Sign Builder: When it comes to installing or repairing above-ground-level signs or vertical-oriented pylons, an articulating boom truck or a telescoping aerial work platform (AWP) are most likely going to be an essential part of your equipment portfolio.
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I often feel like we are the outlier industry when it comes to using industrial equipment, and aerial lifts are no exception. Sure, we often get the safety trainings associated with genie or scissor lifts (I remember having to also get boom certified when I was in undergrad), but I would be lying if I said that every theatre I've worked in followed those standards. Much of this article talks about proper preparation and setup, which is clearly the most important part of lift safety. Why, then, do we pay almost zero attention to this when planning and budgeting our shows? For example, I remember working on a production which had walls that were 32 ft tall. In the 25ft scissor lift, that meant that we couldn't see or really access the top of the flat. Did the wall need to be that tall? Not really, but we never planned the design of that wall with scissor lift height in mind. Don't get me wrong, there are certainly times we do plan for this, like reinforcing decking to support the weighted base lift, but we really don't do much beyond that. Hopefully we can do more in the future.
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