urban79
Active Member
Ok, so I have my opinions on this, but I'm looking for some backup here. The scenario is as follows: we are looking at hosting graduation on site this year, rather than at another local venue. The plan is for it to be an outside ceremony, and we have come to the discussion of the staging necessary. I expect that the stage will end up needing to be somewhere around 16' X 36' and probably between 30" and 36" high.
I believe there are some of the powers that be who would like this stage to be built, rather than purchased or rented. If this is the case, I won't be the one responsible for the actual building - it will fall to some combination of maintenance and the tech ed department. I'm not sure even still that I'm comfortable with this idea - pre-engineered systems have a sense of safety that I don't see us ever getting if we do it ourselves. I would think that the insurance company and the AHJ will have some issues with this, particularly if students end up involved in building it.
Am I being irrationally nervous? Is this a reasonable thing for us to take on? Are there any particular points of concern that I can bring up? This is going to be an expensive endeavor, but I think it's a buy once cry once sort of deal...
Any help is much appreciated!
Chris
I believe there are some of the powers that be who would like this stage to be built, rather than purchased or rented. If this is the case, I won't be the one responsible for the actual building - it will fall to some combination of maintenance and the tech ed department. I'm not sure even still that I'm comfortable with this idea - pre-engineered systems have a sense of safety that I don't see us ever getting if we do it ourselves. I would think that the insurance company and the AHJ will have some issues with this, particularly if students end up involved in building it.
Am I being irrationally nervous? Is this a reasonable thing for us to take on? Are there any particular points of concern that I can bring up? This is going to be an expensive endeavor, but I think it's a buy once cry once sort of deal...
Any help is much appreciated!
Chris