I'm taking the Stage Rigging Fundamentals course, taught by Jay O. Glerum.
After day one (it continues tomorrow) I've gotta say it's worth the price of admission.
Jay started with a discussion on Liability - different types, what's involved, and several scenarios that echoed what [USER]What Rigger?[/USER] said best when he said:
We learned how to calculate multiple loads on beams properly (bridle calculations are tomorrow), the correct and incorrect way to orient a truss when installing it, why we even use truss, how to inspect our hardware, and why we use a minimum 5:1 design ratio for hardware and static wire rope.
A lot more was covered today, but if I went through it all, you wouldn't need to take the class.
One more thing, we also covered why shoelaces always break where they do, and how to prevent it from happening...
After day one (it continues tomorrow) I've gotta say it's worth the price of admission.
Jay started with a discussion on Liability - different types, what's involved, and several scenarios that echoed what [USER]What Rigger?[/USER] said best when he said:
Jay also echoed our safety policy here at ControlBooth.com to the letter:You must perform due diligence for all of your actions. YOU are ultimately responsible for your own safety
If you can't do it safely, don't do it!
We learned how to calculate multiple loads on beams properly (bridle calculations are tomorrow), the correct and incorrect way to orient a truss when installing it, why we even use truss, how to inspect our hardware, and why we use a minimum 5:1 design ratio for hardware and static wire rope.
A lot more was covered today, but if I went through it all, you wouldn't need to take the class.
One more thing, we also covered why shoelaces always break where they do, and how to prevent it from happening...
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