Mr. Manager
Member
Hello friends,
I work in a road house and we recently had a group come in with a set rented from another group. We immediately as "the house" had some challenges with the safety of the set. It was going to be used for a show involving adults and kids and we just weren't comfortable with some things like cross-bracing (or lack thereof,) sub-par hand rails on platforms, etc. We raised the concern and the group providing the rental came in and addressed the concerns to our satisfaction. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows of a written standard that we can point renters to ahead of time to ensure that they know what our expectations are ahead of time. There are the ANSI standards, but I'm looking for something that's a little more accessible of a read to the community theater crowd, but still complies with the ANSI standards. This whole thing's made me realize that I know when I see something that's unsafe, but I'm basing that on experience, not on a standard I can show someone. Thoughts??
I work in a road house and we recently had a group come in with a set rented from another group. We immediately as "the house" had some challenges with the safety of the set. It was going to be used for a show involving adults and kids and we just weren't comfortable with some things like cross-bracing (or lack thereof,) sub-par hand rails on platforms, etc. We raised the concern and the group providing the rental came in and addressed the concerns to our satisfaction. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows of a written standard that we can point renters to ahead of time to ensure that they know what our expectations are ahead of time. There are the ANSI standards, but I'm looking for something that's a little more accessible of a read to the community theater crowd, but still complies with the ANSI standards. This whole thing's made me realize that I know when I see something that's unsafe, but I'm basing that on experience, not on a standard I can show someone. Thoughts??