Event Safety for Riggers | Live Design: One thing that has been on my mind lately, as I have been programming the LDInstitute courses for LDI2019, with its various rigging classes, is how ultimately important this kind of training is, from load calculations and rigging math to common sense safety precautions and double checking your safety precautions.
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It seems to that the only time we really talk about safety is when somebody is injured or killed. Why is that? Should we not be constantly reviewing and updating safety procedures in order to create the least dangerous worksite possible? Obviously, we do dangerous work when rigging stuff overhead. Yet, that does not negate the sorrow that comes from the loss of one of our own. Safety rules and regulations are designed to help prevent, or at least minimize, events like these. It is so so so important that we start taking safety more seriously. There is NO benefit to being 'macho' and doing your job in a manner that is unsafe. Further, everyone should be refreshing their safety trainings regularly. Memory is a fickle thing, and something you learned 5 years ago at a conference may not stick with you. Repetition is the key to learning! Even if you think you don’t need safety training, a little brushing up on basics might keep you from being the next fatality, or watching a buddy fall to their death.
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