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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Hauber" data-source="post: 34253" data-attributes="member: 272"><p>Re: Indiana Stage Fair Stage Collapse</p><p></p><p>One issue I can see after years around these structures is that to layman, including local cops and fire personnel is that they probably don't know the structural specifics of these stages. It was built in front of a grandstand, the grandstand survives no problem. People see a storm coming and seek shelter where?.. -In a building of course. What's to differentiate in an average person's mind one big huge structure from another -Huge grandstand? Large livestock shed, Massive very expensive looking stage? If anything people might get nearer to these structures thinking they are safe! The other buildings in these venues have survived years of even stronger storms -overall why as an industry do we tolerate such relatively flimsy construction -yes to us we think it's proper and everything is done above-board but we are hanging more load on these things than we trust on some permanent buildings!</p><p>There will be much finger pointing but I'm just trying to step back from our industry perspective and wrap my brain around the tragedy in a way someone just watching the evening news -a possible juror or even attorney might see it. I'm thinking there might be some changes ahead in how we will be required to do things and it may backlash even beyond what's actually needed to solve these problems (-like even the U2 claw stage being deemed inadequate.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Hauber, post: 34253, member: 272"] Re: Indiana Stage Fair Stage Collapse One issue I can see after years around these structures is that to layman, including local cops and fire personnel is that they probably don't know the structural specifics of these stages. It was built in front of a grandstand, the grandstand survives no problem. People see a storm coming and seek shelter where?.. -In a building of course. What's to differentiate in an average person's mind one big huge structure from another -Huge grandstand? Large livestock shed, Massive very expensive looking stage? If anything people might get nearer to these structures thinking they are safe! The other buildings in these venues have survived years of even stronger storms -overall why as an industry do we tolerate such relatively flimsy construction -yes to us we think it's proper and everything is done above-board but we are hanging more load on these things than we trust on some permanent buildings! There will be much finger pointing but I'm just trying to step back from our industry perspective and wrap my brain around the tragedy in a way someone just watching the evening news -a possible juror or even attorney might see it. I'm thinking there might be some changes ahead in how we will be required to do things and it may backlash even beyond what's actually needed to solve these problems (-like even the U2 claw stage being deemed inadequate.) [/QUOTE]
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