2015-10-17T07:07:33Z http://www.theatreface.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2529492%3ABlogPost%3A94048&xn_auth=no tag:www.theatreface.com,2012-08-30:2529492:Comment:161111 2012-08-30T19:57:04.214Z Erich Friend http://www.theatreface.com/profile/Erich_Friend

<p>Interesting news story that describes several rigging runaway events, with one that ended tragically.</p> <p><a href="http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/nov/06/safetytakes-centerstage-fair-accident-puts-on/" target="_blank">www.courierpress.com/news/2011/nov/06/safetytakes-centerstage-fair-accident-puts-on</a></p>

<p>Interesting news story that describes several rigging runaway events, with one that ended tragically.</p> <p><a href="http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/nov/06/safetytakes-centerstage-fair-accident-puts-on/" target="_blank">www.courierpress.com/news/2011/nov/06/safetytakes-centerstage-fair-accident-puts-on</a></p> tag:www.theatreface.com,2011-03-28:2529492:Comment:94767 2011-03-28T04:45:04.927Z Candyce Iseminger http://www.theatreface.com/profile/CandyceIseminger

Something I noticed... In our venue we don't yell "HEADS" when something is hurtling towards deck, we yell "INCOMING"... for what little we use it, I've notice that "HEADS" leads people to look up to see what they should watch out for, while "INCOMING" seems to get people to move rather then wonder what's going to hit their head... We always make it a point to teach new hands that "INCOMING" is the proper term, we don't need to know what or where, we just need to know that we need to get off…

Something I noticed... In our venue we don't yell "HEADS" when something is hurtling towards deck, we yell "INCOMING"... for what little we use it, I've notice that "HEADS" leads people to look up to see what they should watch out for, while "INCOMING" seems to get people to move rather then wonder what's going to hit their head... We always make it a point to teach new hands that "INCOMING" is the proper term, we don't need to know what or where, we just need to know that we need to get off the deck. tag:www.theatreface.com,2011-03-25:2529492:Comment:94054 2011-03-25T14:28:25.639Z Rich Dionne http://www.theatreface.com/profile/RichDionne

<p>Great post, Erich! A few years ago, we had a situation where a brick was dropped from the weight rail, and plummeted some 60+ feet to fly well. (Our lower kick blocks are actually in the basement, below the locking rail, leaving a sizable well offstage of the locking rail.) Fortunately, the trajectory of the brick remained relatively straight, and no one was hurt--though there's a sizable chunk of the concrete floor broken off.</p> <p>Since that time, we've instituted a much more stringent…</p>

<p>Great post, Erich! A few years ago, we had a situation where a brick was dropped from the weight rail, and plummeted some 60+ feet to fly well. (Our lower kick blocks are actually in the basement, below the locking rail, leaving a sizable well offstage of the locking rail.) Fortunately, the trajectory of the brick remained relatively straight, and no one was hurt--though there's a sizable chunk of the concrete floor broken off.</p> <p>Since that time, we've instituted a much more stringent training and certification program, and instill in all of our students that no one does anything during fly rigging operations without the explicit direction of the fly operator. This helps to ensure that inadvertent arbor or pipe heavy situations don't happen, because one person is directing all of the work on either end of the lift lines. Fly systems are common enough that we sometimes forget how dangerous they are, and train students "on the fly" (excuse the pun). This is not the best option: we need to be sure they are trained in the forces and dangers involved and in specific processes and techniques before they ever get near the lock rail, to ensure they don't hurt themselves or others.</p>