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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?

wrong,a normal stage has a

Wed, 21 July 2010, 10:20 pm

David Ashton

wrong,a normal stage has a 2+m drop into the orchestra pit, in a blackout it is a very hazardous place as has been proven many times with artists falling into the orchestra.Any normal safety evaluation would demand a safety rail across the front of the stage, sets routinely have unrailed platforms, but a "safe" set would look ridiculous.So as I said, no stage complies with standard building site regulations and it cannot, unless maybe we fit perspex screens across ever stage, in every theatre, school and church.

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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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