Safety is everybody's concern

 Your 'dead' right Graeme!

Having been backstage in a couple of major 'Proeatre' set disasters, where by the Fly Pack has come down like a pack of cards, which luckly no one was killed.  Both times this happend in a Proeatre venue. & as yet no majors reported in Ameatre? Which might be pure dumb luck, rather than good management. Or the 'near miss' ones have been swept under the carpet.

I cringe sometimes when wandering backstage, at the potential for an Ambulance or body bag trip!

Invarably it is simple things overlooked that starts the chain reaction. I have always believed this theatre Game'  is the most potentialy dangerous 'game' in the world. further it has always amazed me, how we don't have more than our fair share of acidents.

Possibly because these days there is legislation & 'Work Safe' procedures that must be followed, that forces bods to stop & think. Before charging in like aBull at a gate! (But my inbuilt Jury is still out on that one).

When I hink back of shows I have been inolved in & the dramas you need to go hru to convince commitees that they need to spend in oder to ensure they perform 'Safe Sets'!

Have a check around your own space, in fact I have always pushed for a Safety Officer to be either a seconded &/or apionted position to the Commitee/Board. However the belief is they can't, unless the constition is changed. Which in is a load pf cockypoop! They can if they wish to go thru that process, but in fact I believe it falls within the general 'day to day' running Policy of the association.