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Safety Articles
Five Steps to Safety (pdf)
From training to inspections to safety tools: five simple tips to consider for backstage safety.
Rigging 101: Knowing and operating your counterweight rigging system (pdf)
An overview of rigging installation safety in houses of worship, and other applications from Tom Young.
Rigging Safety - What school administration, teachers, and staff need to know (pdf)
An overview of rigging safety in schools, by Tom Young, who’s been designing and selling theatrical equipment for over 30 years.
Counterweight Questions Answered (pdf)
Bill Sapsis is a well known proponent of rigging safety, and owner of Sapsis Rigging International.
Flying Safely (pdf)
Dana Taylor teaches technical theatre at Mt. Vernon (Indiana) Senior High School. This article addresses the need for training as to rigging system operation procedures and identification of equipment problems as well as rigging inspections in schools.
School Stage and Auditorium Safety: Rigging (pdf)
Schools administrators may not be aware that one of their biggest safety risks occurs on the stage and in their auditorium. Yet with proper training, maintenance and inspections, these risks can be minimized. This is the initial installment of a two part article discusses stage rigging safety.
School Stage and Auditorium Safety: Setting Standards (pdf)
In this final installment of a two-part article on rigging safety, the author addresses school stage and auditorium safety standards, protecting the audience and stage curtains.
The Show Must Go On – Safely (pdf)
School district safety coordinators and administrators may overlook theatre inspections because theatre classes and programs are not held in regular classrooms. The author reviews specific points to be considered to ensure a safe production and a safe environment.
Eliminate the Danger Zone – Instructions for evaluation and development of a safety program (pdf)
Instructions for evaluation and development of a comprehensive safety program – includes a facility safety inspection checklist, topics to include in a safety manual and a listing of common hazards found in the entertainment industry.
Rigging Basics - Expert advice if you are considering rigging in your church
An overview of the options of rigging systems for churches, with practical advice from a well know technical director and author.
Rigging: Don’t Overlook (pdf)
Written for the church market, this is a good overview of the risks and responsibilities involved in designing, installing, and operating rigging systems. Written by David McCauley, Director of Northeastern US for Audio Ethics, Inc.
Loading the Arbor – How to add counterweight without a loading bridge (pdf)
Three detailed options are provided for safely maintaining control of a counterweight system when dealing with a theatre that does not have a loading bridge.
Batten End Caps (pdf)
Safety support items for users of rigging systems, professionals and non-professionals alike, from the company with over 120 years in the industry.
Things You Should Know
Rigging equipment “cheat sheet” of specifications for cables, chains, shackles, counterweights and more.
Making Safety a Priority for Your Theatrical Rigging (pdf)
"From a falling crescent wrench left on a sheet metal raceway to substituting rock climbing equipment for staging flying effects, theatres have not always put safety as a top priority when creating eye-popping treats for an audience."
Safety & Security: What You Don't Know (pdf)
Little known code requirements for K-12 theater and auditorium stages.
