[SML] Motor controls in scenery

[Chad Croteau]

Sorry, hit send before I was finished.  My thumbs are clearly too big to be editing text on an iPhone....

I was going to continue by stating that risky activities are risky every time they're carried out.  I think the question of calibre or length of production is a non-starter, since information on industry best practice recommends it.

So to answer your question, yes I think that a community theatre, high school TD or short run production should be doubling their limit switches.

Chad

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> On Apr 8, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Chad Croteau via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Sounds like an argument about "best practice".  Forgive me, but I'm not sure how the length of fun or calibre of production affects the required safety measures for the machinery in question.  I would argue that if our industry practice is to put two limit switches on the machinery, then that's what should be done, regardless of if its ahigh school  production or the next Broadway hit.  
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 7, 2015, at 9:47 PM, Bill Conner via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> 
>> question remains are two limits at each end of travel common for
>> scenery for a short run production?  What is he standard of care as
>> defined by law, as: Would the average set designer/tech director who
>> works on short run productions like high school and community theatre
>> do this.
> 
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