Today April 29th is Arbor Day in the technical theater industry. It’s also known as #Rigsafe day! While normal Arbor Day is typically a holiday focused on planting trees to celebrate their importance, an “arbor” in the technical theater world is a rack that contains weights used to balance a load in a counterweight rigging system. USITT recognizes Arbor Day as a day to celebrate rigging safety and training for everyone in our industry. Use Arbor Day to thank a rigger, celebrate safe practices, or to promote a renewed commitment to safety. Here’s a sneak peek at one of the many rigging safety videos USITT will be posting today:
For #Rigsafe day 2022, USITT is sharing some helpful tips from Wenger Corporation Product Manager Patrick Finn and Athena Theatrical’s Bridget Solini throughout the day. Click this link to see USITT’s playlist of rigging safety videos. They encourage you to share these helpful hints with others in the industry to ensure everyone is rigging safely today and every day.
USITT’s Rigging Safety Initiative, sponsored by H&H Specialties, ETC, and Wenger/JR Clancy, provides funding for inspections and trainings for secondary schools. Monies raised supports these inspections and trainings at schools across the country. The bigger the fund, the more schools we can support. USITT appreciates all our Rigging Safety donors and hope you will take a moment to become one. To donate, click here.
Further information from USITT: www.usitt.org
