Stage Crew Level 1 Training

1. Stage Crew Level 1 Training Rubix Sometime in 2012

2. Safe use of Cables

3. Cable & Cable Runs • Many different types of cable and connector • Make sure you use the right one for the job – if you’re not sure, ask! • Think about cable runs • Trip hazards • Damage to cable • Securing cables • Cables are expensive • Coil them before putting away

4. Electrical Safety

5. Electricity in the Entertainment Industry • Nearly all aspects of work carried out by members of Stage Crew will involve electricity in some way. In most cases quite a lot of electricity. • Electrical Policy • Electricity at work act means we have to have strict procedures • Regular electrical testing • Maintenance • BS7671/A1 & BS7909:2011 • Typical Power Supplies • National Grid or Generators • Single Phase 230V/50Hz up to 125Amp ~ 29kW (495x60W light bulbs) • Three Phase 400V/50Hz up to 400Amp ~ 92kW (1,533x60W light bulbs) • Single Phase 110V/50Hz up to 16Amp

6. Electrical Protection • Electrical safety devices • Fuses – must be replaced to restore power after a fault • Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCBs) – resettable after a fault • Residual Current Devices (RCDs) – protect against electric shock, find out what happened before resetting • You – plan and label everything you do, make sure you know what is connected to what before turning anything on • Interlock sockets: • Can only be switched on with a plug inserted • Plug can only be inserted/removed when switched off

7. Current Capacity & Splitters • Be aware of roughly how much current a device draws • Equipment that draws a lot of current needs a fat cable • Using a thin cable could cause a fire risk • Splitter cables • Just because it is physically possible to connect many things into one hole it doesn’t mean that it is necessarily electrically safe • Splits are limited by the lowest rated connector

8. Before Use Check List • CHECKS SHOULD INCLUDE LOOKING TO SEE THAT: • there is an in-date electrical safety sticker present; • both the plug and socket are intact (and present); • there is no damage to the cable resulting in exposed conductors; • the outer sheath of the cable makes it all the way into both the plug and the socket and seams firmly attached; and • there are no obvious burn marks.

9. Not happy? • Isolate • Remove the item from use • Make sure someone else doesn’t use it again • Label • Use sparky tape and a sharpie • Write what the problem is clearly • Try not to be too cryptic in your descriptions • Report • Tell someone else that you have found a problem

10. Water water everywhere! • Water and electricity mix. • Keep drinks and beer away from the kit • Even a small shock can be deadly

11. Water water everywhere! • Water and electricity DO mix - extremely well! • Keep drinks and beer away from the kit • Even a small shock can be deadly

12. What to do in case of electric shock • Do not touch the casualty until you have switched off the mains supply or removed the plug. • If you cannot switch off the supply, stand on something dry and insulating, and push the casualty away from the source of power using a dry wooden implement. • Ensure that there is no further danger of electric shock to yourself or others • Call a first aider. • Report the incident to the senior crew member present and the House Officer. • Fill out an Incident Report Form.

13. Further Training • Level 2 Electrical Training • After Level 2 training, you will be able to… • Make cables • Test electrical equipment • Repair cables and equipment • Until then… • If you see something you feel is unsafe, don’t wait for someone else to remove it, do it there and then. • Ask people for advice or to check what you’ve done if you’re not sure • Alert people to something you think could be unsafe

14. Sound

15. Rigging

16. Rigging • Clamps & Couplers • Safeties • Static & Dynamic loads • Spansets, Shackles & Steels • Stands • Rope • Vibration

17. Video

18. Beverage Break

19. Staging & Drapes

20. Staging & Drapes • Staging • Handrails • Bracing • Attaching deck together • Suitability for use • Drapes • Fireproofing • Lights and vents • Taking care of drapes • Tying/hanging

21. Lighting

22. Working at Height

23. What not to do…

24. Manual Handling

25. Manual Handling • Solo lifting • Use your knees, not your back • Make sure you know what you’re lifting • Don’t be afraid to ask • Broken crew can’t do much! • Group Lifting • Make sure everyone knows what’s going where and in what way • Don’t join in if you haven’t been invited • Wheeling • Mind out for things on the floor • Cases can tip over easily if top heavy • Take care on ramps

26. Other H&S • COSHH • Noise Levels • Strobes • Pyrotechnics • Alcohol • First Aid • Workshop • PPE • Recycling

27. Fire

28. On Hearing the Alarm… • Announcement through the PA • If in Rubix, this is automatic • If elsewhere, the sound engineer should make an announcement • Leave the building via the nearest exit • Turn off sound and lighting power only if on the way out • Meet at the assembly point, encouraging others to follow you • If you are feeling useful, grab a fluorescent jacket from backstage and help Union Staff encourage people towards the assembly points.

29. On Discovering a Fire… • Raise the alarm! • Use break-glass buttons around the venue • Leave the building via the nearest exit • If you route is blocked by fire, find another way out AND • If you are comfortable doing so, use an appropriate fire extinguisher

30. Fire Extinguishers • CO2 : • Use on electrical fires or flammable liquids • Foam: • Everything else!

31. Full Notes http://www.ussu.co.uk/ClubsSocieties/societies/stage-crew/Training%20Documens/L1%20-%20L1A/Stage%20Crew%20Level%201%20Manual.pdf (good link eh?)

32. Lunch Followed by some (fun) demonstrations of our kit!