Episode 58: What's Going On?

[The Event Safety Podcast]

As outdoor event season slowly winds down, what can we learn from the experience? In this episode of the Event Safety Podcast Danielle chats with Jim Digby (President, Event Safety Alliance) and Jahn “Boxer” Hardison (President, Bigger Hammer Production Services) about what they’ve seen in the field during this VERY BUSY summer. They discuss how COVID continues to affect event operations, persistent worker & equipment shortages, the challenge of maintaining safety standards in the midst of chaos, and much more.



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According to the podcast estimates are that 20% to 40% of technicians left the industry during the shut down. Many of them were highly skilled veterans. So now we are short of hands and people with less knowledge and experience are being promoted into more important roles than they would have been given in the before times. That leaves us with significant safety challenges. It was well worth listening to.

 

[What Rigger?]

According to the podcast estimates are that 20% to 40% of technicians left the industry during the shut down. Many of them were highly skilled veterans. So now we are short of hands and people with less knowledge and experience are being promoted into more important roles than they would have been given in the before times. That leaves us with significant safety challenges. It was well worth listening to.

I know the hundred new hires we just picked up this summer skew extremely green. Like, to the point of having NO experience at all.