered by— David Ashton21 July 2010
- Just like to point out that— Na21 July 2010
I beg to differ - no one is— stephendean21 July 2010
wrong,a normal stage has a— David Ashton21 July 2010
- But is this because people— Na21 July 2010
The Safety Guidelines for— anothertech21 July 2010
As I stated before it is a— stephendean22 July 2010
From memory the fines range— JoeMc22 July 2010
Slightly off to one side of the topic— Rapunzel22 July 2010
Me, tongue in cheek, about— David Ashton22 July 2010
Pity they aren't all....— Rapunzel27 July 2010

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