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Safety is everybody's concern

Mon, 18 June 2012, 12:31 am
stephendean14 posts in thread
all our thoughts to go out to a technician that died during the recent stage collapse in Toronto. Again another stage has collapsed and we have lost a fellow tech. Safety needs to be our focus, lets work together and look after each and look out for each others safety. http://theatretechgeek.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/stage-collapse-toronto-it-has-happened-again/

Lets hope it goes beyond

Sat, 23 June 2012, 10:41 pm

Lets hope it goes beyond just "Talk"!

Althouth I wonder how many multi way electical boards or over stacked doule adaptors are in play, around your theatre? Or frayed & damaged extention cables in use.

Further how many of your 'D' shackles or Turnbuckles are wire moused 'n locked off for safety? Or if you use Manlia or poly plastic synthetic Lines that are worn & in poor condition. Remember the plastic ropes will stretch under overload & tend to break without much warning - Except the resounding tinkle afterwards!

After having spent many hours climbing around Fly lighting battens, it is surprisig the mount of dust there is on lamps & fittings. Which is excelent fuel for fire, along with the amount of missiles waiting to be knocked off their perchs, such as gel frames & the like.

The Pohmy ameatres have to complete a safey screde & compliance form. Which I think might be more for Insurance purposes? But while they tend to bleat about it, they go thru the process & thats where they can pick up any Red flags straight away.

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