Kernsey
New Member
Hi Control Booth community. This is my first post so bear with me here, as I went to school for Music Technology and I am fairly new to theatre.
I was hired recently as the TD for a theater built in 1928, and last night one of the snakes of cable on one of my electrics battens had fallen to the stage floor after the rope holding it up had snapped. As you can imagine, this could have been a dangerous incident had there been people onstage. I've attached some pictures to illustrate the rigging we have going on. The first two pictures (IMG_6182 and IMG_6183) are electrics with ropes which have not failed yet and are still rigged the way they were originally. The last image (IMG_6184) shows the electrics that had its rope snap and has since been temporarily jerry-rigged so as not to interfere with the show today and keep everyone safe.
So here's my question: Is this a common/safe way to rig the cable hangs from electrics battens, or is there a better way I can do it in order to ensure the safety of the actors and actresses below?
Safety is my primary concern as the new TD here, so I want to incorporate the best safety practices in this old theater to the best of my ability.
What should I do?
I was hired recently as the TD for a theater built in 1928, and last night one of the snakes of cable on one of my electrics battens had fallen to the stage floor after the rope holding it up had snapped. As you can imagine, this could have been a dangerous incident had there been people onstage. I've attached some pictures to illustrate the rigging we have going on. The first two pictures (IMG_6182 and IMG_6183) are electrics with ropes which have not failed yet and are still rigged the way they were originally. The last image (IMG_6184) shows the electrics that had its rope snap and has since been temporarily jerry-rigged so as not to interfere with the show today and keep everyone safe.
So here's my question: Is this a common/safe way to rig the cable hangs from electrics battens, or is there a better way I can do it in order to ensure the safety of the actors and actresses below?
Safety is my primary concern as the new TD here, so I want to incorporate the best safety practices in this old theater to the best of my ability.
What should I do?