[NEohioPAL]safety harness needed quick!

[jovialities at excite.com]

I, too, normally stay out of these things, but I think as a Technical Director, I should weigh in with a little advice on this as well - DON'T DO IT.  Safety harnesses are custom-fitted to the individual using them and should only be used by the person for whom they were tailored, and they should replace them every so many hours of use because the stress on the materials weakens them over time.

I guess my biggest question is why do you have a Jr. HS kid going up to the gym rafters to work on lights?  Isn't there an adult in the school system or a parent volunteer who has experience with, say a Genie lift, to go up in the air and do this?

J. R. Simons
Technical Director
Ashland University Theatre

> 
> From: mdi at moonthink.com
> Date: 2007/05/10 Thu PM 05:34:06 EDT
> To: "neohiopal" <neohiopal at lists.fredsternfeld.com>
> Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL]safety harness needed quick!
> 
> Normally, I just mind my own business, but I had to ask...
> Is it just me, or does anyone else think this sounds like a really bad idea?
> 
> Children + second-hand harness + rigging without expertise (and liability
> insurance) = potential disaster?
> 
> > I am in need of a safety harness for a Jr. High kid who will be up near
> > the rafters of a gym. Our production is next week and I need to get my
> > hands on a harness for the student to help with lights. Please respond if
> > you have access to one we can borrow. knisius at hotmail.com Thanks.
> >  Kimberly Nisius
> > Woodwind Specialist
> > Cuyahoga Community College – Adjunct Faculty
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J. R. Simons
Producer
The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd.