WA Guidelines on the Application of the Health (Public Buildings) Regulations 1992
Wed, 20 Feb 2008, 01:47 pmDon Allen21 posts in thread
WA Guidelines on the Application of the Health (Public Buildings) Regulations 1992
Wed, 20 Feb 2008, 01:47 pmThe Environmental Health Directorate has produced a pdf document that covers the REGULATIONS covering theatre in Western Australia.
This document is applicable to every public building in WA so it covers you!
Do you meet the requirements ?
The document can be purchased from the State law Publishers or downloaded for free from here http://www.population.health.wa.gov.au/environmental/resources/Public%20Buildings%20Guidelines%20Final.pdf
If you are looking to have the capacity of your venue increased or want to know the requirements for house lights, work lights, exit lights, safety chains etc it is in this document.
Enjoy
Don
AS/NZS3760:2003 update
Fri, 22 Feb 2008, 10:00 pmOne of the down sides of AS/NZS3760:2003 is that Australian Standards are copyright so you have to buy a copy to keep up to date unless you can access it via a library etc. Metrotest in NZ give a summary http://www.metrotest.com/AS-NZS376%20UPDATE.htm and a Competent Person can now test and tag, it is the Responsible Person who has to ensure they are competent.
You need some form of electrical license to carry out repairs or to test and tag Construction Sites as you have to put your license number on the tag.
Amateur theatres do not have such luxuries as production managers, hopefully a conscientious individual will be looking after the equipment or a local council may be directing safety standards. I posted the updated document to assist the conscientious individuals to help them get funding for their work and to prompt some groups to update their tech standards.
If we keep our theatres and venues up to standard, we are more efficient and productive when setting up for shows, so spend less time fixing equipment when we should be focussing and plotting.
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