Dry Ice
Thu, 26 May 2005, 02:30 pmBill Macpherson7 posts in thread
Dry Ice
Thu, 26 May 2005, 02:30 pmAnyone have any experience with using Dry Ice or the like on stage ?
Any idea if it affects people with Asthma or any other things to watch out for ?
cheers
Russell Chandler
Busselton rep.
Any idea if it affects people with Asthma or any other things to watch out for ?
cheers
Russell Chandler
Busselton rep.
Re: Dry Ice
Thu, 26 May 2005, 04:01 pmWalter Plinge
Hello Russell
As Na says, go to the ALIA web site where you will find a link to the draft starndards for working with dry ice http://www.esta.org/tsp/documents/docs/E1-23_2002-3014r8_.pdf and other usefull info.
There are several articles around that cover handing (wear gloves, restrict access), useage (displacement of oxygen by carbon dioxide), signage etc. Look for USITT and PLASA as part of your search string.
It's been around a along time, we are just becoming more careful with its use.
There are 3 main areas, dry ice and liquid nitrogen, hazers and smoke machines. Sometimes people are not clear in what they are calling it and there are hybrid machines such as a heavy fogger which puts the output of a smoke machine through a CO2 cooled nozzle to create a fog.
Regards
Don
As Na says, go to the ALIA web site where you will find a link to the draft starndards for working with dry ice http://www.esta.org/tsp/documents/docs/E1-23_2002-3014r8_.pdf and other usefull info.
There are several articles around that cover handing (wear gloves, restrict access), useage (displacement of oxygen by carbon dioxide), signage etc. Look for USITT and PLASA as part of your search string.
It's been around a along time, we are just becoming more careful with its use.
There are 3 main areas, dry ice and liquid nitrogen, hazers and smoke machines. Sometimes people are not clear in what they are calling it and there are hybrid machines such as a heavy fogger which puts the output of a smoke machine through a CO2 cooled nozzle to create a fog.
Regards
Don