NEW YORK — The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT announces a Rigging Safety Training Session to be held at Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, Wash. The event will be hosted and co-produced by Highline PAC in association with Highline Public Schools. This session is a three-day event designed for entertainment technicians at a basic to intermediate level and will be held July 24 to July 26, 2009.
The Rigging Safety course will be taught by ETCP Recognized Trainer, Jay Glerum. His program, The 4 Ks of Stage Rigging, will cover liability, forces and reactions (the physics of rigging), types and designs of hardware, proper operation, and inspection/maintenance issues. Also included will be discussions of motorized rigging, fire curtain rigging, and rigging math.
This session will count towards Renewal Credits for ETCP Certified technicians.
Course descriptions, fees and the registration form are available at:
http://www.estafoundation.org/seminars/event.
