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<blockquote data-quote="Milt Hathaway" data-source="post: 34205" data-attributes="member: 26"><p>Re: Another Stage Collapse</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From the comfort of my couch, and with 20/20 hindsight, I'd say there are a couple of damning photos in that group.</p><p></p><p>I only see one guy on that DSR corner, and you can see where the truck strap they used at the ballast end snaps and flies towards the roof. I'm assuming the USR corner guy suffered a similar failure. That's preventable, folks.</p><p></p><p>Then again, the cause was outflow winds that apparently didn't show on radar (Weather Channel showed that this morning) and it was a fast-moving storm front. Often there is no way to know how strong and how fast these things are coming, and it is understandable that it would be nearly impossible for a crew member to stop a show on a hunch and a guess. The concept "The show must go on" lies at the heart of the entertainment business, and it's a tough one for any of us to confront.</p><p></p><p>Bring the roof down quickly isn't the answer. Getting people out of the potential fall zone is. Evacuation can happen much more quickly than coordinating bringing in a roof that size.</p><p></p><p>What do I hope to see from this? First and foremost is a public database where post-failure investigations are fully available for perusal by roof owners and operators, and by show producers and their personnel. Why can't all of us easily go back and learn from past failures, instead of the information being buried in legal filings and manufacturer's records? I know there is a large quantity of data out there, and we should be able to use it in negotiations with event producers and in staff (and producer) training.</p><p></p><p>I also hope some kind of event stoppage guidelines are created. In the oil industry they are implementing new procedures where any person all the way down to the lowest probationary employee can immediately and completely stop any work action from going forward if anything appears unsafe, and they can do that with zero repercussions. It'll be tough to explain to audiences, sponsors, and producers, but it needs to happen.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for reading. I need to go think about something else for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Milt Hathaway, post: 34205, member: 26"] Re: Another Stage Collapse From the comfort of my couch, and with 20/20 hindsight, I'd say there are a couple of damning photos in that group. I only see one guy on that DSR corner, and you can see where the truck strap they used at the ballast end snaps and flies towards the roof. I'm assuming the USR corner guy suffered a similar failure. That's preventable, folks. Then again, the cause was outflow winds that apparently didn't show on radar (Weather Channel showed that this morning) and it was a fast-moving storm front. Often there is no way to know how strong and how fast these things are coming, and it is understandable that it would be nearly impossible for a crew member to stop a show on a hunch and a guess. The concept "The show must go on" lies at the heart of the entertainment business, and it's a tough one for any of us to confront. Bring the roof down quickly isn't the answer. Getting people out of the potential fall zone is. Evacuation can happen much more quickly than coordinating bringing in a roof that size. What do I hope to see from this? First and foremost is a public database where post-failure investigations are fully available for perusal by roof owners and operators, and by show producers and their personnel. Why can't all of us easily go back and learn from past failures, instead of the information being buried in legal filings and manufacturer's records? I know there is a large quantity of data out there, and we should be able to use it in negotiations with event producers and in staff (and producer) training. I also hope some kind of event stoppage guidelines are created. In the oil industry they are implementing new procedures where any person all the way down to the lowest probationary employee can immediately and completely stop any work action from going forward if anything appears unsafe, and they can do that with zero repercussions. It'll be tough to explain to audiences, sponsors, and producers, but it needs to happen. Thank you for reading. I need to go think about something else for a while. [/QUOTE]
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