Rigging for Entertainment: Regulations and Practice - Softcover

Higgs, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904031218 ISBN 13: 9781904031215

Publisher: Entertainment Technology Press Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Continuing where he left off with his highly successful An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry (also published by Entertainment Technology Press), Chris Higgs’ new book covers the regulations and use of equipment in greater detail.
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) are discussed at length and chapter 2 provides a model Code of Practice for Rigging in Venues. Rigging Theory covers everything from Factors of Safety and Terminations of Ropes and Wire Ropes to Breasts and Brails and Hotel and Ballroom Rigging. Equipment is fully described, as is the rigging process itself. The final chapter covers Working at Height, from the regulations involved and use of access machines through to example training courses. For the future, the author makes note of Soft Landing Systems.
Incorporated throughout the book is continued reference to as much guidance material as there is available from the likes of the HSE, British Standards and the ABTT’s Code of Practice for ‘Flying’.

About this title

Product Description

Continuing where "An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry" left off, this title covers the regulations and use of equipment in greater detail. Incorporated throughout is continued reference to as much guidance material as there is available from the likes of the HSE, British Standards and the ABTT's Code of Practice for "Flying".

Edition details

• Publisher: Entertainment Technology Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904031218
• ISBN 13: 9781904031215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152