13RISK ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY
Figure 13.0 Man with safety harness (Photo by Paul Dexter)
Anyone who has been on a stage realizes very quickly how dangerous a place it can be if you do not watch your step. Scenery moving, pipes flying in and out, trap doors opening, or risers that are not stable—all are accidents waiting to happen. So many incidents are reported that many states have tried to enact hard-hat area laws. Even venerable Broadway experiences its share of accidents and deaths each year.
It is difficult to find a stagehand that has not suffered a personal mishap or injury or does not know of a friend who has. Jim lost a master electrician ...
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