Staging Technical Materials
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What If There Were One Set Of Rules?
May 2012
Much noise has been made in the press in the last 18 months or so about the “Harmonisation of WHS Legislation” (Work, Health and Safety for the uninitiated) across every State in this fair land of ours.
find out more ...What If The Price Seems Too Good To Be True
February 2012
Continuing on the theme of the recent spate of rigging accidents in the news, we thought we might start the New Year with some thoughts along the lines of “you get what you pay for” and present a rogue’s gallery of questionable staging machinery and rigging installations.
find out more ...What If I'm Lifting A Truss With 4 Chain Hoists?
December 2011
The recent spate of rigging accidents in the news has spawed numerous discussions with clients regarding the risks involved in moving and hanging loads overhead.
find out more ...What If I Need Stage Lighting Circuits With A Shared Neutral?
October 2011
This question came up late last year when one of our lighting geeks was trying to commission a dimmer fitted with channel RCD protection and the RCDs kept on tripping.
find out more ...What If I Need To Drive A High Access Machine On To My Stage Lift?
August 2011
This question comes up quite regularly. In this article, we'll try to de-mystify the interpretation of those floor load ratings for stage lifts.
find out more ...What If I Add Another Chain Hoist To The Truss?
June 2011
This issue comes up regularly and is one to file under the category of "trap for young players".
find out more ...What If Your New Theatre Isn't Going To Get A Grid?
April 2011
Here at Jands Staging, we come across small (and not so small) theatres, both existing and planned, that do not have a grid in the tower over the stage.
find out more ...What If I Have A Multicore Lighting Cable With A Shared Earth?
February 2011
The number of earth conductors required in a lighting multicore cable is a question that will get you 5 answers for every 4 people you ask, so let's see if we can't bust a few myths.
find out more ...Flying Multi-Wire Battens With A Limited Budget
October 2010
Single wire-rope load-brake winches are sometimes used to fly multi-wire battens where budgets are tight and options are severely limited. Is this best practice, what are the risks, what is legal? Jands Staging tell all to CX Magazine.
find out more ...What If I Need To Fly A Performer From A Point Hoist Or Hauling Line?
September 2010
Over at Jands Staging this question arises more often than you would think. From a one-off in a theatre production to a flying angel in a wine tower at a fancy five star bar. How is it done, what is legal, what is safe?
find out more ...Selection of Multicore Cables for Stage Lighting Wired Bars
October 2009
Are you faced with selecting the type of multicore cable to use in a stage lighting system? Are you faced with questions such as: Can I use a shared earth? What size conductors should the cable have? How much power can I draw per circuit? How long can the cable be? What colours do the conductors come in? This article explores some of the regulatory requirements for multicore cables and examines some of the maths involved in making your choice of cable safe and legal.
find out more ...Alert! Do your hoists comply with codes for holding/movement of loads above people?
October 2008
The ubiquitous loud and clunky chain hoists used by the production industry for decades are making way for a new genre of equipment that prescribes to the modern industry requirements of safe. The need to move loads during a show into an exact pre-prescribed position for effect purposes; over an audience or invisibly to enhance production values has driven the need for these products. The dramatic increase in safety dictated by these requirements has driven the need for a totally new approach to equipment safety specification.
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